Grand canyon/Gran Canion del Colorado

So off we went on our day trip without any sleep. We slept on the way. I was told they showed some videos on the bus apparently. I did wake up at the various stops along the way though. We stopped at Hoover Dam and then a few times for food and toilets... not really necessary as the bus had a toilet, but I guess they couldn't go without food for more than 1 or 2 hours. We got dropped off at the heliport, most of the tour people went to the National Geographic centre instead. The helicopter ride was just BREATHTAKING. It was so beautiful, we flew down into the canyon and then across it. The immensity of it is incredible, and I was moved to tears by it. Watching out the window, down and around, it was so peaceful and magic. The colours were stunning.
After the helicopter ride we were taken back to join the rest of the group (not without some fuck ups on the company's behalf and utter disorganization). We went to a couple of lookouts at the Canyon's south rim and walked along it for a while. It was also beautiful, but the helicopter ride gave a much much better view.
We left at about 5pm and started the long, slow way back to Vegas, making sure we stopped often along the way for the fatties to get their snacks- we wouldn't want a riot on the bus! So by the time we were dropped off at a Las Vegas Boulevard hotel it was almost 11pm. We got a taxi to Lisa's house, and needless to say we passed out as soon as we arrived, considering we had left the house the previous day in the morning and hadn't been back since.



Asi que partimos en nuestro tour por el dia sin haber dormido. Dormimos en el camino. Me dijeron que mostraron videos en el omnibus aparentemente. Pero me desperte en las varias paradas que hicimos en el camino. Paramos en la represa de Hoover y algunas veces a comprar comida y para los banios... innecesario porque el bus tenia banio, pero supongo que no se podian aguantar sin comida por mas de 1 o 2 horas. Nos dejaron en el helipuerto, la mayoria de la gente del tour fue al centro de National Geographic en cambio. El viaje en helicoptero fue IMPRESIONANTE. Tan alucinante, volamos adentro del canion hacia abajo, y despues lo atravesamos. La inmensidad del canion es increible, y me emocione hasta las lagrimas. Mirando por la ventana, hacia abajo y a los alrededores, era tan pacifico y magico. Los colores eran divinos.
Despues del paseo en helicoptero nos llevaron a reencontrarnos con el resto del grupo (no sin que la compania se mande unas cagadas y mucha falta desorganizacion). Fuimos a un par de miradores en el lado sur del Canion y caminamos a lo largo por un rato. Tambien era lindisimo desde ahi, pero el viaje en helicoptero era mucho mucho mejor vista.
Salimos tipo 5pm y empezamos el largo y lento camino de vuelta a Las Vegas, asegurandonos de frenar seguido en el camino para que los gorditos se compraran lago de comer- no vaya a ser que hagan un motin en el bus! Asi que para cuando nos dejaron en un hotel en Las Vegas Boulevard eran casi las 11pm. Nos tomamos un taxi a la casa de Lisa, y de mas esta decir que caimos muertas a dormir apenas llegamos, considerando que nos habiamos ido el dia anterior a la manana y no habiamos vuelto desde entonces.