Hoover dam and Area 15

 24th August 2022

Vegas

 Tuesday 23rd August 2022

So today we slept in to make up for the huge day of travel yesterday.  By the time we left the room it was basically time for lunch.  Headed out in the car and decided to go to Dennys at the south outlet mall.  Pulled up in the carpark and realised that Dennys wasn't even there but it was Chilli's.  That'll do as we were so hungry and just needed to eat. Went in and as I walked in the front door I saw 2 people sitting in the waiting area.  I then realised it was our friend Amy from Washington state.  I got the shock of my life as Bronte hadn't told me he organised her to meet us. Turns out Amy was already in Vegas visiting her good friend Susan.  Was so good to be surprised by this. Had a nice lunch and made plans to catch up at Susan's for dinner.  Home cooked ribs and Mac and cheese, how could you turn that down. 

We then went shopping at the outlet mall and bought some new CF training clothes and shoes from Reebok.  Then it was the first trip to Walmart in 3 years which did not disappoint.

Back to the Luxor for a freshen up and then to Susan and Mike's for dinner.  Such a yummy dinner and a couple of cold beers and a great chat and catch up with Amy. 

Left there after 10pm and decided to drive to Fremont St and do a lap of old Vegas before heading south along the strip back to the Luxor.  A few new things on the way including the Vegas Arch and Resorts World before being back at the Luxor for a well earned rest.  Another busy day planned for tomorrow as well as this horrid jet lag to get over. 

La after 3 long years

 Monday 22nd August 2022

Today we arrived into LA at around lunch time and it took a little while to get through customs but the longest wait was for our bags. Once the bags were sorted we hoped on the bus to the rental car place and went and picked up the rental.  Got a really nice car and hit the road.  We were travelling straight to Las Vegas and it was going to be a 5 hour trip.  We managed to make it to Vegas by about 10pm where we got something to eat and then went and checked into the Luxor.  We were both so tired due to being up for over 30 hours and a sleep was desperately needed.  Was certainly nice to be back after 3 years.