Day 4
We woke up poorly rested after sleeping on the rock bed. So we managed to pack up pretty early and head over to the Grand Canyon lookout. We didn't stay too long but it was well worth the journey. I hadn't seen it since I was 3 years old so it felt like the first time. It's definitely something that needs to be experienced in person - such a vast, quiet, peaceful space millions of years in the making. I took tons of pictures, despite knowing they would never do it justice.
Due to lack of time we decided to bypass Vegas and Death Valley, so we drove straight through to LA. We finally arrived around sunset, and Kyle was hit with the sudden inspiration to put on some Creedence, go to In & Out Burger and get some white russians a la The Big Lebowski. Sadly we never got around to the latter two.
Our first stop was Jina's family's house. She showed up at their doorstep unannounced, first going in solo. Lisa managed to catch her dad's surprise on camera but aside from that we just assumed they were excited behind the scenes. The rest of us went in shortly after, and her parents and brother were incredibly kind in letting us swim in the condo complex pool, letting us take some much-needed showers, and even picking up some Carl's Jr. for dinner. I'd never had their massive burgers but after driving all day having eaten only a Subway sandwich and our stash of snacks, it was very satisfying.
They sent us off with lots of fruit and water before we moved on to Lisa's friends' place. We didn't arrive til about 1am, but the three roommates - Jen, Juan, and Lori - were still up watching part 6 of a Nightmare on Elm Street marathon. We stayed up to watch the second half, which was entertaining for the horrendous acting and bad gimmicky effects made for the 3D version.
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