The Box, Part 2

The second two weeks of this trip was the Adventure tour.
We got back to Los Angeles early in the morning and had the day to ourselves. I think by this stage we were craving some fast food so we went to Maccas and had a large meal. For the record our large is their medium. It actually tasted pretty good and we all finished it!
A group of us went on an LA tour through Venice Beach, and Hollywood, seeing the Hollywood sign and the walk of fame. I lost myself in Hot Topic while everyone was sightseeing the Chinese Theatre...oops. Bought some wicked cool tshirts though.

The next morning we left for Vegas and stopped at Barstow on the way. Barstow is just desert, with massive outlet shopping centres selling heaps of clothes at awesome prices. I bought two pairs of shoes, some shirts, pants. I think I bought more than most of the girls.
We arrived in Vegas at night so were able to see all the bright lights. It does look nice but yea, after two nights there I was over it. We were out until about 2am both nights, basically just looking at everything we could. It's so easy to lose yourself there, and a few of the hotels have painted their ceilings to look like the sky, so you can forget its night time. The hotels are like malls almost. Heaps of shops and restaurants, and of course the Casino's. If there's room for a pokie machine, they'll put one in. We also went Indoor Skydiving in Vegas. It was so much fun I'm ready for the real skydiving now...when I get more money.

After Vegas we left for the Grand Canyon. We stopped at the Hoover Dam on the way which is on the border of Nevada and Arizona. It's a massive dam built on the Colorado River and the photos I took don't really capture just how big it is. It's like 660 feet thick of concrete at the base. That night we saw an IMAX movie about early explorations of the Grand Canyon which was pretty cool.
We saw the Grand Canyon the next morning and took some photos, had a snowball fight. After which we continued driving towards Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where we would be staying for 5 days.

We shared Condominiums in Colorado. Six people in each so we had to cook dinner as well for each other. Steamboat was heaps of fun. The group split up, with half of us snowboarding and the other half opting to ski. It's harder than it looks and I hurt my bum through falling over. Might have had a minor concussion too from one fall. We also went Snowmobiling, Horseback Riding and took a sleigh ride to dinner for Michaela's birthday (our tour leader).
On the last day in Colorado I got my eyebrow pierced. It looks hot by the way.
I should also tell you about Australia Day. Since we missed it back home we decided to drink in its honour. I got so drunk I actually can't remember what happened for half the night. But Aussie Aussie Aussie - OI OI OI!

That night we left on our long trip down to San Diego, stopping at hotels in the middle of nowhere and small towns for gas and fast food lunches.

We visited Tijuana, Mexico the night we arrived in San Diego. We did some shopping but most of the stuff was the same. Bartering was fun though. Lozz, Angela and I were such a good team. Then we had dinner and drinks at Iguana's Restaurant. I can't believe I can remember what happened. We got a cool Mexican dinner for just $5 and drinks were so cheap too. Two drinks for $5. We downed Tequila Sunrises, Strawberry Margarita's and Tequila shots. Oh the Tequila shots. The bartender guy holds your head back and pours some tequila into your mouth, then lets you swallow and does it again. The he shakes your head, and repeats the process. Once you've had like 4 mouth fulls he picks you up and spins you around the dance floor over his shoulder. It makes you so drunk really quickly. I did it twice and yea that probably wasn't the best idea.
We went to the Horton Plaza the next day and did some shopping. More Hot Topic and we had Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream - the best Ice Cream in the world. I had American Pie flavour and yes it tasted just like American Pie!
We visited SeaWorld the next day before driving back to LA to fly home. It was sad leaving. I miss everyone I went with. Lozz, Kylie, Angela, Calvin, Ben, Misty, Krissy, Rochelle, Emmie, Jing, Vicki, Michaela and Laila.

Never gonna forget the fun that we had, the things that we did and the memories that we now share.

Tim.