Christmas Eve. Had brekky in our room, and I decided to wake up at 7.30 am to arrange to have the car hire extended as Luke was not going to be able to walk around as we’d hoped. He was still really drained and still sick. Managed to get extra 3 days for same price of $81.64 per day which was cheaper than hiring a new smaller car from Vegarse ! Not a bad car the Nissan Xterra . Boot space (or should I say trunk space) has been ideal for the initial stint. I then decided I would venture out on my own with Tom Tom to find Mr Walmarts and get a couple of cell phones. I was well prepared with the address written down and I also planned to visit the Las Vegas ... read more

Well we arrived slightly ahead of time after a 12.5 hour flight on VAustralia. Flight was bright & airy, but leg room pretty cramped, entertainment systems really good but I had the one seat with a problem with speaker only working through one channel (not great for stereo !). The fancy internal cabin mood light show once we landed at LAX was great but we were tired and just wanted to get off. No need for PC, IPODS, DS Lite as their systems has it all. I even got to hear Johnny Cash to warm me up for later on the trip when "We're goin' to Jackson". Luke had got the flu the day before we left so he had about 7-8 nose bleeds but he did not complain and toughed it out. Elise had the ... read more