Las Vegas
Before returning the rental, we stopped by the Shelby American Inc museum and build shop in Las Vegas. Carroll Shelby was an American race driver and entrepreneur who designed cars, specifically Cobra and Mustang performance cars.
Todd picked out his dream car, a 2012 50th Anniversary GT500 Super Snake (asking price 200K USD) . I said maybe on our 50th anniversary if they still have it in another 15 years !
After dropping off the rental, we took a cab to our “home” for the next week – The Mandarin Oriental located in the centre area of the strip. We were greeted with chocolate-dipped strawberries in our room.
After a week in the quiet areas of Death Valley and Grand Canyon, Las Vegas is sensory overload! Noise, smells, bright lights, multitudes of “different/interesting” people…..
Our hotel is kind of an oasis amid the chaos – no casino. The pool area has a resort feel and is a very relaxing place to hang out.
We celebrated our 35th Wedding Anniversary at Mastro’s Ocean Club Restaurant. The food was delicious, and they served us a complimentary dessert to go with our Martinis to celebrate our special day.
Our friends, whom we met in Kona this past year, Aline and Dave, came to Vegas for a few days to hook up with us. It was great to see them again and share laughs.
We joined them on the Big Apple Roller Coaster at NYNY – a climb of 203 ft, a drop of 144 ft, and speeds of up to 67 mph…. Crazy!! (P.S. I had my eyes closed during the upside-down / corkscrew loops…).
Fremont Street Experience was so much fun! Dave put some money in the slot machine to show me how to play and I won…
Amazingly good cover bands played on the strip while “crazy” people who have ‘too much money’ zipped by on the zip-line….(missing the “atmosphere” of zip-lining in a jungle; although Vegas could be said to be a kind of jungle…)
Zip Line Video
We spent our last night with Dave and Aline, before they headed home, at Ellis Island Casino and Brewery – had dinner and watched Chicago beat Tampa (Stanley Cup Finals). Great craft beers for only $2.25 a pint!
The last day – relaxing by the pool, l little bit of gambling, a great dinner, then back to relax… Las Vegas is definitely a place to visit (not for all, but definitely an experience)
…on to the next Adventure – stay tuned…