This spring break came together in a hurry. A bit of a bonus from Lori's work, and we had a place booked. We stayed at the Polo Towers, right off the strip. We were on the south end, close to MGM, Aria, etc. Polo Towers is a vacation club / timeshare place, so Lori had to endure a sales pitch when we arrived. Parking consisted of a limited number of underground spots, each with no turnaround space. That's right, just 3 dead end lanes. And if you didn't score one of those spots, you had to share with the outdoor lot of the Travelodge. That place looks like a crime scene, and in fact, on our last day there, a heavy police presence was there for hours.
Traven loved the setup. He basically had his own private suite, complete with a small kitchen area, bathroom, TV, etc. We had plenty of room, since it was just the 3 of us. And our suite was bigger, so we had a kitchen table, sofa, recliner, etc. It was quiet for Vegas, and we slept well.
The pool was lame. It was on the rooftop, which is cool, but it was only 3 feet deep. We didn't do much swimming.
For road trips, I either drive vacation truck (Showgren's F150) or I rent something a bit bigger. Since it was just the 3 of us, I opted to rent a slightly bigger car. Well, Enterprise in Spanish Fork was hopping, the size of car we rented wasn't there, so we ended up getting upgraded to a Nissan Armada. That's right, 8 seats for just us! It was great. It came equipped with a cruise control that auto slowed for traffic. That through me for a loop at first. And it had this cool aerial view when backing up. I'm not quite sure how they pull that off, but it was like having a drone monitoring my parking job.
After over a year of isolation, the VA started allowing limited visits this month. I called, they had just had a cancellation, and we were able to stop in and see my Dad on the way down. He has lost quite a bit of weight. He refuses to wear his hearing aids, so it's a struggle to visit with him. And he usually answers questions with more than off topic answers. We were limited to a half hour, but it was still a wonderful experience.
We decided to buy a few items at the Walmart before heading down to Vegas. One item was hand sanitizer, of course. We got in the car, and Lori gave each of our hands a generous portion. As I began to rub it in, I realized she had actually bought hand soap. Yeah, that was fun to try and rub in with no water!
We arrived in Las Vegas and went to dinner at Chapalas Mexican restaurant. Good food. I'd go there again. Las Vegas is a bit behind Utah on Covid recovery, so it still felt weird at times to be out. Lots of people wearing masks, even outdoors. And I think the kids just barely went back to in-person learning this last week.
Tuesday, we walked. And we found out that a lot of places have adjusted dates and times due to Covid, but those aren't shown online. We went with the 7 experience GoCity pass, which is a great deal. Anyway, we walked to the High Roller, just to find out it didn't open until 4 pm. We then walked to Madame Tussuads. Lori decided she needed a bathroom. Like a fool, I told her to just step into the Venetian, find a bathroom, and we would get a place in line. Nearly an hour later, we found her! She was on the wrong floor, and about as far into that casino shopping area as you can get. I told her to stay put, and we'd find her. She said she was by a waterfall. I didn't even know there was one in there!
At any rate, we finally made it into the museum. I've done it several times, but it is always entertaining!
We then went to the Big Apple coaster at New York New York. I wasn't feeling it, so Lori and T went, then T went again. Traven has come a long way in overcoming his fear of coasters. This one is high speed, has a loop and some corkscrews.
