We managed to get up at the crack of dawn, prepare a good breakfast and get on the road for the 7 hour trek to Las Vegas. First we hit Reno which was pretty much the only other city in Nevada until Vegas. We traveled along the border on US 95 all day. It was an extremely long and boring drive. The car registered 105 degrees at the hottest point. The entire drive was full of rocks and desert and ridiculous little mining towns.
We finally hit Vegas at about 4pm. Immediately we checked into the hotel and took the first showers we had had in more than 2 days. Then we got dressed in clothes that hadn't smelled a campfire and met up with Tim's aunt and uncle who took us down to Fremont Street. We had a great time checking out the sights including the light show, the bands, and the various performers. Overall not a bad first evening in Vegas.
Once we got back to the Luxor we were beat and hit the pillow. Today is going to be filled with walking the strip, seeing the fountains, the volcano, etc. And maybe we'll get lucky at the tables.
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