Las Vegas...another awesome trip winding down

I forgot to post this blog at the end of our Spring 2018 trip....so about a year late....

Mar 20     Laughlin - Las Vegas RV Resort       92 miles       1 hour 45 minutes

We're back at the Las Vegas RV Resort. We really like it here. $229 for one week. It gives us time to clean and possibly polish the rv before putting it back in storage and heading home.

Joe's brother Noah and his family drove in from Phoenix today. They stopped by for a visit and we all went to the Rio for dinner. We haven't been there in years and the kids wanted to eat crab. Kind of expensive $32.95 but we figure, hey let's treat ourselves. When we got there we found out, to get the seafood it would cost another $20...what a ripoff!

We were already there and decided to pay for two seafood upgrades and four regular dinners. Was good because we would get plates of seafood and put it on the table so everybody could eat. The wait staff didn't say anything and everybody got their share of the goods. Was a pretty good buffet but I don't think we'll be going back anytime soon.

Mar 21

We went to Sam's Town this morning to enter the blackjack tournament. This was a first for Noah. I didn't place but Joe won 4th place and Noah got 8th. Not bad, at least they got their money back.

We had lunch at the buffet at Sam's Town. Was pretty good, cost was $10 each. We ended up spending a lot of time eating and talking story with Noah and Manu while Noah boy and Laola went to the arcade. At home we're all so busy , we don't have time to just sit and talk story so it was a nice visit. They check into a house today in Summerlin and they have other family coming in for the Monster Jam so they'll be busy for the next few days.










Mar 22

Very lazy day but for dinner we drove out to Summerlin where Noah and his family are staying. We picked up pizza at Biaggios. Was very good. The house was nice with a pool, hot tub and a pool table. So something for everyone. We swam for most of the evening. By the time we got home it was after 10 pm. That's late for us old futs.

Noah Boy & Joe

Noah, Joe, and Laola

Mar 24

We took a ride out to Blue Diamond near Red Rock Canyon to see a cactus farm called Cactus Joe's. I just wanted to look around. We didn't buy anything but they got a lot of stuff.

Seafood Hot Pot

After that we drove to Orleans Casino to meet dad and Uncle Mike. We went to Gold Coast Casino for lunch at the Noodle Exchange. Was real good. Dad ordered the combination seafood hot pot with tripe on the side. He really, really enjoyed it. We all had some soup, had plenty to share. I think we ate for 1 1/2 hours.

Salt & Pepper Shrimp

Hot tub time

In the evening after dinner, we went to the pool and hot tub. It was kind of cold and windy but was still nice to soak.










Mar 25

We finally stayed home and cleaned the rv. I gave the inside a good cleaning and Joe polished one side. We've been putting it off, so it's nice to have a clean house.

We're trying to eat up all our food. For dinner I made soba salad and used up some eggs, zucchini, and a block of tofu. Cooked some broccoli and Joe grilled some sweet potato and fish marinated in ginger and miso. I buy the fish from Trader Joe's, so good. Turned out to be a lot of food but we ate almost everything.

Mar 26

We picked up dad and Uncle Mike and went to 808 HMP for lunch. As always, the food was greaat. Then we dropped them off at Golden Nugget where they'll be staying for the next few days.

We met Noah, Manu and the kids at the buffet at Sam's Town. We're kind of tired of eating at buffets but this is the best place for the kids. The buffet here is actually pretty good and it was nice to hang out and talk story with Noah and Manu.

Mar 27     Las Vegas RV Resort - Henderson     5 miles     20 minutes

Dad & Uncle Mike 

Today we put the RV in storage and checked in at Fremont Casino and Hotel. We normally don't stay here but dad got us comp rooms for our last four nights, we're so grateful. They're still at Golden Nugget so easy to get together. For dinner, we went to the seafood buffet at Fremont. Of course, I had my share of crab!











Mar 30

Last day in Las Vegas. We spent the last few days just cruising, gambling, and eating...too much! Because we met up with family and friends a lot, we overate a lot. If we lost any weight during our RV trip we definitely gained it back during the last ten days.

Sportsbook at The Cal

Our flight was scheduled to leave Vegas at 615pm. We had to put the car in storage and catch a cab to the airport, so we planned on leaving Fremont at 2pm. Everything went smoothly. Got the car stored and arranged for Lyft to take us to the airport. This was the first time for us using Lyft and it turned out pretty good. The fare was under $20. This is half the price of a cab.

When we checked in we found that the flight was delayed and is now leaving at 730pm.  We were so upset because it was only 330pm and now we had a four hour wait. After checking in we sat and I started checking my phone, only to find an email sent at 1147am advising us of the delay. What a babooz! We had an early dinner, watched part of a basketball game, and I gambled a bit.

IN CLOSING.....another awesome RV adventure has come to an end. We finally made it to the Coachella Valley and explored Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, Indian Wells, Palm Desert, and the surrounding areas. We put 718 miles on the RV and have memories to last a lifetime.