The Grand Canyon I had hoped that I would be well enough to do the helicopter flight over the canyon but unfortunately I was very ill again that morning so I spend the whole morning in bed. I was extremely disappointed to have missed the flight and also the girls I'd been spending my time with had gone to watch the sunrise over the canyon. So I was feeling quite depressed and very sorry for myself. I dragged myself out of bed around 2pm and decided t...

Sedona After missing my hot air balloon ride due to illness, we drove on towards the Grand Canyon. The main stop for the day was in the town of Sedona, famous for its art and craft shops and the amazing red rock formations. The rock was stunning and I imagined that it was a much smaller version of Ayres Rock. Sedona itself was a lovely little Navaho town and because I still wasn't feeling well, I went wandering in and out of the stores while the res...

Phoenix Most of the day today was spent travelling, our longest travel day on the trip. The few stops we had revolved around food and also a stop at a discount outlet shopping centre. We arrived at our night stop, Scottsdale, just before dark and took a wander of the town before finding some food. Unfortunately, this was when I got sick and I spent the night very ill. The bigger disappointment was when I tried to get up to go on my hot air balloo...