Las Vegas, USA

I have spent the last few ays here in Las Vegas. I spent yesterday at Hoover Dam and went on a cruise on Lake Mead. I joined a tour as Angie worked yesterday..I was the oly person who was not an old aged pensioner! Nonetheless I had a good day. Angie dropped me off at one of the casinos on her way to work at 7am - I was shocked to see how many people were still gambling from the night before. My tour started at 10am, so I had a couple of hours to kill. I quickly found out that besides gambling there is not much to do - there was no nice cafes, no parks outside, nowhere to sit and spend time not money!

Ialso broke my watch a week ago, and have managed to survive without it..but there are no clocks in the casinos, so I was constantly checking on the time with punters and the like.

I have attached a couple of photos. One is the group of people I met and spent a week with in Fiji. I have never travelled with such a nice bunch of people, it made Fiji the special place it was..
The second photo is a re-enactment of the rollarcoaster ride Angie and I went on... I informed Angie when we were strapped in, that I didn't really like heights or rollarcoasters, and apologies in advance if I screamed... During the course of the ride I was too scared and felt to sick to even scream....that worried her! Here is our re-enactment photo...

Ngaira

Las Vegas, USA

Viva Las Vegas...

Hi guys,

I flew from Nadi, Fiji to Los Angeles and then onto Las Vegas last night. It felt really wierd because I spent the day in Fiji (shopping and lounging by the pool) then caught a flight at 10pm that night. I flew for 10 hours and landed the same day at 1.30pm - so I had ANZAC day twice...I need to think about doing this again when it is my birthday.....:-)

My friend Angie picked me up from the airport and we headed straight into the Strip (3miles of casinos) for a bite to eat. We went into two Casinos. One called New York New York and the other MGM. They were amazing, the MGM had two lions in a perspex showcase just sitting around (and this is in the middle of a casino). We had mexican for dinner, and then headed out to check out central park....Maybe I dont need to go to New York for real now (just joking!). Thats when Angie and I saw the rollarcoaster. So we both went on, I felt like I was going to die..literally! I am such a scardy cat - but it did a loop and we went upside down...I have not been on a rolarcoaster for many, many years...

Angie has a really nice place, and I even get my own room - I am staying here a week then heading to New York. Angie doesn't work wednedays so we are spending the day together today, and then I am heading out by myself for thursday and friday then we are going to the Grand Canyon for the weekend!

I am looking forward to some American wild West time... try and get in a cowgirl ride..

As I suspected my mobile is no longer working, but I have asy internet acccess, so drop me a line if you need

Lots of Love
Ngaira
xxx

Nadi, Fiji

I have had an awesome week around Fiji - travelling with a company called Feejee Expreience. I have trekked through rainforests, been tubing down a swollen rivers rapids, met a village cheif and had kava! I spent a night on Beachcomber Island and went snorkelling and parasailing for the first time..what a blast!!

I am flying out this evening to LA, with a direct flight onto Las Vegas, where i am being me by a friend Angie. I am dubios as to whether I will have mobile reception - USA having a different system...but you never know!

Still no news about the job...no news is good news!

See you all soon

Ngaira

xx

Suva,Fiji

Hi guys,

or BULA!!!

I am in Fiji. Have endured sun and rain. Went trekking through the rainforest yesterday and a bit of tubing down the river and two small sets of rapids!!!

Am having a great time. I have text message capacity on my mobile - so anything urgent, send me a text. Probably wont have this in the US - as they are on a different mobile setup.

Best run

Ngaira

Glenbrook, Australia

Currently enjoying my last night in Australia. I have had a really busy couple of weeks, and have really enjoyed having a relaxing Easter weekend before I fly out tomorrow.

I finished up work at Calvary on Holy Thursday, had a tennis lesson, then dinner with the parents. I got up early on Good Friday for a breakfast to welcome back Nik Keeling (supposed to have flown back in from the Solomon Islands), however he was missing in transit somewhere between Honiara and Brisbane. We had a lovely breakfast without him, I then madly packed my stuff beore driving from Canberra to Sydney in the afternoon.

I am staying with Virginia's parents in the lower Blue Mountains. We had a great easter saturday with a long walk along the Nepean River and a spot of shopping in Penrith. We got up early on Easter Sunday and attended a dawn service overlooking the city of Sydney...spectacular. We had an easy day before heading into the city to watch the Brumbies vs Waratah's Super 14's game....sadly the brumbies lost...

Today we climbed the Harbour Bridge....amazing.

Okay - flying to Fiji in the morning then the states..will try and log in from there.

looking forward to heading back to the UK....
Sad to leave so many wonderful people here in Aus..
Exciting times ahead...
Ngaira