Thursday, 20 November 2014

The Grand Canyon!

Whoohoo!
11th November 2013
Arizona, US
78.8 miles north of Flagstaff

Words are going to fail me and never do justice to this day so I'm simply attaching the photos to this post and letting them speak for themselves. Even then, it's just one of those places that will never have the same effect on you unless you are actually there to see it for yourself. Standing on the edge of one of the world's natural wonders with the wind in your face as you cautiously peer over the edge to see the Colorado river miles away below you is an indescribable experience. Everyone should visit the Grand Canyon.

Seasoned with Grandeur,

Jacob
Getting excited!
Super excited!
Some things make you feel like you can fly!










One of my all time favourite photos of this trip






















I thought this was cool. Different hiking routes with the recommended supplies needed. I would love to do some of these!
If you look closely you can see a pod-racer bottom left...I'm joking!

The raging and wild Colorado River literally miles below.









Now, that's a view...

The vastness is hard to comprehend






"Am I really here?"























Breath taking, right? It's about ten miles to the plateau on the other side.















































He, he! Now this was a surprise!




























Elk at an arms reach was such a cool, unexpected thing to see.
A few for my ever growing collection...

An experience that I'll never forget.




























Anyway, anybody else hungry now?


Oh, and here's a fantastic picture I thought I'd add...

The Grand Canyon from Space! Just bamboozical..

Thursday, 6 November 2014

I Cook in the Mojave Desert - Part 3

 Once again, it was time to be back on the road again. However, there was still more delicious stuff to make. Helen and I made pizzas for everyone! Absolutely fantastic fun!
 A little trick that Helen does with her pizza bases is lightly oiling the pans but also sprinkling a garlic powder mix on the oil. This gives the base that perfect, light and golden crispness. When it came to toppings Helen told me off for being stingy with the pepperoni. Apparently we were making American pizzas, not English pizzas... Ha, ha! 
 If you're looking at the photos and thinking that some of the pizzas look like they ballooned a bit, that's because they did... The first ones were obviously left the longest so the carried on rising a bit. That didn't stop them tasting just great however! 
 And don't get me started on Butterfingers, let alone the ice-cream version! Some things I wish I was never introduced to...oh, boy.
Butterfinger "candy" bar
 Dear Sullivan family, thank you so much for everything you did in my stay with you all. Hopefully it won't be too long until we get to all meet up again. If ever you fancy a break from the desert and want to cool off a bit, don't hesitate pay me a visit across the blue. God bless you all!

Seasoned with some Californian sunshine,

Jacob





The pecan dessert from Part 1 with pumpkin pie
ice-cream.




Absolute deliciousness! We did a sausage pizza too. (right middle)

Double deep pan!






























"To glorify my Savior, Jesus Christ, the Creator 
of the universe and spread further abroad His glorious gospel." - Yours Truly