Down Under?

If you read the last post, you may be wondering "What happened to Australia?" When I arrived at at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, There was only one seat going to Austraila. Guess what... that seat had my name written all over it. I won that seat. However, I gave the seat up to another soldier meating up with some buddies. There were personal reasons for me doing this. Reasons I wish not to mention here. I am in California and plan to leave tomorrow afternoon to get one step closer to my Australian destination.

For now, please enjoy these pictures I took today of the Grand Canyon.

What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas

I flew back to Louisville to lighten my luggage load and repack. I actually look forward to it so I could shower, watch the Superbowl, and head back out on my venture. However, we had to celebrate the Giants winning the big game as we sat on the runway in the plane. Due to incliment weather, the flight couldn't take off from Chicago. But I did make two new friends on the flight. Can you imagine being stuck on a plane with two unaccompanied minors, one 11 and the other 9? We had fun playing chess on my laptop and watching our aircraft be de-iced countless amounts of times.