Aug 18th to 23rd - NV, UT, NV

Aug 18^th – Tues

After coffee & goofing off, we went to Reno for a late breakfast and some more slot play. No, we don't really get tired of casinos unless they are beating us up really bad!!

Then it was time to do laundry in a REALLY nice laundry room at the RV park. Terry helped carry everything and then I sent him back so I could enjoy a book while the clothes were washing & drying.

Put away, make the bed, etc. I had started dinner before doing laundry so I finished it up and we had a nice quiet evening.

Aug 19^th – Wed

We got a fairly early start and continued to head east to Wells NV. We got a message that the truck needed DEF so we found a WalMart for that and a few other items. I had us going in the wrong direction for an RV park but we saw a decent place just off the highway and checked in for a couple of nights.

Not too much exciting for the rest of the afternoon & evening!

 

Aug 20^th – Thurs

After coffee and breakfast, we went for a bike ride to Angel Lake which is not too far from Wells. You get to the bottom of some mountains and then climb on switchbacks for 4 miles to a beautiful lake with a backdrop of lovely mountains. We went there 6 years ago but earlier in the year when there was still a lot of ice on the lake which didn't keep people from fishing.

When we got back we stopped at the golf course to see if we could play. The course is just down the road from the RV park so they let us take the golf cart to the RV park to pick up our clubs – hard to carry them on the bike and we hadn't unhooked the truck. Small towns are great!

The course is 9 holes with different tee boxes to play 18. It is fairly long and the wind was quite strong so we played the same tee boxes for both 9's. We haven't played golf since we left Mesa so we were tired. Back to the RV park to drop off the clubs and pick up the bike. Quite a day. Of course the cook's day wasn't done!! Actually we had a salad when we got back and then dinner later.

Aug 21^st Fri

If anyone is looking at a map you may think that we are traveling in odd directions since we went to Logan UT today. The reason was to look at the XLR 385AMP toy hauler again.

We headed NE out of Wells on 233 which is a lonely, straight highway. It changes to 30 in Utah and has miles & miles of hay fields with large rectangular bales which are generally destined for shipping overseas on ships.

When we got to Logan we looked unsuccessfully for an RV site and finally had lunch and went to the RV dealer. We were so disappointed to find that the width might be doable for the Spyder but there is not enough available length due to the width and a corner cabinet. We didn't really check the length previously as the toy hauler part is supposed to be 12 feet but that is apparently not so.

Now we were back to trying to find an RV park. Let me say again that Terry is VERY good at backing & turning! We saw solid traffic on I15 so we ended up somewhat east in Coalville at an RV park that Terry spotted from the highway. It was just fine and we were happy to be settled for the night. We didn't take the bike out so I worked around it to make dinner which we ate outside.

Aug 22^nd – Sat

We had a shorter driving day headed south, stopped for fuel & lunch along the way and stopped in Mesquite NV. We didn't have an RV park in mind when we stopped at the Casablanca Hotel & Casino. We saw signs for an RV park by the hotel but ended up at a narrow road with no obvious end or exit so we just parked and went in to the hotel/casino. We inquired at the registration desk and found out that there was an RV park so we got a site and went to park. The site was a short pull through that Terry had to back into due to trees & power posts so we parked in a big corner site and went back to the hotel where the very nice clerk said we could stay where we were with no additional charge. Smart lady since we would gamble & eat here!!

Hot weather so we went to the lovely pool to cool off. There was a shady area on one side with a ledge for sitting which was perfect. The bad thing was we didn't take any money to buy a drink at the bar! Of course we had to spend some time and a few dollars at the casino later.

Aug 23^rd – Sun

We had a lovely relaxing morning and then went for a nice brunch (mimosas included) at the hotel/casino. We followed that up with some slot play and then carried on to another casino down the highway a bit. We stopped at a grocery store for some items – limited to what we can carry in the bike and on my lap. We actually drank a large bottle of water while we were shopping and had the clerk ring it up and throw the bottle away!

After I put stuff away, we put on our suits and went to the pool which is just a short walk away. This time we took money and got very good – and expensive! - raspberry margaritas. By the time we finished our drinks we were cooled off and ready to head back for drinks, computer games & something to eat.