Last Day in Vegas

Lauren, Natalie and Brian have taken off for Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon. They tried to get on a helicopter tour but they were all booked out for the Easter weekend, so they settled on a bus tour - it makes a long day, with a 5:45am start and an estimated return time of between 8 and 10pm, but they were keen to see the canyon.

Meanwhile, the more mature members of the group did another day on the Vegas strip, with excursions to and through most of the major casinos and their mandatory shopping centres.  We managed to add to the retail sales of a few of the shoe stores, and had a great morning people watching and strolling the strip.

The afternoon was spent in getting the motorhome from the agency in Las Vegas, and taking it back to the KOA campground adjacent to Circus Circus where we are staying.  The maiden voyage was Captained by Brian, and apart from one wrong turn, the drive was without incident.  I must say that the RV is even bigger than we imagined it to be.  It has a full separate double bedroom with a slideout, a bunk room with a slideout, and a lounge room slideout.  It has heaps of room for all four of us, and it will be extremely comfortable.  It measures 34ft (almost 11m) in length, and it is wide enough so that it takes up almost an entire lane of most of the roads. It is very well equipped and fully air conditioned, which I am guessing we will be thankful for as we head into the deserts of Arizona.  The temperature is already aproaching 90 degrees, but after the cold and snow in New York we are not complaining.

A few quiet ales before bedtime rounded off what has been a great three days in Sin City.  We all agree that this place has lots more to offer the vistor than just gaming.  People watching alone is enough entertainment for us, and the cheap food and drinks are a bonus.  We may even come back again one day.

The juniors arrived back at around 10:30pm, thoroughly exhausted but having had a great day - they even got hailed on at the Grand Canyon, but they loved the expeience and were in awe of  Hoover Dam and the Canyon. Their only real negative was that the driver of the bus wanted to stop every hour or so for a food break - he was probably on a deal with the outlets.

Tomorrow is exit day from Vegas.  Lauren, Natalie and Brian W head for a couple of days in San Francisco, and we are headed south into Arizona and then on to Texas.  We can't wait.