Arizona

America is a big place. In fact, the continental United States is about the same size as Australia. Big. We're only seeing a few bits of it on this holiday.

Arizona is big and flat, except for the bits that aren't. One of those bits is the Grand Canyon. Let me tell you right now, the Grand Canyon is BIG. Very big. It's so big that I think they should consider a name change, quite possibly to the Bloody Huge Canyon. Capital letters in the name, and perhaps a kind of 3D chiselled look with a quadriphonic fanfare wouldn't go astray either. In fact, the word "huge" may not be adequate. Perhaps humungous would be better.

We've also done a bit of horseback riding around the desert. This is a lot of fun, although the disclaimer was a bit scarey. Something about no liability no matter how many broken bones you get when your horse (and a pack of wild jackrabbits) trample you to death.

But the ride itself turned out to be very relaxing. The only downside was all the bits in the nether regions that were sore later, including several bones I didn't know I had.

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