Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Loooong Dam(n) Drive

Off to the GC, but first, Hoover Dam!

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On the way out of town, we had the MOST FANTASTIC meal of the entire trip.  It was at a Sicilian restaurant right outside of Vegas.  Nothing fancy at all, we were just hungry & it was there, 1 of hundreds of places in a strip mall area..  But it was amazing!  It was authentic and family-owned. The waiter, who was a member of the family, was so kind and friendly, in an old-world, family sort of way.  And the food was WONDERFUL.  Absolutely wonderful.

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Brent’s lasagna & my pizza.  THE BEST pizza Margherita I have ever had, hands down.  Ever. I should probably never have it again because it will only be disappointing.

After the lovely meal, we really were on our way.  First stop, the Hoover Dam!

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It is pretty spectacular! After we left, we drove up the hill to see Lake Mead via overlook.  So crazy that this is essentially in the middle of the desert!

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As we headed towards Tusayan (~ a 5 hour drive, not counting stops), we got to take in more of the beautiful, absolutely breathtaking desert landscape.

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It was a long, long, long drive.  We saw a field of buffalo and a spectacular sunset (never can capture on the camera for some reason). We finally made it to Flagstaff, about 1 hour outside of Tusayan and stopped at a wonderful Mexican restaurant for supper.

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We finally made it to our hotel and went to bed excited, ready to get up the next morning and see the GC!

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