Arrived in Phoenix....

Hello Everyone.... I arrived in Phoenix, AZ at around 6PM last night (about 1am UK time!). It took nearly an hour to get through the customs (massive queues, plus a sniffer dog got rather interested in the bags of the woman in front of me...). As soon as I checked in to the hotel, I dumped my bags and headed straight into Phoenix. First impressions are good, although it was completely dead. Hardly anyone round, and those that were were all packed into Hooters (I didn't go in, it was too packed). I got back to the hotel at around 10pm and slept till 9 in the morning. Heading into Phoenix again now to explore properly, then being picked up from the airport at 6 to go to Flagstaff.

UPDATED - - - 11.25pm

I'm in Flagstaff!

Better update soon, but here's a few pics from today (click to embiggen)

Traditional Ian arrival - everything out of the bag and thrown everywhere. Works for me.

Outside Historic City Hall in Phoenix

Entrance to Historic City Hall

Historic City Hall

Building in downtown Phoenix, reflecting other buildings

Chase Building in Phoenix

The view from the airport in Phoenix

Packed...... ?

Everything is now in the rucksack and SOMEHOW.... I'm rather under weight! Though I'm sure I've forgotten something....

[x] Monkey
[x] Rucksack
[x] Daysack/Ramblesack (Thanks Richard)
[x] Penknife
[x] Sleeping Bag
[x] Thermarest
[x] Boots
[x] Shades
[x] Platypus
     Electrical gear:
      [x] Camera + Charger
      [ ] Tripod
      [x] Phone + Charger
      [x] Spare Phone
      [x] iPod
      [x] Earphones
      [x] Laptop + Charger
      [ ] Freeloader
[x] Clothes
[x] Buffs
[ ] Moneybelt
[x] Document holder thingy
[x] Duct tape
     Books:
      [x] Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
      [x] 1984 by George Orwell
      [x] Puckoon by Spike Milligan
      [ ] USA by Lonely Planet
[x] First Aid Kit


I need some sleep!

Packing

Im now at the pre-putting things in the rucksack stage. This basically consists of sitting next to the rucksack and assorted shite scattered around and procrastinating.







It seems to be going well

Checklist

[ ] Monkey
[ ] Rucksack
[ ] Daysack/Ramblesack
[ ] Penknife
[ ] Sleeping Bag
[ ] Thermarest
[ ] Boots
[ ] Shades
[ ] Platypus
     Electrical gear:
      [ ] Camera + Charger
      [ ] Tripod
      [ ] Phone + Charger
      [ ] Spare Phone
      [ ] iPod
      [ ] Earphones
      [ ] Laptop + Charger
      [ ] Freeloader
[ ] Clothes
[ ] Buffs
[ ] Moneybelt
[ ] Document holder thingy
[ ] Duct tape
     Books:
      [ ] Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
      [ ] 1984 by George Orwell
      [ ] Puckoon by Spike Milligan
      [ ] USA by Lonely Planet
[ ] First Aid Kit

Please note that packing has not started yet. This is a bad thing