Day 7

Day 7

Left early from the hotel at the GC. About a 4-5 hour trip. Part of the way, we drove on the famed Rt. 66, which has always been of interest to Joe. There wasn't to much to see. An old gas station here and there, mostly set up as a tourist trap. A big let down for him. We stopped at an interesting cemetery in the woods. Most of the graves were Hispanic. One was of a young girl, 15. It was very ornately decorated with a pink wrought iron fence, pink benches, flowers, and memorabilia. Some one's little girl.

We were glad to head to the desert where we knew it would be warmer, and it was. We stopped at the Hoover Dam for a tour. We walked all over. Joe had never seen it before. Of course, it is an amazing marvel. We took the elevator to the center of it, where you are surrounded by carved out rocks that seep water. I got the tour guide all riled up by asking if it were true that there were bodies buried in the cement in the dam. He said, "No! That is an urban legend! Please, please go home and tell everyone that that is not true!" He really was tired of answering that question. It was interesting to see they are building a new bridge over the dam. This taking place after 9/11 to divert commercial traffic.

We were tired and hungry when we got to Vegas. So, after checking in, we went to Applebee's for a bite to eat. We also went to Walmart to stock up. Had to get my Walmart "fix". The rest of the day was spent beside the pool (which was a bit to cold for me.) We both fell asleep reading our books. After being in a small cramped room for three nights at the GC, we were happy to be in a Residence Inn (off the strip.) A very large room. Living room, kitchen, king size bed! We kept running into this cute little Mexican boy, about one year old. Total cutie pie!