Early morning start to meet our shuttle to the little red birds to fly into the Grand Canyon…blue sky morning and the Texas crew up front with our pilot Ryan!
We took off around 8ish, after a very comprehensive safety briefing, life jackets firmly tied around our waists in case we ended up in the lake Mead Reservoir…
We flew over the Hoover dam… constructed between 1931 and 1935 and supplying power to the greater area since…
Lake Mead is a man made reservoir, courtesy of the Hoover Dam backfilling the Colorado river further up into the Grand Canyon, with a water area of 640 square kms, 162 meters deep at deepest point, supplying water to a large area of this desert. It is also a recreation area for fishing (introduced fish) and swimming in the very hot months of summer!
About an hour in our little red birds, found us land near the bottom of the Grand Canyon on the south side..
Stretch the legs….
Check out the local plant life…
Room with a view…
And Bubbles for breakfast along with a picnic snack basket…
9.00am….very on vacation aren’t we!
Loading back into our helicopter we flew back over the cliffs and crevase’s of the Grand Canyon..
Getting a great view of the reservoir waterways..
Our Pilot, testing the champagne intake as he swerved and circled the Las Vegas Strip before landing to shuttle back to our hotel
One of many, majestic hotels on the strip!
Time to strip off the jeans and don shorts and head out to the strip….this hotel is so huge…that can take half an hour…but we found it and went off in hunt for lunch..
This was it…streets were filling up either way some interesting sights and attire (or lack of it in some cases…sure it was hot but street wear v’s beachwear is a fine line.
Opposite our eating place we entered the flamingo hotel establishment….complete with the casinos, food halls, shops…
And a wildlife habitat – flamingos sunning it…
Big fat gold and white fish
Turtles…and…
Texas Lovebirds! Tona worked out its 12 years to the day since they last visited Las Vegas.
A few more sights…the Las Vegas Eiffel Tower…
Caesar’s Palace…
With fountains and Roman monuments…terrazzo marble floors and millions of slot machines…
A much needed lie down out of the 35 degree (celcius) afternoon in preparation for tonight’s show!
All who wander are not Lost girls 