After a
thorough internet check and finding no boondocking in or around Vegas we broke
down and went to an RV Park. Sam’s World
was located on Boulder Highway just on the east side of Vegas. After getting settled in and having dinner we
decided to cruise down to the strip and have a look.
We both remembered we had seen the tall
buildings from the freeway and they had still been in the distance when we got
off the freeway so we headed out in the general direction we thought would get
us there. It did eventually get us there after a bit of meandering. When a
city is sitting in the middle of the very flat desert it is a bit hard to get
your bearings. It looks the same no
matter which direction you look. Once we
made it to the general vicinity we had to drive up and down several streets to
find a parking lot. I always thought
people in Seattle drove fast, but they don’t hold a candle to Vegas drivers.
Especially the motorcycle riders, they are just crazy. We did find parking and I just hoped we would
be able to find our way back to the car when we got ready to leave.
We spent about five hours wondering around,
most of the time looking every way but in front of us. There are so many lights and people and noise
that it felt overwhelming at times. Jim
of course was looking at entirely different scenery than I. Since it was fairly late in the evening there
were a ton of girls dressed in tight, short dresses. Oh and I should mention
those tight, short dresses also had low tops.
I think my favorite site was
the water display in front of the Bellagio, not sure about Jim’s.
When we left
we had no problem finding the jeep. The
trouble we had was locating the RV Park where we left the MH. Did I mention that there are no good land marks
that you can see from road level in Vegas?
We ended up on the complete opposite side of Vegas before giving up and
making one of those dreadful stops to ask directions at a gas station. We were so far away from where we should have
been that the gal in the gas station hadn’t even ever heard of Boulder
Highway. She was however able to direct
us to the main highway that runs through Vegas.
We got on the highway at exit number twenty five and the exit we had
gotten off to go to the RV Park was exit number seventy. I guess we were just a bit off track.
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