Happy New Year!

We set our alarm clock to make sure we made it to the Grand Canyon in time for the sunrise.  What a way to bring in the new year!

So awesome to see -even though the temperature was 0 degrees and that was after the sun came up!  We had no hats or gloves so we could only stay out for short periods of time.

Maybe our next visit here we will take a mule ride down to the bottom . . . when it's much warmer!

On our way to Hoover Dam!

Views from the Memorial Bridge

Thought we might go through Las Vegas, but changed our minds.  Not soon enough - we were in stopped traffic or less than 10 mph for over two hours.  Yep, we're back in California!!!

We got back to Marina del Rey around 8:30 p.m. and we were exhausted.  Very thankful for the safe travel and all the amazing sights we saw on the trip.  And I am very thankful to have my car in California!!!  Woohoo!!!

We had to wait until Jan 2nd to pick up Walter.  We were so happy to have him back!!!  Here's a picture after his bath