This morning at around 7:00am we said farewell to the group we had traveled from Long Beach with. Dave, Mary, Bob, Maurie & Evan set off for the Hoover Dam & Grand Canyon. Their route will take them through to Indiana to watch some NASCAR racing. We will meet up with them again in South Dakota for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in mid August.
The primary focus for Tracee & I for the tour will be to take our time appreciating many of the National Parks, so we will head towards the Hoover Dam/Grand Canyon & then swing back North and do a loop around many of the National Parks that Utah has to offer before moving on to Colorado.
Tracee & I also wanted to stay an extra day in Vegas to watch a show at the Mirage Hotel. We had dinner at the buffet at the Hotel and then watched Cirque Du Soleil perform the 'Love' show - a performance of acrobatics and dance set to the soundtrack based on Beatles classics. It would be the best live performance I have seen (& that is saying something). The costumes, lighting, sound, visual effects, athleticism & skill of the perfomers made the show quite extraordinary. We were both really pleased we made the effort of going. A link of the website about the show is posted below.
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/love/default.aspx
After the show we walked the strip and watched some of the outside entertainment that the Hotels put on such as the water fountain light show in the pool outside Ceaser Palace & the fire and smoke show at the Mirage rockery/pool.
We spent a good part of the morning at the Las Vegas Harley Dealership (the largest in the world) waiting while the Service Dept fitted an auxillary (cigarette lighter) wired up to the battery on the bilke so I can power my GPS from the bike and not have to risk my GPS battery running out when I need it the most! I had left my auxillary cable for the GPS back in NZ, so we called into Radioshack to buy another one (about $25). However, the shop had a special on brand new Tom Tom GPS units for $98 - with a bigger screen, more features - so guess what I did!
Tomorrow we will set off at around 6:00am for the Hoover Dam on our way South to Arizona. It was a blazing 110F in Vegas today (45C) - so will be another hot ride (hence the early start).
Hey Barry - sounds like you're having a great time already. It was great meeting you here in Wakefield - looking forward to reading about the rest of your great adventure! Have fun! Jeff
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeff. It was great meeting you too & I enjoyed sharing a few Bud Lights with Neil & yourself.
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