I was up at 3am!!!! Woah!! We had breaky in JD's room and were on the road to the Grand Canyon by 4am. He took us to an amazing view point where we watched the sun rise and took loads of photos. It was terrific. From there we headed off on our hikes at 6.30am. From the visitors centre we had to catch a free shuttle bus up to the starting point. Sophie & John went for the massive 6-8 hour one and the rest of us went the easier 2-4 hour one - just the first h...

What an amazing sleep with the fluffiest, most luscious pillows! I must've passed out coz my bed didn't even look slept in. We had kitty breaky at the van before setting off around 9.30am to head to Grand Canyon. After driving only half an hour or so we stopped at the spot where Forrest Gump ran - there's even a little sign there! It was a nice straight stretch of road with Monument Valley in the background. We took some open road photos on the road, in between ...