Phoenix weather still in the triple digits during the day, but the sun sets earlier now. Strange to feel that it is "late" at 7:30pm.

The Grand Canyon was suitably big, red, and deep. Oodles of European tourists trotting around in their fashionable pedal-pushers and soccer shoes. And several busloads of Chinese tourists gawping at the canyon and brandishing chic digital cameras.

Flagstaff was fun. Crunchy granola college mountain town with cool evenings. Downtown apparently takes leave of sanity each weekend whilst NAU students bond over excessive drinking. I don't think we had a decent meal once while there, although there are loads of cute places. Disappointing, but still a good weekend.

And now, laundry and Agatha Christie before bed.