We left Beatty about 7:00am in the morning and headed down the 95 to Vegas. We stopped at Indian Springs for breakfast (next to the Nellis US Air Force Range where we saw them testing some remote controlled Drones) and then continued the short hop in to Vegas, around 130km total for the morning. After swtopping at a rather dodgy looking Motel in downtown (Fremont St) we were all getting a little 'over the heat' and wanting to get off the road quickly. Evan had done a marvellous job as group leader with the GPS and he led us a little further up the road. We found a Super 8 Motel that gave us a good deal of $48 for the night (8ft deep swimming pool, free wireless and good air conditioning - all good). Vegas is in the grip of a heatwave with today about 113 F and excessive heat warnings for the remainder of the week.
Evan had noticed at Indian Spring that battery acid was leaking out of the battery housing on his Triumph (probably the extreme heat in Death Valley the day before had cracked the case). He headed off with Maurie to find a replacement after we had checked in. After Tracee & I hads a swim in the pool we joined up with Dave, Mary & Bob and walked a couple of blocks to the old downtown Vegas strip and caught a bus down to the new strip. We took a few photos, had a drink in Ceasars Palace and then Dave, Mary & Bob walked off to visit a gun shop while Tracee & I cooled off in the Harley Davidson Cafe. It was awesome, with vintage bikes on display and a conveyor belt with Harleys revolving between the two floors.
We caught a taxi home and then re-grouped with the others for a walk down to the old strip/Mall for a Steak & Lobster $16 special at the California Hotel. Dave received a quick lesson in how to play 'craps' at one of the many Casinos and then Tracee & I headed off to the motel while the others carried on for a bit longer as they were heading out the next day (Tracee & I will stay on an additional day).
No comments:
Post a Comment