It was very cold overnight and we awoke to a clear but cold morning. We were to be given a tour of the canyon in a private shuttle. The leader did not take any chances with the weather, nearly zero with windchill, she handed out blankets to everyone to make sure we were not chilled. Even so we saw climbers on the sheer cliff faces. Some had apparently overnighted on the cliff face. There was a crisis the evening before as we heard the helicopter make a pick up...

Leaving Lake Powell we drove to Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah. Arriving at 12 noon we lined up for lunch in the restuarant where we had resevations. Having become wary of the American serving size we shared fish and chips. Just as well because one plate was large enough for two. Then we had 2 hours of free time to explore the sights. Bryce is everybody's favourite (not mune, I like Monument Valley) and I could see why. It is not a real canyon i...

This morning we had to be up at 5.45 to catch a 6am breakfast because we left at 6.50am for our Float Trip down the Colorado River.This is a smooth water float trip on a 20 seater inflatable boat powered by a 135 hp Honda outboard motor. An early start was required so we were first on the water and had the river to ourselves. That is not counting the trout fishers. We took the slow trip and it was a magic ride down 7 miles of the river. Along the way we saw os...