I drove into Flagstaff on Saturday lunchtime and was quite surprised to see piles of snow on the sidewalks, although it was sunny. I found a hostel to stay in and then headed out for a walk to explore to downtown area, which is bordered by Route 66 again. I had some lunch and explored the cool little shops and watched the many, many freight trains that come through every few minutes and take a few minutes to actually pass through as they're about a mile long! I...

I drove up to Springdale after leaving Vegas and found a nice little motel to stay in, and an internet cafe(!) all in a nice small town that was all mainly closed for the season. The next morning I woke up to snow on the peaks and it was extremely cold. I got up early and headed into the park, which was only a mile from the motel. I went to the visitors centre and was told that Bryce Canyon (further up the valley) was closed due to snow, so I wouldn't be heading...

I arrived into Vegas on Monday lunchtime and it was just the same as I remember. Except last time it was over 100 degrees and you couldn't go outside, and today it was cold and grey and much more depressing in the clouds! I stayed at the Excaliber, which is the big castle near the end of the strip. In the afternoon I had a walk down the strip and went in some shops etc. and then for dinner. I had a little flutter and took advantage of my free drinks tokens in th...

Hello and sorry for the delay in updates! I've been in the States for nearly 4 weeks now (how'd that happen?!) and had fun in the car. I started in LA, staying with Andy's lovely cousins - Shelah and John. We went to the Huntington Library and Gardens, which was lovely as it was warm and sunny. But it got very chilly at night. I went to Griffith Park, which is where the Hollywood sign is and to the Getty Museum. I spent an afternoon driving and walking round Ro...

Ok, so I have been extremely lazy and haven't done any blog entries for ages. But internet time here is expensive, so I have a bit of an excuse. So my last venture I told you about was Wanaka. I shall give you the rough details of places/activities for now and then hopefully pad it out at a later stage... After Wanaka I headed to Oamaru to see the Little Blue Penguins, which were very cute. We all had to be quiet when they came trundling up from the sea and we ...