Easter Sunday in Las Vegas is the same as every other day. The Casino was in full flight by 8am when we ventured down for breakfast, with the punters filling machines with greenbacks and sucking on cocktails and spirits. I can't quite relate to that, but maybe some of them are still out from Saturday night. That I can relate to.
We spent the morning getting ready to go, buying last minute provisions, and saying goodbye to the three departing members of our party. We started with nine, reduced to seven after New York, and now we are four again heading for another three weeks trekking the highways and byways of the US.
The first leg of the journey was captained by Rod, who drove out of Vegas and about 100 miles south to Kingman Arizona. There was plenty of traffic leaving Vegas after the long weekend, but as we poked along at 65 miles an hour they whizzed past. We don't care about speed. We are tortoises who will get there eventually. After a great late lunch, we decided that Kingman was far enough for the day. The next decent RV park is at Desert Edge in Phoenix - another three hours, and we don't fancy pulling in around 7pm on day 1 and then having to set ourselves up for the first time.
We managed to find the essentials for the trip - an esky, some stubby holders, wine glasses, beer and wine and a gas BBQ. We also got some food as an afterthought.
The campground at Kingman had plenty of vacancies - and the staff were extremely helpful. We were shown to a pullthrough site and were set up in no time - power and water hooked up, air conditioning going strong, beds made and gear stowed in the lockers. We headed for and found spotlessly clean amenities, and the most charming little gazebo area which provided plenty of shade for a late afternoon debriefing. There was even a great herb garden next door to the office area which the girls raided.
There is something really familiar about being on tour together. It has been three years since our last trip through the US, but it fits like an old pair of shoes, and we are thoroughly relaxed now that we know the RV is up to scratch and we can handle it through the traffic.
Life is Good.
Great to have spoken to you all yesterday, you all look in fine spirits(!) and despite all that eating do not appear to have put on any weight. Must be the heat there, perhaps you are sweating off all those extra kilos. Talking about Roy Rogers with his horse Trigger, it has been driving me mad trying to remember the song he use to sing right at the end. It all brings back fond memories of the Saturday afternoon matiness which I think cost 6 pence, a lot of money way back then. Spoke to Peter last night, he has 37 days to go, but not counting. Told him to get on your blog, knowing Peter he will not have the problem I had trying to log in. I have it down to a fine art now. HAVE FUN
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