Fun in Las Vegas!

We left Valley Verde early Sunday morning.  It is quite a climb north to Flagstaff and we averaged less than 6 mpg!  Of course when we were headed west of Flagstaff we had a nice ride downhill and we were up to 13 mpg for awhile!  We averaged about 9.5 which is really pretty good for us. 

In the Flagstaff area the wildflowers were really blooming.  I took the first picture, then found a prettier area and then found a beautiful area of yellow flowers!  They just got prettier and prettier!

Since the bridge over Hoover Dam is complete we were able to go that way this time.  This was our first time over the bridge with the RV.  It sure cut off a long and boring part of the drive.  It is amazing to me that they didn't build this bridge a long time ago. 

The Lake Mead Recreational area is very pretty!

We got to our campsite pretty early, got set up, showered and headed over to Boulder Station for dinner and a little gambling.  We were up and down but I think Ted came out even and I donated about $15!

Yesterday we were invited to lunch at friends' David and Debbie Hawkins.  It was great seeing them.  We ended up going out to lunch and went to "Red Velvet".  I had a delicious shrimp and avocado salad.  We all ate half of our meal and shared a piece of Red Velvet cake!  It was warm and the frosting was soooo yummmy!  We ended up sitting around their house talking so long we all ate our leftovers for dinner!  It was an enjoyable afternoon.

Today we went to the Sunset Casino and neither of us was doing very well.  We were thinking about giving up rather than feeding the machine and I sat down at a machine I had not played before.  It was 50 cents to play all lines and it was only paying me 15 or 20 cents.  Just before I gave up I got the bonus.   It spun just the wheel that had the cat on it and it was loaded with dollar amounts.  The first wheel spun $4.00, the second $1.25 and then the third spun the "Minor" which ended up being a $179.00!  I came out with $215.00!  I even bought lunch today!  While we had lunch we noticed it was pouring so we played a little after lunch and I still had some good luck. 

Tomorrow we leave Las Vegas but before we get out of town, we are going to Camping World for a new tire and will have them move a couple of tires around.  When they are finished we will head to Bakersfield for one night and then on to Fresno to see the "kids" for a week! 

The weather has been hot, between 90 and 105 degrees until today, the rain cooled it down to a delightful 70 degrees and now that the rain has passed its 75.  Wish we could bring it to Fresno with us!  We will be there to celebrate the middle nephew's birthday on Friday!  It will be great to see them, Claire and Marissa!

Winning at the casino..."Ain't Life Grand!"