11 - Big hole in the ground
We left Vegas on the 19th December and arrived back on the pacific coast, in
Los Angeles, just four days later on the 23rd. Oh, and in between we travelled
nearly 800 miles, crossed three state borders, changed time zone twice and
visited two more national parks. Over ambitious? Surely not!
Actually, yes it was a bit too much and we both got bad colds over the next
week or so, evidence that even being on holiday takes its toll if you do not
have days off.
Driving away from Las Vegas we did not suffer from heavy hearts. We
certainly were not going to miss all the noise and light, cool though it had
been to experience it. I was already feeling under the weather and looking
forward to the tranquillity of our next destination - the Grand Canyon. More
alarmingly we had been suffering from increasingly frequent and powerful
electric shocks since entering the gamblers den, presumably caused by all the
hotel carpets and neon lights. We had to ground ourselves before touching
each other and the shocks continued for several days after we moved on.
Even if you do not drink, smoke, or gamble Vegas is obviously bad for your
health. Yes, we were definitely ready to move on – though we did miss the
comfy bed and personal jacuzzi.
Las Vegas to Grand Canyon did not seem like too far to travel in one day;
organized tours frequently go from one attraction to the other. However, the