Road Trip: Day 5 A Hoover, Furnace and Sleeping in the Lobby
We got the trifecta for slow starts to the day after another great night out. A quick shower helps with the watered down feeling I had from one to many tequila shots. Light served tequila in a small glass quater full while this made for a good night it was to the detriment of my well being this morning.
With the team assembled and the lonley planet in hand we decide on places to hit on the way to San Fran. RJ suggests death valley and hoover damn so they get added to the list. While the grand canyon was an attractive option it was too far out of our way. The grand canyon is replaced with yosemite national park and we had our plan for the next 2 days.
Heading out of vegas we took the obligatory 'welcome to vegas' shots, filled up the car with 'gas' and on to the hoover damn. When in a service station I suggest asking for gas and not petrol, with some there is no latitude for synonms, all you get in reply is the blank look 'whaaat' combo.
At one point on the trip a girl actually laughed at simon for refering to what she considered trash as rubbish.
Hoover damn, was, well, big. According to the lonely planet or possibly one of Simon's very usefull facts; the concrete use to construt the damn could form a 3 foot high wall that would travel the length of the equator. As much as i was impressed by the damn, i was amazed by the new construction above it. They were creating an interstate bridge over the top of the canyon, it was a stark contrast to Auckland where nothing gets done in the way of roading.
Arriving at a lookout right on sunset the views were amazing. This place would make a great set for a mars movie.
Sleeping in the lobby...more soon
With the team assembled and the lonley planet in hand we decide on places to hit on the way to San Fran. RJ suggests death valley and hoover damn so they get added to the list. While the grand canyon was an attractive option it was too far out of our way. The grand canyon is replaced with yosemite national park and we had our plan for the next 2 days.
Heading out of vegas we took the obligatory 'welcome to vegas' shots, filled up the car with 'gas' and on to the hoover damn. When in a service station I suggest asking for gas and not petrol, with some there is no latitude for synonms, all you get in reply is the blank look 'whaaat' combo.
At one point on the trip a girl actually laughed at simon for refering to what she considered trash as rubbish.
Hoover damn, was, well, big. According to the lonely planet or possibly one of Simon's very usefull facts; the concrete use to construt the damn could form a 3 foot high wall that would travel the length of the equator. As much as i was impressed by the damn, i was amazed by the new construction above it. They were creating an interstate bridge over the top of the canyon, it was a stark contrast to Auckland where nothing gets done in the way of roading.
Arriving at a lookout right on sunset the views were amazing. This place would make a great set for a mars movie.
Sleeping in the lobby...more soon
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