First Night in Vegas

It was actually about 7:50 AM when we pulled out of the resort - maybe ten minutes ahead of schedule. Our neighbor (Mike) came over to say a final farewell and to remind us he would be watching our site for us over the summer.

Our drive was as anticipated, with stops in Wikieup, AZ and Boulder City, NV for potty break and stretching:

 The entire drive only took us five and a half hours which had us arriving in Vegas at 1:20 in the afternoon. We quickly set-up on our ho-hum space and sent up the satellite so we could watch the Preakness race from Baltimore. It was a terrific race and our favorite - California Chrome - won to complete the second leg of the triple crown. We would sure like to see this horse go all the way to become the first triple crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. The horse is owned by two blue collar workers and was purchased for a mere $10K when nobody else wanted the horse. The partners have since turned down a $6 million offer for a share in ownership.

As mentioned, our site is just ho-hum and we are glad we are only here for one night. The space is on the end of a row and we step out our door onto the road that is alongside the rig:

At any rate, we made a trip down the street to the nearest casino - Boulders Station - and proceeded to make a (small) donation to them before coming home to get to bed early for today's drive.

Our drive today is the longest - 400 miles - of the entire trip. The good news is that it will be interstate highway the whole way to Heber, UT where we have a reservation in a nice state park - Deer Creek State Park. Our plan is to be on the road by 7 AM which should get us there sometime around 3 PM this afternoon.

See ya from Utah tomorrow AM...