We awoke early this morning (early being about 4:45 am) when the sun cam up to
break down our camp site and start heading to Las Vegas. As we left the Grand Canyon National Park, we passed by several white-tailed deer and numerous elk. According to the GPS, it was only 4.5 hours to Las Vegas. Since we woke up so early, we knew we would have to kill some time before we would be able to check into our hotel. We stopped at Wal-m
art for our first oil change of the trip and it took forever. We killed some time by eating breakfast, exchanging books on tape at Cracker Barrel, and then strolled/meandered around Wal-mart. We did make one big discovery...the Wal-mart in Kingman, AZ sells liquor at half the price of regular liquor stores. After getting our car back, we continued on our way and crossed the Hoover Dam. They are in the process of building a huge bridge over the dam to divert traffic. (And just for you, Andrew, I took lots of pictures of the bridge construction!) We got to Las Vegas, checked into our hotel at the Bally's Casino and began exploring Las Vegas. We started with dinner 
at Le Village Buffet. They had a wide array of foods including Prime Rib, leg of lamb, roasted duck, snow crabs, and tons of desserts. All of the food was amazing. We then made our way to the strip to explore the city. We made sure the catch all of the free hotel shows (the fountains at the Bellagio, the volcano at the Mirage, and the pirate show at Treasure Island). We walked through all of the major hotels/casinos on the strip and Alan tried his luck at gambling in all of them. Needless to say, we are not rich yet. We tried to get chips as souvenirs for family and friends, but we quickly learned that you MUST cash in your chips before leaving the table. I, being the party pooper, needed sleep, so we headed back to the hotel. Alan continued to explore the night life of the city.
break down our camp site and start heading to Las Vegas. As we left the Grand Canyon National Park, we passed by several white-tailed deer and numerous elk. According to the GPS, it was only 4.5 hours to Las Vegas. Since we woke up so early, we knew we would have to kill some time before we would be able to check into our hotel. We stopped at Wal-m
art for our first oil change of the trip and it took forever. We killed some time by eating breakfast, exchanging books on tape at Cracker Barrel, and then strolled/meandered around Wal-mart. We did make one big discovery...the Wal-mart in Kingman, AZ sells liquor at half the price of regular liquor stores. After getting our car back, we continued on our way and crossed the Hoover Dam. They are in the process of building a huge bridge over the dam to divert traffic. (And just for you, Andrew, I took lots of pictures of the bridge construction!) We got to Las Vegas, checked into our hotel at the Bally's Casino and began exploring Las Vegas. We started with dinner 
at Le Village Buffet. They had a wide array of foods including Prime Rib, leg of lamb, roasted duck, snow crabs, and tons of desserts. All of the food was amazing. We then made our way to the strip to explore the city. We made sure the catch all of the free hotel shows (the fountains at the Bellagio, the volcano at the Mirage, and the pirate show at Treasure Island). We walked through all of the major hotels/casinos on the strip and Alan tried his luck at gambling in all of them. Needless to say, we are not rich yet. We tried to get chips as souvenirs for family and friends, but we quickly learned that you MUST cash in your chips before leaving the table. I, being the party pooper, needed sleep, so we headed back to the hotel. Alan continued to explore the night life of the city.Miles Traveled: 3035.1 miles
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