We hired a car & drove to Las Vegas not only to give us a bit more of a view of the country side, but so we could also take it to the western rim of the Grand Canyon.
We had a helicopter ride booked for 11:30 so we were up at 7 for an early start.
First stop was breakfast at a roadside dinner – pancakes all round. This was a bit of a mistake on 2 fronts: they were extremely slow to serve & we just didn’t have the time; & when they did bring it out it was enough for an army.
Finally after 2.5 hours we finally got there. First thing was to check in for the flight.
Scarily, we stepped on to the scales so they could distribute the weight evenly. With all of the food eaten over the last 2 weeks we thought the thing might never take off!
Grace had the best view – next to the pilot up front. It took us deep into the Canyon and along the Colorado.
We were then dropped off at the river’s edge where we boarded a small flat-bottom boat. We rode this for a while taking lots of photos and just soaking in the views.
Then, helicopter ride back to base, then we jumped on a bus that took us to their other attractions.
The first stop was a “camp” setup to look like it would have in days gone by – we skipped this cos it just looked so fake… Very tacky.
Next stop was the Skywalk. We didn’t actually go on it (we didn’t see the value in the entry fee) – but got a great view is the Canyon from the edge.
Here we had lunch – not a bad view, hey?!
We even had a visit from a real Road Runner:
Then on to the next stop: Guano Point – again some more spectacular views.
Fantastic!
Back in the bus again back to the car park, then Las Vegas via the Hoover Dam.