Early in the month of October, we were given a four-day weekend as a break from college. I love all these small little breaks from college as you can make them exciting by planning trips. We don’t have quite so many back home in Ireland. So a few friends and I decided that we’d head on another road trip, but instead of heading to Niagara falls and Canada we would head to the west side of the states.

On Friday the 7^th of October, the five of us as well as a separate group of four headed on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona with spirit airlines. We left West Lafayette late in the afternoon and headed to O’ Hare to start our big adventure. When we arrived, it was too late to go exploring, it was practically the following day so we decided to head to our first hotel of the trip in Phoenix.

We woke quite early the following day, however, it didn’t seem to be early enough as it took absolute ages to get to The Grand Canyon! We drove for a good while and reached Flagstaff when we found ourselves being peckish enough for a meal. We stopped in Walmart in Phoenix before driving off to stock up on some much-needed road trip snacks. In Flagstaff, we stopped at this nice restaurant where we all filled our stomachs. I opted for a burger and a side of sweet potato fries of course which was delicious. Soon after, we hit the road again for another hour and a half when we reached The Grand Canyon.

By the time we arrived at The Grand Canyon Village and it was almost Sunset so it really felt like we wasted a day driving around and traveling so we decided that we would wake up early the next day to see Horseshoe bend which is another viewpoint in the Grand Canyon. Luckily enough, the sunset allowed us to take some absolutely stunning photos. We still haven’t managed to look at each other’s photos properly despite the trip taking place almost a month ago!