Throwback Thursday: Grand Canyon National Park

Today we revisit Grand Canyon because my brother is currently there today and I do miss it there! We spent one full day walking around the rim of the grand canyon and it was pretty intense. It wasn't much hiking but it was a long walk!

During the walk, we saw wildlife and beautiful views of the canyon from the top. Maybe next time we go, we will actually hike down to the bottom.

Throwback Thursday: The Bay of Fundy and St Martins in Canada

During last year's cruise to Canada, we took a little tour to the Bay of Fundy and a little fishing village named St Martins. This was available when we docked in St John and the drive out was about 45mins to 1 hour. The entire ride with the tour guide was very fun since she was very knowledgeable and very witty.

We drove out first to the Bay of Fundy where you are only able to walk out to the cave at a specific time of day when the water is at low tide. We got there just in time and I was able to make the 20 minute walk out there to step into that cold water!

Right next to the bus stop, there was a place well known for the clam chowder and it has got to be the best place I have ever had a New England clam chowder. It had chunks of fish and crab and it was nice and creamy. I honestly might make that same drive out there on my own since it's not too far from Maine.

After a short visit, we got back onto the bus and headed to St Martins which is a small fishing village. The water was in low tide but in the short time we were there, the water level definitely went up pretty quickly.

Throwback Thursday: Syndey Opera House, Australia

I have been writing a lot about Utah and Arizona in the last few weeks so I decided to switch gears and talk about my tour of the Sydney Opera house!

On our second in Sydney, we had a big rain storm so we were looking for things to do indoors. Before we left for our honeymoon, I had done research for these things just in case of weather and I had know about the tours that were given daily. We got to opera house and we were able to sign up for one of the last tours for the day. They were actually closing early due to a performance rehearsal later that day.

The tour was $75AUD and it is worth it if you are interested in learning more about how the opera house was built and more about the architecture of the building. We were able to walk through the whole building and stepped into one of the theaters to listen to the acoustics while a group practiced.

If you have the time or maybe its raining out, go check it out!

Throwback Thursday Lake Powell - Utah/Arizona

Lake Powell is a man made reservoir and touches two states, Utah and Arizona. When we stayed in Page for Antelope Canyon and Horse Shoe bend, we had extra time before the sun set to we drove around looking for places to hike or see. We arrived at  a vantage point that gave us a beautiful view of the lake and from there you can see the beautiful blue water contrast against the orange landscape.

The vantage point we went to was called the Wahweap overlook and this gave us a nice view from above. You can also visit Lake Shore drive where you can drive along the edge of the water. For more information, I would go to the nearest visitor center which is only 5 minutes away, and they were friendly enough to suggest short day hikes!

Throwback Thursday: Desert View Watchtower Part 2 - Daytime views

So last week (link here in caused you missed it) I wrote about the Desert View Watchtower at the Grand Canyon and showed pictures of how the view is at night. This week, I am back talking about the same view but during the day.

During the day, you can go up the watch tower and you can have a 360 view of the canyon's south rim. Since the landscape is pretty flat, you can view miles and miles out with nothing getting in your way.

After you are down looking at the spectacular views, you can go visit the little gift shop on the ground floor to buy whatever you want! If you were to ask me though, which view is the best I would definitely say that nighttime is better =). Coming from a big city, I don't get to see the night sky filled with stars and this is one of the best places to view it at night.

BONUS PIC! This was my husband and I at the outdoor viewing area. Don't mind the way I was dressed, I was wearing something comfy for our long ride out from Grand Canyon to Horse shoe Bend