Monthly Archives: March 2015

Vegas & Hoover Dam

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Barry

A combined blog for yesterday and today. Yesterday climbed to 26C while today was overcast and 22C. We headed off to the Vegas strip mid afternoon, the idea being to see it both in daylight and at night. I was … Continue reading →

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Blogless

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Barry

Due to pounding the Las Vegas strip for 5+ hours, the will to write the blog tonight is somewhat lacking. I’ll combine it with tomorrow’s Hoover Dam trip.  

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Spoilt!

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Barry

Warmth has returned, no heating required yesterday evening or overnight! This morning it was about 15°C. After breakfast we hung around for a while then headed out to Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area. To get there we drove along the … Continue reading →

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Another Day Another State (Just)

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Barry

Another sunny and warmer morning with a 5°C wake up call. After breakfast we started to pack up, this was a fairly quick job as there was little to do outside as we had not got the BBQ or chairs … Continue reading →

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Grand Canyon Day 2

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Barry

For the first time since we have been here the temperature was above 0°C when we woke up. Another bright sunny day with a forecast high around 14°C. After breakfast we headed out of Williams on Route 66, then turned … Continue reading →

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You Had TO Be There!!!!

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Barry

Up a little earlier today to catch the train up to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Overnight my cunning new plan with respect to the water situation worked; I switched on the heated cable on the hosepipe and … Continue reading →

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Williams on Route 66

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Barry

Another sunny morning, with night time temperatures down to -11°C. We had a bit of an “issue” overnight with the water. In a nutshell, Lyn woke up around 4AM and heard water dripping. I had turned the water on to … Continue reading →

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Have We Out Canyoned the Grand Canyon?

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Barry

      Last night the temperature dropped down to -10°C, as expected. I really wasn’t too sure what to do with respect to the water system in the trailer. The site requires that you disconnect the water hose to … Continue reading →

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A Series of Firsts

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Barry

Coolish morning and foggy. Yesterdays rain meant that we got nothing packed away last night, so as far as I can recall this is the first time we have done all the packing up on the morning of departure. Before … Continue reading →

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Breakdown Time!

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Barry

Another warm night, and overcast day. The temperature made it up to 18°C before plummeting down to 9°C with plenty of rain. No packing up today! Lyn headed out to her last craft meeting this morning, and I got a … Continue reading →

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