Tuesday October 24th 2017

This blog entry isn’t going to be the most exciting in history because today turned into a do nothing kind of day. The loose plan for the day was do tasks around the rig this morning and make a trip up to the Las Vegas strip this afternoon. I didn’t perform to the plan.

View south down my RV Park road.

With the windows open over night it is not easy to sleep in at this RV park. The activity around me seems to begin early. I haven’t been able to sleep in since I got here. This morning was no exception. I was awake before seven this morning. That’s the latest I’ve been able to sleep since I got here. As I get more acclimated to my surroundings or the windows are closed over night with the cooler weather I’ll be back to a more normal schedule.

Possible because of the early start to the day, but more likely just general lethargy I didn’t do much this morning. I did get the back closet re-organized. During my travel day last Friday I bounced things around pretty thoroughly. I’ve found several things that were displaced last Friday including the sun roof cover in my SUV. That has never slid open before. It may have been the roller coaster characteristic of the road through the California desert between I-40 and the Nevada State line.

Shortly after two I drove over to Sam’s Town Casino with the a plan to take the shuttle to the Las Vegas strip. Traffic around the strip is difficult to deal with and I haven’t come to grips with paying for parking. It used to be free at all the casino properties. The shuttle is a full size tour bus that drops you off at Harrahs in the center of the action. I got to the shuttle pick up location at 2:25 only to learn that the shuttle departed at 2:20. The next shuttle was after six. They try to avoid the traffic too.

My choice was wait for the next shuttle, drive myself to the strip or wait for another day. Taking the next shuttle would make getting a return shuttle a risk. The last shuttle of the night is shortly after 9 and is prioritized to hotel guests. The risk of no being allowed on the shuttle was high. Getting back by regular bus, Uber or taxi was not something I wanted to try. I’d already rejected driving in today, so the trip to the strip is on the agenda for tomorrow or another day. That’s the nice thing about being here for an extended stay. I can tour at my leisure.