Well we made it!

After an early start, meeting at the school at 4.00AM, we made our way towards Gatwick Airport.  The 4 hour trip was to be a training exercise for the marathon 10 hour flight to Las Vegas.

The crowd of intrepid geographers coped well as we crossed time zone after time zone - with the landscape of the Arctic looming below us acting as inspiration.

We arrived in Las Vegas at 2PM local time ( 8 hours behind GMT) so please think of me as I type this blog - it is now 3.55 AM in my body!!! - but only 7.55 PM on Friday evening in St George, UTAH.

Our lovely driver - Robert - originally from Detroit, picked us up and  we were now officially in the U S of A!!  - please hum something from the star spangled banner at this point!

We travelled close to  the centre of Vegas Strip - and we got a glimpse of the sights we will discover in more depth near the end of the trip.  There were many gasps as we considered the scale of the buildings and the desert which surrounded us. 

However,  our destination was St George - about one and half hours drive from Vegas.  Many slept as the body clock was catching up with us. 

We then had our first proper dinner as a group of WHS explorers - and I know what you are thinking - Steak, Fries, Burgers, Pizza..... but you would be mistaken - as the crew sat down to salad, roast dinner and a 'small' dessert.  

By now - there were some in the party who were particularly struggling - and as you can see from the photo - it really was a long day!!

JOSH WAS SHATTERED!

So as we settle in for our first Friday night - we wish you a good Saturday.  we are all well and looking forward to the trip to Zion National Park tomorrow - many photos to come....

From all over here - to all over there - take care for now...

Noreen

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