Day 1- Tempe to Vegas

“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill

After going food shopping at 11 last night we decided just to leave sooner rather than later (ie. 5am instead of 2am). We have successfully left the land of university life and began our journey on the American road. As of yet, Danny and Shy have not slept... Justin and I on the other hand got a nice nap in and then woke up with the sun just in time to take in the pretty scenery before the Hoover Dam and Mead Lake. We were fortunate enough to get our first group photo around 5:45am with the "Welcome to Nevada" sign. This was made possible by two very nice hispanic construction workers who just happened to be pulling out in their truck at the very time we needed our picture taken! Major props to Danny for driving all night!

Funny moments: Justin eating potatoe chips and pre-cut pieces of steak that he grilled last night for breakfast, me buying mini-cliff bars rather than the full size (on accident), and Shy correcting Justin and I's misunderstanding of a sign that read "PABCO, Building Products." It was our interpretation that PABCO built various products and simply had poor marketing to as what kind of products they actually make. We were fortunate enough to have Shy around to keep us in check and explain that PABCO made products for buildings.

Things forgotten: My swimsuit (no worries, I needed a new one anyways), Shy's nice shorts.