Sunday, April 18, 2010

Westward Ho--Spring 2010--Day 40

Viva Las Vegas! We woke up Sunday to the sound of gun fire. Don & Steve were out in the desert trying out Steve's new rifle. I quickly got dressed, grabbed my Henry Repeating Rifle and joined them. After expending a few rounds we loaded up our coaches to head out. The Terra's returned to their home in Southern California and the Leith's and us headed for Las Vegas. We arrived at the Oasis RV Park on the far south end of Las Vegas around 1:00pm on Sunday. After getting settled in and hooked up we relaxed awhile before heading to the Southpoint Hotel/Casino for their buffet dinner. The promoters of the Baker to Vegas race provide each of the RV Volunteers with a voucher for the Sunday night buffet at the Southpoint. The six of us (Leith's, Anderson's and Stone's) were joined by Ray and Glenda Roe for dinner.

Afterwards only Vicki, Glenda and I wanted to keep going so as everyone else returned to their respective coaches the three of us headed for downtown Las Vegas. I'm always amazed at the changes that have taken place in between our visits to this town. I've always preferred to spend my time in the downtown area than out on the "strip" (Las Vegas Boulevard). This year we saw many changes in the different casino's that are down there with the biggest change at the Golden Nugget and the Gold Coast. Both of these casino's have added space by moving into portions of the old Pioneer Casino, which has been closed for many years. Additionally, the Golden Nugget has added a third tower of rooms for their guest.

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