Day 7: Joshua Tree National Park - Lake Havasu

Today we're leaving California and head towards Arizona. We first stop at a Super-Walmart, which is like a combination of a grocery store, department store, pet store, pharmacy and body shop. After a year of being in the States the size of the store surprisingly doesn't even shock me anymore, but once I return home I'm sure I'll feel somewhat claustrophobic.   Afterwards we drive to Salvation Mountain, a huge art monument dedicated entirely to the Bible. It has been built by just one man, who has been living in his car in the middle of nowhere ever since his truck broke down in this exact spot a few decades ago. Today we also visit the first National Park during our trip: Joshua Tree. Dominated by these odd looking trees, which technically are flowers and only grow in this area and climate the orange tinted rock structures create a beautiful hiking spot. Tonight we set up camp at Lake Havasu. Most of us decide to go for a midnight swim - you can just float and enjoy a clear and beautiful view of the stary sky.