Tripometer – 10,162 mi
Gas Gauge – 788.351 gal
Location – Circus Circus RV Park, Las Vegas, NV
Lodging – $41
Cans of OFF – 4
Dave arrived in Las Vegas this morning on an 8:00am flight. He’s been awake since about midnight Las Vegas time to get here. No Rest! You can rest when you’re dead! As soon as Dave got situated in the trailer we took off. Dave has only visited Las Vegas once before, an overnight stay as he travelled through. This visit we need to introduce him to this city properly!
We spent most of the day travelling from casino to casino checking out the various attractions at each. We spent time at Bellagio, Caesar’s Palace, Venetian, Treasure Island, Wynn, Harrah’s and probably a couple of others throughout the day. While moving at a fairly good pace for most of the day we didn’t cover nearly as much of Las Vegas as we wanted. With this in mind we booked a third night at Circus Circus before we move on.
Long before we got to Las Vegas we did some research to find a good gourmet buffet for our big meal in town. The Bellagio has apparently long been known for just that. We took the car back to the RV park, gussied ourselves up (as well as one can in a trailer), and called an Uber to the Bellagio. When purchasing our meals the cashier asked if we would like to add unlimited drinks from the bar for $14.95. Not being ones to argue with a good straightforward economic windfall, we all purchased the drink ticket. The food was absolutely worth the price, but not as gourmet as we had hoped. The unlimited bar did, however, live up to expectations. We all left the buffet talking a bit louder and walking a bit less straight.
The rest of the evening, up until a bedtime of almost 4am, was spent walking Las Vegas leering at the spectacle that is this city on a Friday night when the temperature is nice. By the time his head hit the pillow, Dave had been up for 28 hours straight. Tomorrow is going to be rough. The last thing we saw before we closed the trailer door is the Circus Circus neon sign staring down at us.
We all should have swallowed a quart of water and two aspirins before we went to sleep tonight… but noooo…
That first day in Vegas was an absolute blur. Had a blast though and it was well worth the toll we paid the following day. Really should have had that water and aspirin….