Viva Las Vegas

We arrived in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago on February 17^th. We stayed 5 nights at Oasis RV Resort, moved to Nellis AFB FamCamp for 5 nights, then to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a week of “dry” camping (no utilities). It was our first time boon docking in our new motorhome, an all-electric coach so we had to run our generator a lot to keep our batteries charged up.

We were busy during our stay in Las Vegas. On Monday night Julie and I enjoyed going to the Mirage to see The Beatles Love Cirque Du Soleil show.

On Tuesday, we enjoyed meeting an old co-worker and his wife, Wayne and Shelley, for coffee and conversation. We hadn’t seen them in many years.   

On Wednesday, we drove across town to the Nellis AFB FamCamp for our 5 night stay.

Our friend Wendy flew out from Colorado Springs on Thursday to spend the weekend with us. We enjoyed seeing many local sights with her, including History Channel’s TV series “Pawn Stars” actual pawn shop on Las Vegas Blvd.

We enjoyed breakfast one morning at our favorite Las Vegas breakfast place, Hash House A Go Go.

We also stopped by the Las Vegas Harley Davidson store to check out their tee shirts and the many motorcycles on display. Later, we went to Fremont Street to see the light show.

On Saturday night we went to Harrah’s for a comedian show, but the show had been canceled. So we enjoyed listening to a band in Toby Keith’s Bar & Grill.

On Monday, we left the Nellis FamCamp and drove two miles north up Las Vegas Blvd. to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After getting settled in, we headed to Mandalay Bay for the Michael Jackson One Cirque Du Soleil show. It too was very good.

Our good friends Rick & Diana, from Colorado Springs, joined us at the race track for dinner on Thursday night.

We went to the Friday night RV Appreciation night in the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Neon Garage. They offered $1 hot dogs, $2 beers and half-price on all the other food. We also saw Danica Patrick (#10 car) on stage and we also visited several of the race car garages.

We enjoyed the Boyd Gaming 300 race on Saturday and the Kobalt 400 race on Sunday. The #78 car, driven by Martin Truex, Jr. won the Kobalt 400, his first NASCAR win of the year. It is a Colorado car sponsored by Denver Mattress, Furniture Row, and Bass Pro Shops. Both days were hot in the grandstands with sunshine and  temperatures in the low-80s.

After the race on Sunday we walked back to the motorhome, fixed a cold beverage, kicked back and watched the post-race traffic drive by slowly on their way home.

        

We left Las Vegas on Monday morning, overnighted last night in Bakersfield, and are in San Jose for two nights before we head north to Fairfield, CA.

Steve & Julie Cornelius