Day five – 16th May - Feeling Hot Hot Hot
PHEW. I think I’m in love with aircon. My dearly beloved
readers, if you’re going through death valley stock up a cooler with water
because it’s drier than smoke in Death
Valley, and if you can put your paws on that instant water cool spray,
bring it with you. If you want to climb the dunes wear proper SHOES none of
that flipflop nonsense because your feet will BURN from the sands if you’re not
careful. Maggie had a stroke of genius and secreted a water melon for us for
lunch (food won’t occur to you unless it’s waterbased out there) which seemed a
mini-miracle when it was revealed to us. Best watermelon I’ve ever had. We took
photos, saw the salt flats then sped towards the cool, wonderful Las Vegas strip.
Staying in the Stratosphere, I’m determined to do the Sky Jump from the top of the building.
It’s a controlled jump instead of a bungee but it gives you a great view of the
strip and everyone I know recommends it. It seems I’m the only keen bean though
so it’s time to put these boys to shame! It’s also Tom’s Birthday today! HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TOM!!! He turned 26 and what better place to have a birthday than
Vegas!
Having arrived, we had the biggest buffet (which for me
was just wonderful sushi and tonnes of fish) at the Rio Hotel, we then unloaded, spent a good fourty-five minutes
checking-in and then it was hot, lovely showers, nice clothes and a brilliant Party Bus Tour of Vegas. We hit the Freemont Street, had birthday shots
with the birthday boy (12 for price of 5!!), took obnoxious photos by the Vegas Sign and then headed for The Bellagio for the 11.55 Fountain Show. It was so much fun! Liam
set the trend making the most of the stripper poles, Tom finding joy in the ice
buckets, Maggie playing a little too much with the music system (bring your own
ipod if you want your own music!!) – even Janice started her own dance off with
Jon!
The Bellagio really is like you see in Oceans Eleven and
we attempted to figure out who was who but everyone wanted the main characters
or the British explosives expert. Decorated like the Ritz and with the fountain
show over, we trawled along the Strip and ended up in The Cosmopolitan. For those of you that know The Crazy Bear in
Amersham (or Covent Garden) then you’ll have a vague idea of what this hotel is
like – over the top lights and wide leather sofas although of course distinguished by the repeated bing bing bing of casino bells.
Robert won nearly $200, I put my paws on $40 and most of the others lost-some-won-some at roulette. It turns out I do owe that nice fellow who sat next to me on the LAS-San Fran flight for teaching me a few tricks at blackjack. On the other hand, Maggie and I were increasingly merry and the boys were wonderfully funny and I think everyone had fun whether it was winning or losing. Tomorrow I gamble my life at 10pm for the skyjump but ciao for now - it's time to hit the floor once more.
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