It
was windy last night and quite cool this morning. When we finally got going and walked to Main
St. Station casino, we were only half way there when I wished I had worn a
jacket.
We
played slots long enough for me to lose my allowance (!) and Terry to put our
original stake back in his pocket and have enough to carry on. We went to Freemont St and found a place for
lunch before continuing to wander and for Terry to continue to play slots. OK, he did give me more money which I lost!
We
came back to the rig about 4:30 for drinks & dinner. Terry went back to Main St Station for a
while but I enjoyed my book and some TV for background noise.
Apr 27th – Sun
After
coffee, computer games & trip planning, we got on the bike and rode down
the Strip. It is warmer today but I put
on a light jacket and was not too warm for a while.
We
ended up at the Palace Station casino & hotel for lunch and a big of slots
afterwards. Then we went to the
Stratosphere and wandered & gambled for a while. We drove past the Pawn Stars pawn shop on the
way back but didn’t stop. It looked a
little run down in the light of day and without a long line of people waiting
to get in.
We
dropped off the motorcycle and walked back to Main St Station where Terry had
luck yesterday. Not so much today! Actually, we got to play a long time with
small losses. Then it was time for
drinks, dinner & relaxing.
Apr 28th – Mon
We
left at 8 heading for Death Valley and California. We stopped at WalMart in Pahrump for some
groceries (& doughnuts for breakfast!) and crammed perishables into the
fridge and put everything else onto the bed.
We
have been halfway across Death Valley previously but decided after today that
it should be Death Valleys – plural. We
went from 40 ft below sea level, to 5000 ft above, to 100 ft above and then to
4800 above – all within about 30 miles.
A big bomber flew low over us and in the mirror I saw the shadow cross
the road right behind us. We stopped at
a view point and saw a jet fly by lower than the top of the canyon where we
were standing. Someone suggested that
young pilots were having some fun and flying lower than allowed.
We
stopped at a rest area and I made sandwiches for lunch. We decided to head south after Death Valley in
order to go to Sequoia Ntl Park. We
could have taken freeways to Bakersfield but took a road past Isabella Lake as
it looked “interesting” on the map. It
ended up being picturesque but VERY winding & narrow and seemed to go on
forever. We don’t normally drive long
days but we pushed on to Three Rivers which is just outside of Sequoia park.
The
first site we were given was up a slope and small. We unloaded the motorcycle, had someone move
a truck and were preparing to back in when the owner came by in a golf cart and
said he had a site that would be easier to get into. As he was leading Terry to the spot, he
spotted another site which was really easy to back into and by the time I got
back down the road Terry was almost situated.
We
got all set up and fixed the mandatory drink after a long day’s drive. We walked to the river that goes past the
park when we saw a vehicle go by with rafts but they float somewhere other than
right here. I fixed a nice dinner and we
got to relax.
When
I researched Sequoia park on the internet, the road between Sequoia & Kings
Canyon was closed but a sign on the road today said it was open so we plan on a
long ride tomorrow.
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