Love it. When I said it felt like a Cowboy Western town, I meant it. Also, a big shout out to someone for saying that our car looks like a Postman Pat van. Now, whenever we see one coming the other way, we start singing the theme song. And for us, we have "Postman Pip, Postman Pip, Postman Pip and her ugly red van". But, it's doing the trick just fine, thank you.We headed of to Zion (about an hour from Kanab), after a hearty breakfast courtesy of the hotel, and the best cinnamon rolls on the planet. What a brilliant discovery those things are. We didn't realise that the main road was actually part of the national park, and you had to pay to even go on the road. But, turns out that the road was the best part of it! It was quite hard to capture the grandeur of it all on camera in the park, but the view from the road leading up to it was fantastic.
Just when we thought we'd seen enough rocks, there were more. Each place we've seen has been quite different though. It was quite busy here, and shuttles are compulsory in summer in the park due to the number of vehicles, but we got to drive the best part so it was OK.
After leaving Zion, we headed for Las Vegas - about 2 1/2 hours away. Shortly after leaving the park we came across a town called Virgin, where it's illegal to NOT own a gun. It's a small town, about 500 people, and had a brilliant sign saying "Virgin - New and Used Books". Except that the "Books" part was obscured by a truck, so it was just "Virgin - New and Used". The mind boggles.
We arrived in Vegas late afternoon, and checked in to the biggest bargain of the century, Bally's. Right smack in the middle of the Strip, next to Paris and across from the Bellagio, this hotel is a bargain! Not flash, and not themed like most other Vegas hotels, but cheap and clean and huge rooms. And you can't beat the location - highly recommend for those on a budget! We went for a wander that night before heading to bed for our first sleep-in in ages.
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