Viva Las Vegas

Hello from Las Vegas. We have been to the strip, and I’ve gambled away my $2 in the penny slots.

We left Foothills West in Casa Grande on Saturday morning and made our way to Bullhead City. Karen found a county park right on the Colorado River which afforded us a great place to stay for two days. We drove across the river to Laughlin for dinner and introduced Rod and Karen to the joys of an In N Out burger and fries.

On Sunday, we drove to the little old mining town of Oatman to see and feed the burros that tromp up and down the street looking for carrots and feed. Oatman is a little like Tombstone; complete with the shoot ‘em up showdown on Main Street, but we quite enjoyed ourselves. We ducked into a little place for a cup of coffee only to encounter a gentleman singing and playing his guitar. I couldn’t resist buying his CD even though I have never heard of him.

On Monday, we covered about 100 miles to settle in at the Famcamp at Nellis AFB. We are in overflow which means we have no hookups, but it is working out just fine since we came in with water and empty tanks. The Spragues are pleased with the performance of their newly added second solar panel, and our generator works just fine. There are warm and clean showers with lots of hot water.

Karen had never seen Las Vegas, and it has been years since Rod was here, so they have walked and gawked for hours on end. We tried to get tickets to see Mama Mia, but they were outlandishly expensive so we passed. Ken and I didn’t spend as much time downtown, but we could see some changes from when we were here last time – which was when Brian and Sheila lived here around 2000.

Jeff and Bev Schuler are going to visit Keith and Janet this Saturday. Bev has been in Washington DC this week for a nursing conference, and Jeff is joining her today. Bev wants lobster so it is lobster and wine at the Kirkwoods on Saturday. Keith and Janet live quite close to where Jeff and Bev lived right after he finished college and was active duty in the army for a while. They haven't seen Janet and the girls since Brian and Sheila's wedding. I think Keith has been in San Jose since then. Wish we could join them.

We are headed out of here either today or tomorrow, depending on the weather in southern Utah, to stay in the St. George area for a day or two to take a look at Bryce and Zion if we can get close. We have a friend, Joan Schultz, from our days in California who lives in Ivans, which is next door to St. George, so we will make it a point to see her.

……..I just got online and the weather looks fine up ahead so we will go!

Ciao