Elopement Video #10 - Grand Canyon - FINALLY

So, here we are after yet another attempt and descent (that I did NOT bother capturing on video) - - at the majestic Grand Canyon.... It is a sight to behold - - but I must admit I like walking it by foot even better and look forward to the day I hike down again to the bottom of the Canyon and touch the cool water of the Colorado River.

By the way, my sister Sylvia remarked after seeing these videos that her brother-in-law is a lawyer for aviation crashes and says that tourist helicopter cases are many due to them not keeping the 'birds' up to par, maintenance-wise.

Good thing I didn't know that going in or I may have not booked it to begin with...yikes!

Elopement Video #8 - Helicopter Ride - TAKE 2

Did I mention that I am scared of heights???

So guess what...? This is our 2nd foray into the air about a half hour later - - after dumping some fuel. You see me make the sign of the cross at one point in this video - - I think Patrick's face shows it all = = we smile nervously but then turn somber because the truth is we were thinking, "We are gonna DIE!!"

Elopement Video #7 - The Helicopter - TAKE 1

Part of our deciding to elope in Las Vegas was so that we could have one of our beloved road trips (P and I love our roadtrips) and to also take our first helicopter ride ever on a trip to the Grand Canyon.

After already having our first helicopter taken away from us after mechanical delays we finally start to go up in the air an hour after schedule. Bad thing was 3 minutes later we went straight back down..evidently someone was lying about their weight and we had more weight than the original calculated weight of the 6 passengers and captain - plus a full tank of fuel.