Grand Papillon now!

After breakfast we really didn't want to wait till 2pm to do the helicopter tour at Papillon Grand Canyon tours. They were so nice to change it for us to 10:15 am! After watching safety regulations for three different choppers we had to go to the Next waiting room. Until they finally called us out get in a heli by four people. Amazing view of the Grand Canyon! Amazing! Crappy music on headphone though...inter spliced with Dutch explanations about the canyon and the native Americans. After about half an hour we were on our way again and had the chance to go see the Sun Crater Volcano. We took a shortcut through Kaibab National Forest on a hardened forest road, the NF-9150. Piece and quiet among the trees (if you turn off your engine) but there was still some traffic: Hunters with buggies driving around for game! We got back to the civilization on highway 89 and went to visit the Wupatki National Monument: several ruins of native American pueblos in Box Canyon. After that we had a nice picnic up in the mountains with a panoramic view of the Painted Desert. Following that route we came through Coconino forest into volcanic landscapes with the old Sunset Crater in the middle, climbing prohibited... It was already 4pm, so we Stopped the sightseeing and went back to the highway, all the way to Laughlin, a smaller version of Las Vegas. The three hour drive went pretty smooth as I followed to other mad driver at an average of 85 mph! I even passed a 100 mph with these race maniacs. We only saw a highway patrol car once while I was driving 90 but he wasn't interested! And all that on a highway with a 75 mph speed limit, go figure!... We arrived at 7:15pm in Laughlin where the temperatures rose to 101 Fahrenheit (38 Celsius)!!! We checked in at the Aquarius Casino Resort, had some lunch, and took a stroll on the strip. Piece and quiet in miniature Vegas... Good sleeping too. And tomorrow off to LA