Quick Las Vegas trip

So we get 4 days off and Kathy says"let's go to Las Vegas",...and I say, "uh, okay" We have lunch here in Tucson and then made it to Las Vegas in time for dinner. The Texas Station Hotel and Casino had some good hotel rates so we stayed there for three nights, total was only $115. Yes it was cheap, and it was fairly nice, but it reinforced why we love our RV with our own bed. The drive on hwy 93 going to Las Vegas is such a nice scenic drive.

The drive down the hill on hwy 93 to Lake Mead is beautiful.

Our friends Herb and Christine took us on a tour of Lake Mead and Boulder City,a place everyone should visit.

I'm obviously still popular with the ladies, she hooked up with me right away.

The fish of Lake Mead are so friendly they come up to say hello and feed me.

More crazy sights from Sin City, Las Vegas. So many unusual people on Freemont Street, downtown!

We like to sit outside on The Strip and watch people as we enjoy our favorite beverage.

Las Vegas, Mt. Charleston - Feb. 2012

The end of the rainbow in the area between our RV site and the Rifle Range! Hopefully this means it will be our lucky year!  

My cousin trying to find a hat that is flashier than Bruce's - I think he accomplished his mission, LOL. Never a dull moment when you get Bruce and Harvey together!

Harvey, AKA Pimp Daddy

We took a day trip up to Mt. Charleston. Stopped for lunch at the Lodge, I had a yummy Ruben sandwich. We drove up up to the ski lift to check out the slopes. I wish I had a desire to try skiing but I just don't. It was fun watching others though.

Las Vegas - Here we come! Jan. 23 - 25, 2012

On the road again! Got Bruce's dad trained on getting mom into the compression boot and so here we go!!  We had decided to bring my car on this trip so Bruce's is driving the F250 and pulling the RV and I'm tagging along in my car. This should be interesting!!

Kiva RV Park - Tucumcari, NM

Our first night was in Tucumcari, NM at the Kiva RV Park. We'd stayed here before, just a basic park but had cable and great WiFi. We were in site #8 which was a very level pull through. They offered Good Sam's discount so not bad for $20.

I-40 with Flagstaff on the horizon.

Our second night was in Holbrook, AZ at the OK RV Park. We used our Good Sam card again so the rate was $25 plus tax ($27.53) The park was the typical desert setting, gravel with a few trees. Long pull through site #G11. My only complaint was they had a camper come in right next to us when the whole row was empty. Forgot to take pictures but we had a good excuse, temps drop into the 20s at night, they turn off the water at 7:30 pm and don't turn it back on until 10 am.

Sunset over Las Vegas

We got into Las Vegas around 3:30, we have the same site (#24) that we had last year at the Clark County Shooting Park.  Had a great reception from Linda and Phil, Vickie and Wade along with new neighbors, Sue and Jim, Terry and Pat. Other friends from last year stopped by later, Cindy and Jerry, Sharon and Mickey. It was great visiting with everyone. What a beautiful sunset we had our 1st night here!
This is our 3rd time to volunteer here and I guess this year they are actually going to have us do the hearing test and the lead blood test. Have our appointments for the tests on Monday. Looks like we are going to be Line Safety Officers this year. This should be interesting!

Las Vegas, Nevada - Las Vegas RV Resort - Week 1

Las Vegas RV Resort - Site 358

Feb. 8, 2009 (Sunday)
Up and onward. Headed for Las Vegas via 95 through the east side of California. Very barren empty land for hundreds of miles. Sure glad we didn’t have any mechanical problems on that stretch. Stopped in Needles for lunch - Bruce noticed that one of the trailer tires was split in the tread! A real miracle that it had not blown and that he saw it. He put on the spare and we made it into Vegas with any issue!  Shew!! Linda and Phil Slabaugh are here and were awaiting our arrival. We are in site 358, the row right behind them. Park looks the same as last year except a new sign with the new name - Las Vegas RV Resort.


Feb 9, 2009 (Monday)
Cool and cloudy, already missing the weather in the Rio Grande Valley!

Feb 12, 2009 (Thursday)
Went with Linda to Curves. Had a good workout! Going to try it a few times to see if I’ll stick to it.

Feb 14, 2009 (Saturday)
Went to a Doobie Brothers Concert at the Hilton. A fun concert, and as usual, a great time watching people. Didn’t know that there were so many old hippies still hanging out. Before the concert ate at the buffet at the Hilton, was good but not $19 worth.

Las Vegas, Nevada - Last Week

March 3, 2009 (Tuesday)
Linda and I went to Curves for our morning work-out. I’ve really enjoyed the work-out and Linda is a very sweet lady. We took Phil and Linda to the motorcycle shop, Arlen Ness Cycles. They allowed us to go through the customization shop where they work on the cycles. Even told us to sit on the cycles, which Phil was happy to oblige them.  Back to the park, spent a little time in the pool and it was wonderful! We took Phil and Linda to dinner at Ellis Island Casino, they have great steak dinners for only $7.99.

March 7, 2009
One last trip to the Strip before we leave. It seemed very crowded, especially considering that the economy is so bad. Penny slots were busy and most of the $1 were empty, guess people have just downsized what they gamble. Bruce did pretty good tonight, started out with $20 and he left with $50. I left them a $20, guess since we don't gamble big it's harder to win big. Headed back to Lawton tomorrow, missing family and friends!

Las Vegas, Nevada - Week 2

Feb 18, 2009 (Wednesday)
Went for our first night out on the Strip. Parked behind Imperial Palace and took several halls to get to the casino. Feared that we’d never find the pickup again but it is a great place to park, midway down the strip. Went over to the Caesars Palace. I love walking through the Forum Shops and also the La Salsa margaritas! Played some penny machines here and there, walked through the Fashion Mall, had dinner there, walked and played some more, lost some more. We were able to find the pickup and managed to get a blister on the bottom of my left foot. Guess that means we walked quite a bit! Weather is finally warming up some and forecast is for the week to continue warming!! Hurrah!

Feb 20, 2009 (Friday)
Yesterday Linda and I did my 4th visit to Curves, I'm really enjoying our workouts. Today we went running around with Phil and Linda. We went to In and Out Burger, they were so sweet and treated us since I’d helped Linda figure out her business card program. On to the Galleria Mall, Bruce got a haircut at Master Cut and they did a good job of it. Last stop was Costco, they are spoiling us, bought us sundaes while there.

Feb 23, 2009 (Monday)
Found a purple bike and just had to have it!