Las Vegas RV Resort
As we made our way through the HOT desert once again (are we crazy or what?), we had to traverse the mountains one more time. The Virgin River Gorge is no joke, especially when towing our 30 ft. trailer – wowzer!!! Slow and steady is the name of the game. Our ears began to clog once more! It wouldn’t be long before we got to the other side, and we’d be able to hear each other again– LOL!!!
Vegas – here we come….
It bears repeating that this desert heat is no joke…. setting up after arriving in 108-degree heat was NO FUN…..but………being here is just what the doctor ordered….Our besties Jon and Becky Harry, along with Dino in tow, made their way from Huntington Beach, CA to spend a weekend with us!!!!! Can’t tell you how happy we were to see them….. We spent the weekend eating, drinking, laughing, chatting, and staying cool inside – LOL!!!
Other friends from SoCal, Joe and Donna, passing through Sin City met us for a very enjoyable dinner.
This leg of our adventures brought us to Vegas for Donna’s High School reunion. She graduated from a DOD school in Subic Bay, Philippines. Her father RAdm. Shelton was the CO of the base and Commander of US Naval Force Philippines during their 3-year time there. Every so often, someone decides to have an all-school reunion (classes were very small) and this year it happened to be in AUGUST – in VEGAS – where it’s HOTTER than hell…. What happens in Vegas – stays in Vegas – a good time was had by all for sure!!!
It was SO awesome to see so many old friends and make some new ones.
Part of the reunion was a double decker bus tour, through the streets of Vegas and the famous Fremont Street. We had an absolute blast!! We all felt like we were back in high school – whooping and hollering at people walking on the streets. A trip to Vegas is never complete unless you visit Fremont Street. Because we didn’t get to spend much time the night before while on the bus tour, we just HAD to go back and experience it firsthand. It’s a crazy place with things you may or may not want to see–
LOL!!! Some things you can’t “unsee”!!!!
After all the trips we made to Vegas or through Vegas in the past, we never visited the Hoover Dam. Although it was another brutally HOT day, we made the trek to see the amazing Dam!!!
While we were at the dam Mike, wearing his USS Oak Ridge hat met another sailor Brian, he was on the ship a few years after. They exchanged sea stories of drydocking submarines from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and took a picture.
“Hotter than Hells Pepper Patch”……………………………………………………………………………………………