The Grand Canyon

After the Hoover Dam you drive on this deserted road for about 4 hours until you reach the Grand Canyon (South Rim)

This seventy-foot tower is the highest point on the South Rim and offers stunning 360-degree views of the Painted Desert, the San Francisco Peaks, the Vermilion Cliffs and beyond.

The walls of the tower feature murals by Hopi artist Frank Kabotie and you can climb the stairs to the top for an outstanding view of the Canyon and the surrounding area.

Below is some of many views we had of the Canyon. These photos do not do justice to the amazing sights we saw.












After a long day at the Canyon Sarah enjoys teh hot tub at the hotel.
Eating out Al Fresco in Flagstaff, the nearest town to the Grand Canyon.

The Hoover Dam

We drove from Las Vegas Airport to The Hoover Dam on the way to the Grand Canyon. At the time of construction (1935), Hoover Dam was the largest in the world, a huge, curving wall of plain concrete 660 feet thick at the base and 726 feet high set between the vertical walls of Black Canyon. In 1955, the dam was selected as one of the Seven Modern Engineering Wonders in the USA by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and it is was later designated a National Historic Landmark. It is also known as Boulder Dam.


A new Bridge is being constructed over the Dam to ease the traffic jams.

This is Lake Mead in the background. It is on one side of the Dam with the Colorado River on the other side.
Sarah was confused as to which State she was in. To the left of the plaque she was is Nevada and to the right she was in Arizona.

Mark & Stephanies Wedding Day

June 6th 2009, Mark & Stephanie got married at The Assembly of God, Fraserburgh followed by a reception at The Palace Hotel, Peterhead. I hope you enjoy the following photo's mapping out their special day from getting ready to dancing the night away.

While the boys got ready sensibly Gordon decided he would try out the space hopper.

All ready and waiting for the Limousine.

After a beautiful ceremony Mark & Stephanie receive lucky horse shoes from the younger guests.

A wonderful day was had by all Congratulations Mark & Stephanie you make a lovely couple. Best wishes for a long and happy marriage.

Mitchell Intermediate Honor Band

Sarah has had a busy but excellent year in Band. First of all she made it into the Mitchell Honor Band, then the District Honor Band and has been to extra rehearsals three times a week since January. Here she is with the medal she won at the solo competition held last month. She was awarded a one which is excellent. Well done Sarah.

Here is a short snippet of one of the pieces played at this years Schools Band Competition. They played against all the other Intermediate Schools in the district and some Junior High Schools. Mitchell Intermediate came out tops with a one - excellent and were awarded 1st place "Best in Class". The Clarinet section were given a certificate of excellence for their performance.

Marks Stag Party

Everyone had a great day paintballing at Marks stag party with Marks team coming out the winners.

After paintballing and a quick clean up they headed off to Heathhill for a meal. A good night was had by all.

Our Lizard family

New inhabitants of our garden are these two lizards who have set up home in the stones that surround the pool.

The Psychologist

Sarah was invited to a Murder Mystery birthday party at her friends and she was given the part of the clinical psychologist. Here she is in costume before we left the house.