Back log

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Looking out at a hotel window at the MGM grand is not something I thought I was going to get to do on this trip.   Yet here I am at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino on the Vegas strip and we payed less then we did last night.  

We have no internet agian (I’m not paying for it) so this is going to be quick tonight and hopefully posted tomorrow but who knows.  We saw the Grand Canyon today which was the latest in a line of incredible things that I can’t put into words.  The wind at the North Rim of the canyon was something like 45mph which made it a very interesting standing on the top of the rocks with no visible end to a potential fall but all in all it was an incredible experience.  I also got a pretty sweet bracelet from this Navjo women on the way up to the canyon which was pretty cool.     

After the long drive to the canyon we turned our attention towards Las Vegas.  We ended up getting stuck driving through another national park on the way towards Vegas but we got out of having to pay for it which would have been a total buzzkill.  At about 9:45 we got our first glimpse of the Las Vegas skyline which was absolutely incredible from the highway.  

We got to the Excalibur  Hotel shortly after and checked in before gambling a little at MGM and getting some food back here.  The waiter was from Cumberland, RI which was pretty cool.    

Tomorrow we get to do probably the least driving of the trip as we are going to hang out in Vegas for most of the day and then try and getple hours closer to LA tomorrow night.  

Just a random thought before I finish here, it is mind boggling to me that it is almost six o’clock on the East Coast.  This journey man it has just been amazing.  

Day 9:

Locaton: Hermosa Beach, CA

I can see the Pacific Ocean. 

Day 10

Location: Hermosa Beach, CA

“There is no where to go but everywhere”

Seeing the Pacific Ocean from the window here at the Hermosa Hotel outside L.A. is the culmination of this trip in a lot of ways.  We are only at the halfway mark but this was the dream we set to accomplish.  To see the vastness of the other side.