Apr 16th to 19th - Pahrump

Apr 16th – Mon
We puttered around this morning and then went for breakfast about 10:30. Next was a trip to get my hair cut. By the length of my hair when I was done, there should have been a barber pole outside the shop! We stopped at Terrible’s casino in town to spend some of the points on our players cards. They have a better selection of items than the casino here.
Beautiful weather again so Terry fished and I worked on pictures on the computer. I wanted to try out the immersion blender that I got at Terrible’s so I made milk shakes and joined Terry for a while. I was there when he caught his first – and last – fish which was a nice little bass that was released so another fisherman could have some fun.
We went for a walk and checked for a kayak to take out but there weren’t any available so we just continued around the lake. We stopped to chat with some people who we met here last year – Dennis & Judy and Larry & Donna.
We sat outside to watch TV before putting steak on the BBQ for dinner. Then I had to watch DWTS which we still only get in the bedroom and outside. It was cooling off quickly so we moved inside to watch the show.

Apr 17th – Tues
Same morning as yesterday – lazy and then go for breakfast. At the casino restaurant we have eggs, bacon (4 slices), hash browns & thick sliced toast for $4.99. We have been paying for it with points on our players cards so it really costs a lot more than that!!
Terry joined Hal to fish and I backed up pictures on the computer. Then I outdated my backup by adding captions to pictures. We went to WalMart for groceries – mostly staples as I haven’t been cooking very much.
It was time to sit outside to watch TV and have a drink when we got back and got everything put away. Then I got out of cooking again as Terry had a coupon for 2-for-1 turkey dinner. We thought that was going to be expensive too as we gambled after dinner but Terry won enough to cover us.

Apr 18th – Wed
We are getting into a rut – breakfast out again. We drove into town and looked for Billy & Lauri in the RV park where they were supposed to arrive today. We were directed to their site but they were gone. We left a note and then saw them on their bikes as we drove out. We had a beer with them and caught up on news then came back to our park.
Terry joined Hal & Larry fishing – didn’t catch anything – and I worked & played on the computer. Just before 4 we went to the casino as there were drawings for cash at 4, 5 & 6. About 4:30 Billy & Lauri joined us and about 5 we all went for dinner. We had a 2-for-1 coupon for baby back ribs which were really good. After we ate we all gambled and I won $75 in the 6 o’clock “hot seat” drawing. At that time I was down to $5 but my luck held a bit after the drawing and I turned the $5 into $50 which came home with us.

Apr 19th – Thurs
We found the laundry rooms in the park too busy again so we took our laundry into the big, clean facilities in town. We put everything away and went to the casino/restaurant for a late breakfast or early lunch. We were slightly early for a lunch special that started at 11 so we gambled a bit and then had great chicken philly sandwiches.
Later in the afternoon we went back to town to get elastic so I could fix my PJs and a switch so Terry could repair a lamp with a tri-light bulb. The old switch wouldn’t work when the lamp had been on for a while. The existing switch was plastic and would not come off the lamp so Terry ended up breaking it off with pliers. Then the new one went on fairly easily.
We relaxed with a drink, TV and a book and then ate artichokes. Later we were hungry so before going to the restaurant, we went next door to say goodbye to Hal & Sharon, Larry & Donna and Dennis & Judy who all happened to be sitting at Hal & Sharon’s. By the time we got to the restaurant we didn’t really want to eat much so came back and had hot dogs.
We are leaving Pahrump tomorrow morning and heading north. Hope we aren’t too early and hit cool & wet weather.