TheBusheyAcademy

Day 5 dawned cold at around 0 degrees in Williams, Arizona. We were excited to see that our hotel was on Route 66 and after breakfast, we decided to have some photos taken by the famous road signs. Some of us were loving the nostalgia attached but others were unenthusiastic as they are probably a little young to appreciate the significance of the iconic route. On route to Montezuma Castle, we visited the mountain town of Sedona which is set in Oak Canyon, another stunning example of the natural beauty in this part of the USA? Sedona is famous for it's natural energy vortexes and prides itself on being the reason the world didn't end at the strike of midnight on the year 2000. 6000 people held hands and channeled their energy which supposedly made the ... read more

Day three dawned early and fresh with the temperature around 0 degrees and we had breakfast at the very nice Best Western Hotel in Bryce Canyon City. It was a typical western style hotel with wooden beams, stuffed animal heads and home-cooked food. The staff were friendly and the rooms were large and comfortable. We set off for Bryce Canyon National Park not really sure what to expect having had a brilliant experience in Zion yesterday. On the drive to the canyon we saw some deer and a couple of birds, which is pretty much the extent of the wildlife experiences we have had so far. The desert is devoid of life. We arrived at the Canyon and walked to the rim only to be met with an absolutely breath-taking scene of columns sandstone as far ... read more

We arrived safely in Las Vegas to brilliant sunshine and 27 degree heat. On arrival at Gatwick we were greeted with dancing show girls, photographers and champagne (for those without 21 children to look after). All this kerfuffle ended up being because the flight we were on was the inaugural flight from Gatwick to Las Vegas. After checking and and getting through security with nothing but minor blips, we boarded the plane for our 10 hour 30 min flight. All of our students were impeccably behaved and were a credit to themselves, their families and the Academy. In typical understated Las Vegas style, we were greeted on this end by a water canon salute from the Las Vegas fire department to mark our arrival. As is customary in the US, customs and immigration took 2 hours ... read more