06/04/09

Hi everyone! I can't believe we have been gone over a week already.We had a great time in Laughlin.Noel & Tim saw all of the car shows and we spent Sunday afternoon at the Xtreme Bulls which we all enjoyed.They do things a bit differently that our bull riding so Tim was interested in that but I think he prefers the way we do it in Aus.A bull tried to jump the fence and got caught up which put a bit of excitement in the show!Luckily they managed to get the bull out without being hurt too badly.I'm surprised it didn't break a leg but it ran off once it was freed showing that it was ok.Unfortunately a lady in the stand got hurt, although not too badly, but they took her off for x-rays just in case.After the bull ride we went for a drive around the outer area of Laughlin for a look.This morning we left Laughlin at 7.30am and Noel & Tim did a full day of driving (I sat back and relaxed - too windy on the road for me, my excuse and I'm sticking to it!).We stopped to look at Hoover Dam and had a great splurge and did a helicopter ride over Hoover Dam where we went right up close to the dam wall and the bridge they are building across the valley so that you wont have to drive across the dam wall in the future.They have been building it since 2003 and it is still nowhere near finished! We also flew up the Black Canyon following the Colorado River which was just magical and we also flew over Lake Mead which is the lake formed by Hoover Dam.We are now in Cedar City and will be staying here for 3 nights while the boys go snow skiing.We are going up to Brian Head Ski Resort tomorrow morning.It's 30 miles away from Cedar City but here is a bus we can take every day so that we don't have to drive and it will pick us up and drop us off at our RV Park which is great.We're now in a different time zone in Utah but as we are heading north it is getting dark later.We were sitting outside in daylight at 8pm! It was getting a bit cool as the sun was going though so we can inside.Well I guess I best close for now and get some photos downloaded also.Thanks to everyone who has send us messages, we really appreciate it.We're having a great time although Tim misses not having someone his own age to talk, to even though he talks to Steph everyday (sometimes a couple of times!)Take care as we will here.Love to everyone.Pam, Noel & Tim