Day Nine, Santa Monica and Venice
Read more: Day Nine, Santa Monica and VeniceAugust 10th 2014 – Day 9, Santa Monica and Venice Woke up at 6, for a change… Morning run with Jeff, there were a few runners around and the homeless community. None of them begging, I think they collect things and sell… They were dotted around benches and grass on Palisades Park. Then breakfast and…
Day Eight, flight to LA, Santa Monica
Read more: Day Eight, flight to LA, Santa MonicaAugust 9th 2014 – Day 8, flight to LA, Santa Monica So with a bit of a heavy heart we left Grand Canyon at 8:30 this morning. I drove us to Flagstaff airport and made full use of Cruise Control, as well as driving in sports mode, as there was a lot of gas in…
Day Seven, Grand Canyon mule ride & Bright Angel trail
Read more: Day Seven, Grand Canyon mule ride & Bright Angel trailAugust 8th 2014 – Day 7, Grand Canyon mule ride & Bright Angel trail Oh, how I have been looking forward to this! I really wanted to ride a horse but there aren’t many in the Grand Canyon. Mules are more suited, temperamentally and physically, to the landscape. They can see their hind legs for…
Day Six, Grand Canyon Desert and Hermit viewpoints
Read more: Day Six, Grand Canyon Desert and Hermit viewpointsAugust 7th 2014 – Day 6, Grand Canyon Desert and Hermit viewpoints Woke up at 6:10 and went for a run, Jeff was fast asleep so I went on my own, here it is. Won’t have time to run tomorrow (unless I go in the evening, mule ride first thing), then we leave the day…
Day Five, Grand Canyon, Helicopter!
Read more: Day Five, Grand Canyon, Helicopter!August 6th 2014 – Day 5, Grand Canyon, Helicopter! Woke up at 6, nudged Jeff who said he didn’t want to go for a run, but he got up 10 minutes later and we went for the most scenic run ever. Here’s the run. The first half was very hard, due to altitude, but also,…