so I think that without a shadow of doubt.. we are NOT city folks.. I think we found Vegas fun for about .. maybe an hour.. and then it was just tooo many people, and pushy salesman.. amazing place, but pleased to be not there.. The shopping is amazing.. would like to have seen a show, but maybe next time.. Likewise, the Grand Canyon.. next time.. time is against us, so the whole days drive to get out there and back wasn't available. Does mean we have quite a bit of "unfinished business" here.. including.. and have a go with a number of machine guns.. yep, for $50US you can have a blast with an old Thompson 45 or an MP40 (WW2 German) or even an Uzi.. if you prefer a belt fed cannon, that is available too.. of course the ubiquitous AK47 is on the line as well. Only in the US! and probably appropriate that Vegas is the place for it.
Having found a glass of wine hard to find in Utah.. we half expected a line of liquour stores just over the "state line" but no.. however, in Vegas no problem.. even went past a guy chatting with a couple about the "stuff I'm giving you is really pure" on the street .. didn't seem to be too worried about being covert!
Were a little reluctant to leave Zion.. but did.. and of course headed for Vegas.. on the way checked out the Kolob Canyon on Zions Eastern rim.. then hit the Interstate and blasted South in to Vegas.. Found a cheap Motel.. ($US43) actually cheaper than the camp ground, and it was really good.. clean, airconditioned, breakfast included, all the filter coffee you could drink, and right at one end of the "strip" as Las Vegas Boulevard is called.
Warmish... actually hit 38 degrees as we approaced the city.. over 100 F... so we hid in the airconditioned room till the sun was almost down then went for a walk.. it certainy is amazing to see that there is almost no "darkness" at night on the "strip" and the almost continuous line of expensive helicopters passing overhead on a racetrack pattern around the city is someting else. We did pass one the airports where the line up of private jets is also something to see.. We wondered just "who" was in town.. I think Cher was playing at one of the places, and there was a Donny and Marie show on.. one of the America has Talent winners.. Terry Frator.. ventriloquist had heaps of screen adverts going.. along with a number of Cirque de Solei (spelling!!!!).
So.. now.. we are just outside th Sequoia Nat Park in Ca.. having had a relatively hassle free drive here.. past Edwards AFB.. nothing to be seen other than a tanker landing.. and through a few arid looking mountain ranges.. along Interstate 15 (fast) and then finally up 65 I think which got to be pretty slow.. anyway.. at a nice quiet RV park.. actually, not so quiet, as there are hundreds of woodpeckers here.. funny little birds.. I thought they'd be bigger.. and the "clunk clunk" they make actually sounds painful .. they must have thick skulls. the line of holes in the trees looks like someone was bored (haha) and went mad with a 10mm drill.
Dinner.. some of a whole roast chook.. potato salad. and local Chardonnay.. and as there is plenty for tomorrow, at about 24$US.. pretty cheap.. oh.. we splashed out in Vegas for dinner and went to a posh joint.. called.. Denny's.. oh well!
RK news.. now that we have hit the road again.. a sad and tyred (oh I'm good!) looking coyote, one small deer and a fresh and "just having a wee nap" looking racoon.. of course there were one or two usa's.. but owing to the topography, and speed of the trafic, I would have expected more.. they must be getting wise! camera had a rest day.. mostly.. too busy driving.. and Ali doesn't like using it. I'msure some of you will be pleased at the slowdown of photos.. and you would be impressed to see us go through them one at a time and go "keep? delete? keep? delete? we junk a heap of shots.. digital photography is a wonderful thing.. B-)
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