What a night. Goosenecks is windy and cold, oh so cold. My decision to take the brunt of the wind as some heroic act of chivalry led to me feeling a bit chilly in the early hours of the morning. Marion had also braved the cold but had retreated to the safety of the bus by the time I'd awoken. It was bitterly cold in the wind and I was shivering. Holly and I huddled together for warmth, which probably saved me from hypothermia and/or death. Which was nice. Thanks,...

Everyone who slept on the tarp under the skies last night just disappeared in a massive exodus to the bus in the middle of the night. Why? It was raining. I was quite warm and sleepy so when I realised it had stopped as quickly as it started, I just went back to sleep. This was after I had to readjust the rocks holding the tarp down. It was pretty windy too. Eventually even I was defeated and I moved in under the covered picnic area when it started pouring stead...

This is what I love about the Tortoise bus. I went to sleep on the bus at the hot/lukewarm springs and woke up at Arches National Park. Brilliant! Arches is incredible and is almost more impressive from the outside than inside, until you reach the trails. A good group of us chose the Primitive Loop trail and it was really nice walking through the desert looking at the amazing rock formations, even though the weather was a little cloudy. Our small group consisted...

I think I would have struggled to take a bad photo today when we visited Bryce Canyon and the Fairyland Trail. The weather was nothing short of perfect and the views were spectacular. A lot of us set out on the Fairyland Trail with the goal of being picked up by the Tortoise bus at Fairyland Point. When a thousand group photos were being taken, I decided to go ahead with Noemie, Justin and Maureen. The scenery was fantastic and the company great. I even had an op...

I'm surprised I stayed awake today. I'm incredibly thankful though, as any sleepiness may have led to me plunging to my death from Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. I wasn't exactly the most sociable soul on the way to Zion from Vegas. I basically threw my stuff onto the bus and went straight to the back to sleep. We stopped quite a bit so I only managed about 20 minutes before we got to Zion. I was starving as I'd had breakfast really early, so I grabbed s...