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Well, the weather's picked up! But I still had nothing to do yesterday, so I headed down to Phoenix on the bus. Again, the trip didn't start well, as the bus was 2 hours late, but the ride down was gorgeous (though I sat next to an old man who talked at me for the whole 3 hours, non-stop). Lots of cacti! :D It was a beautiful day in Phoenix - the weather was absolutely perfect for me, just the right temperature. However. It was Sunday, and Phoenix appears to be undergoing extensive renovations and roadworks, so we had to walk quite a way to get to, well, anywhere. When we *found* the Heard museum, though, it had a really delicious restaurant, but we only had time for a quick dash round the museum itself before we had to head back to the bus station. ^^' So Phoenix wasn't quite the day of the greatest achievement ever, but still, we had a good laugh and the journeys there and back were beautiful.

For the same price as the bus ticket to Phoenix, today, I had a full 10-hour tour of the Grand Canyon. Words can't quite do it justice, but as I haven't uploaded my pics off my camera yet, you'll just have to take my word for it that it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. We had perfect weather, and a very entertaining tour guide, and I just don't think I could ever get bored of it. This isn't a lot of explanation, I know, but it was just so, so incredible.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll also be able to cross another thing I thought I was going to miss off my list - Monument Valley. *crosses fingers* I knew my road map would come in handy!