20th May 2011

The sun was hotter yesterday than we thought and this morning my feet and ankles look like I'm wearing a pair of red socks - whoops!

6th September 2010

After a hot night at the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley - I don't think the temperature dropped below 100 deg F (thank goodness for air-conditioned hotel rooms!) - we visited Badwater, the lowest point in the Western hemisphere, on our way to Las Vegas today.

5th September 2010

We drove to Death Valley today and it was hot! According to the car gadgetry, temperatures peaked at 116 deg F - that's over 46 deg C for those who prefer metric.