Las Vegas Trip Report August 15-22, 2008

August 15 – Driving from Phoenix area to Las Vegas. We arrived at Hoover Dam approaching dusk. The cost to park was ridiculous ($7) but well worth it to view the Damn up close. Our daughter did not care for it much. Apparently she is terrified of heights.

I believe we arrived in Las Vegas around 7:00 PM. I had not been to Las Vegas since 1991, so I was not sure what to expect. The skyline definitely changed significantly. Our trusted Google map brought us right to our resort, Wyndham Grand Desert Resort.

I made several trips to the car to unpack. I was too cheap to pay the bell hops. Our accommodations were nice. We made a grocery list and I headed to a store called Von’s and to Jack in the Box for dinner. I found the store and picked up supplies for the week. There were only two checkout lines open. I was about eighth in line and there were at least 20 people behind me. It was ridiculous. Definitely all walks of life were out shopping on a Friday night.

Next stop Jack in the Box. I got my order and against my normal practices I checked the content. I was a sandwich short. I parked and walked inside where the quickly corrected the order. After dinner my son and I decided to go for a swim. Man that pool water was cold. We ended up chilling in the hot tub!

Although I was anxious to hit the tables I decided it would be best to stay put for the night. I thought I could kill time playing online. NOT! The internet at the resort sucked.

Rather than an uber post I will post one day at a time!

Play on!