One year ago, pretty much to the day, I was taking off towards the US for the very first time in my life. I was going to make reality a dream that I had had for over 10 years: a road trip in the southwest of the US. And at that time, I was far from thinking that I would go back there 3 times within the next 12 months.
The following morning, I wake up early. The jetlag going west is always better to me than the other way.
As planned, I have a quick breakfast and go with my brother and his girlfriend to the border so that I can keep his car all day. It is only about 10 minutes from his house but I am going to have to remember the route at the same time as I get familiar with the American road signs that I don’t know yet.
On Saturday morning, I wake up early but I am feeling better. I am starting to recover from the jetlag et the sun that I can see through the curtains helps me get up. It is already quite hot outside and it is so nice to have such bright light and hot temperatures.
Today is our last day in southern Arizona. Starting tomorrow, our road trip begins. We are going to take advantage of today to have a look at how things are on the other side of the border.
Today is THE day: we are starting our road trip.
As usual since we have arrived here, the weather is perfect and already pretty hot. There is no cloud in sight and for us coming from the UK (and even more so in October) it is more than appreciated.
After a good night sleep, we are getting ready for the second day of our trip.
Today we are going to take a walk in some of Phoenix outlets before leaving the city for Jerome Ghost Town.
After a good night’s rest, we load the car for our third day of travelling through the southwest of the US. As usual, the sky is of a cloudless blue and we won’t complain about it.
This morning, it is raining… no, I am just kidding, of course it is sunny. Like every day since we arrived.
We spent the night in a motel in Flagstaff. The temperature is a little colder this morning because we are higher in altitude than the previous days.
Today we have to pack up our luggage again. Tonight we will stop in Kayenta.
After breakfast, we are back on the road towards the entrance of the Grand Canyon National Park. We try a different route today. It is pretty much the same distance so we think it would allow us to see a different scenery than yesterday.
When we wake up, it is a cloudless sky that awaits us once more and we discover the surrounding scenery that we couldn’t see last night on arrival. We are still in the middle of the desert but the colours have changed. The yellows are replaced by the oranges that contrast more with the green of the little vegetation that is still there and the dark blue of the sky. I didn’t know it yet then but this day was going to be for me the nicest one of the entire trip.
