Chatting With Norwegians
We woke up this morning and had a call from Espen & Marcus, so we had a chat with them for a bit.We got ready and had breakfast after speaking with them and then were ready to go.
Hoover Dam
First on the agenda was the Hoover Dam. We drove for 1 hour from our apartment to get there and it was a pretty simple drive.We got to the dam and had to pay $10 for parking. We parked up and headed down to the dam.The sheer size of the dam is astonishing! We didn’t pay for any tours but we did walk around it a bit and got some cool photos which we think show the depth.
We walked around here for a bit and then stopped for an ice cream in the cafe, which was perfect for such a hot day!Weirdly, the Hoover Dam is in Arizona, but only just, so much so that when we left, we had to drive out of Arizona, into Nevada and then back into Arizona.
The Grand Canyon
We weren’t too sure what to expect, but we drove for 1.5 hours from the hoover dam to get to the Grand Canyon (west).We didn’t know that it was a tour in which we had to pay and then take busses buses everywhere, but it worked out well.The first place we went was where the observation deck was, but it didn’t look great, so we didn’t pay for that. We did get some cool photos of the Grand Canyon though.
Behind us from this area was a native American village, which we got to walk around which showed all the different types of buildings used.
We got back on the bus after this and went to the next section, which gave us a 360° view within the Grand Canyon, which was awesome!
We even saw the old cable car system they used to move materials whilst mining.
We left this area and got on the bus to get to the final place, which was a ranch.Unfortunately, by the time we got there, everything was closed, but it looked like an old wild west town.
Kim tried to lasso a fake bull and managed to do it when she wasn’t being filmed!
We went and saw the horses and then tried to do some horseshoe throwing, which Kim perfected on the first throw!
We left here and went back to the main area where we collected our car and drove back towards Vegas, with a stop in IKEA!
We got some Swedish meatballs, of course, and looked around the shop.
We got back home, much earlier than we have been, and ate some ice cream whilst watching TV.
We have to give the car back tomorrow!
Mr & Mrs Hale
Mr & Mrs Hale 