2012-12-12 into 2013 - Nevada

We stayed at a Coast to Coast resort in Bullhead City. We had a great view of the river and lights of Laughlin from our back deck, and enjoyed visiting with our neighbors. It was a short walk (half mile or so) down to the river and across into Laughlin. Good to finally enjoy our discount camping clubs, and this place was particularly nice for the $10/night price. Out of curiousity, we had checked the price at Riverside Casino's RV Park - over $70/night!  Ouch. Guess they really jack it up during the holidays.

From Laughlin we headed to Las Vegas to take advantage of free time at Thousand Trails Las Vegas. We had the crazy thought that it might be fun to take the city bus (free for the holiday) and go to the strip on New Year's Eve. First there were no buses, then over-crowded buses, then a "bio" incident on the bus requiring everyone to get off and wait for the next bus, all-in-all a 3-hour trip home including over an hour waiting at a bus stop in 29 degrees. Next time, I'll pass on that adventure. But...it's an evening we won't soon forget, and the fireworks really were spectacular.

a few pics from Laughlin and Vegas

We had initially planned to stay about a week, but both of us came down with a horrific flu about three days after New Years (I am convinced it was due to the very long night and very cold weather we endured on New Year's Eve, not to mention...the buses full of coughing partiers). This flu layed us out in bed 2 days solid, and then just somewhat miserable for at least a week beyond that, then cold symptoms lingering 3 weeks later. YUCK! Fortunately, we were able to extend our stay in Vegas until we were capable of hooking up and making the drive down to SoCal. From now on, I will always get the flu shot. Always.