Blogs from United States, North America - page 4771

Left Las Vegas late this morning and headed thru the desert again towards the Grand Canyon, approx 4.5 hrs driving time. Stopped along the way at the majestic Hoover Dam for a guided tour thru the power plant which was really worthwhile. This took us way down deep into the area where the huge water intake tunnels were and then to see some of the 17 turbines in action. Having seen a tv documentary a few years ago on the construction of the dam, it was even more interesting. Carried on along the 4 lane highway at an average of 80 miles per hour for the next three and a half hours thru really boring countryside and long straight stretches of road till we reached the Grand Canyon just on sunset. Unfortunately it was a cloudy ... read more

She came to us as a puppy, unexpectedly dropped off on our front door 13 years ago at a time when having a dog was absolutely out of the question. But MaryAnne and Craig wanted her and they begged and made promises and I gave in, as I always did. Those first few weeks she barked all the time, was difficult to house train and for the next 13 years destroyed everything in her path during thunderstorms. Holidays involving fireworks were dreaded unless she was heavily sedated. We learned this the hard way after an especially unfortunate incident involving plumbing fixtures, a flooded laundry room and fireworks on the 4th of July. She was hyperactive and argumentative and would pick a fight with every dog she didn't like. Once she almost got us kicked out of ... read more

En Floride, il y a tout pleins d'animaux en tout genre: certains sont mignons et d'autres moins, petit tour d'horizon des bêtes que nous pouvons trouver ici... Commençons par l'animal que je vois plus d'un vingtaine de fois dans la journée, j'ai nommé le lézard. Le lézard aime se dorer la pilule sous le soleil de Floride. Je vois souvent des tout petits bébés trop mignons, mais il y en a vraiment de toutes les tailles. Caractéristique très particulière du lézard de Floride, il saute! Personnellement, je n'ai jamais vu ça en France mais si quelqu'un a déjà vu ça, qu'il me le fasse savoir... Autre petite bête très mignonne que je vois tous les jours, soit devant chez moi, soit sur le campus, l'écureuil. Je me rappelle qu'à Sainte Marguerite, il fallait lutter pour voir ... read more

Such a peaceful little town was New Market even though I-81 buzzed along in the distance down the hill from the motel.Great breakfast including what has become a favourite,waffles with maple syrup !! Kelly was without Regis this morning so she wasnt so interesting.She had her husband in replacement and he didnt have the same spark as Regis does(perhaps she married the wrong guy,although Regis was probably already married when their show started a few years ago) Soon it was time to hit the road again and back to the Skyway.We planned a few walks for today and the first was at Stony Man cliffs which was a quiet stroll in the forest to a rock face.The trail led on up to the top of Stony Man but we had other trails to do so it ... read more

Our latest trip has been a bit a mixed bag, we're heading up to the Aussie Embassy in Washington and taking some time to do a bit of travel around the surrounding area. But before heading up to the DC area we decided to duck across to the other side of Florida to Tampa Bay to catch the Counting Crows, one of my favorites bands. I've been regularly checking their website since we arrived in the US and they recently released a new album and announced a national tour. So we decided to head off to Tampa with Leanne and Andy to see the Counting Crows for their Friday night concert Andy had managed to secure some free accommodation and the Marriott Riverside in Tampa through work, so we made the four hour drive and checked ... read more