On our way from Vegas to LA we stopped off at the famous historical route 66 sign painted on the road and popped in to the teeny tiny museum. We stopped off at a huuuge burger restaurant too for lunch, where we were encouraged to order a burger 'animal style' which makes the burger particularly amazing. One more burger wont hurt I thought after the rest of the calorific food I've had this month! When we got to LA, we headed to Hollywood Boulevard to look at the...

After a very late night we agreed to meet at 11am for a late breakfast. I was awoken however, again by a slightly paniced joadie, saying, 'Rose, its 11 oclock! We flew out of bed, managing to meet the others who had also overslept, and went for brunch at ihop. We were then dropped at Circus Circus where we went on the giant indoor roller coaster, flume, and watched a brief live circus act. Before we knew it it was time to head back to the hotel and get ready for ...

We stopped off for a very very hot lunch in Nevada, where it must have been at least 42 degrees, and after melting we finished the final leg of the 4.5 hour journy to Las Vegas. We all decided we had nothing suitable to wear for a night out in Vegas so got dropped at a massive shopping mall for two hours. Big mistake for anyone with a tight budget. Our hotel was great. Pretty much a studio flat actually, with two big beds, open plan kitchen/living room and big ba...

Noone really fancied getting out of their pit this morning. We didn't achieve a lot yesterday so I was surprised at how tired we all were. Amy badly sprained her ankle in Eastons yesterday and had to be taken to the local hospital to get it looked at, so the rest of us spent a few hours at Bryce National Park. We sat on the edge of the canyon and enjoyed the views for a while, however the rain was sporadic and the rumbles of thunder in the distatance forced us to...

We started the day with a swim in Lake Powell, as you do. A gorgeous man- made lake made part of the Colorado river. It had lovely clear water to swim in and was a perfect temperature. The lake is surrounded by red sandstone rocks which we clambered down to get to the lake. We swam for a good hour and then sat on the rocks to dry off. After a quick lunch we drove to the Visitor centre of the Antelope Canyon in Arizona where we boarded a jeep and were taken on a...