Westward Ho The Bucket List -week three VEGAS

It was OK

-Played $1.00 and I won $400 pennies and stopped while I was ahead

LOL

John and I did errands Friday night -I was asleep by midnight. He went out. Saturday we took the car back (808 miles) and John got tickets to a Cirque show ‘LOVE” that I have wanted to see for years -at the Mirage. It was WONDERFUL -we went out to dinner first and I had a lovely evening. Came back , he went out. Sunday he took me shooting at a range. It was fun. Then he dropped me off at the Luxor -where I was staying until I left.

Deb and Barry were there on Sunday night but she had a bad foot and didn't not feel like walking -so I met them for three dinners and a lunch and did Vegas on my own. Barry took me on a quick run to the CVS and showed me how to use the sky walks between the Casinos -Luxor -Excalibur-NYNY -MGM. They did take me on a "see the desert" trip all day Tues -that was different. Drove ON Top of Hoover Dam and Rt 66 and Lofton ? and saw JOSHUA Trees -they are cool! Barry said we were in California for a little bit (my first time in that state!)

LOL It is hard to do fun things on your own -I kept asking where do people my age go to dance? and people said: people your age are in bed or at the tables. NO WAY ??????? Deb and Barry tried to fix me up with a waiter at an Italian restaurant they found -but nothing sparked and I was on my way to do the sights. Alone

I did talk to everyone on the DUCE a bus that ran up and down the strip -all day $5.00. Except I made the mistake of riding it to the end of Las Vegas -beyond Fremont Street to Downtown Terminal -or to anyone who ever ended up there by accident -TWILIGHT ZONE -I mean like where people go to die -it was awful -but a great story setting -smile. Very scary. DO NOT GO THERE.

Monday -i went to see American Stars at the Stratosphere with John's friend Lorena Peril singing the Christina Aguilar role. She was great . If you go to Vegas -find out where she is (Belligio?) and see her act as herself. What a voice! I waited and introduced myself to her and she said if she had known I was in town, she would have left a ticket for me. John said she is really just that nice.

Tuesday I went to see the strip and loved the fountains at Belligio so much -i sort of stayed there the whole time.

Wednesday I checked out the Monorail (not worth it) and Ballys and saw the show Jubilee -also not worth it -but I wanted to see a ‘Vegas show” and so I did. see blog - FUN Monday things on your own.

Thursday, I checked out late and went to see the Aquarium at Mandalay bay. very worth it. That Casino/Hotel/ Conference center is huge !

Wednesday is the only day John was able to meet me for lunch at Golden Nugget on Fremont street. So I got to say goodbye and Thank him for the use of his guest room. He never went out of town for work until after I got home -but the time I 'killed' between my visit to CO with friends and my time in Vegas and flight home on the 1st -was a beautiful wonderful adventure -that I never in a million years thought I could do alone and saw things I only saw in books, drove roads that scared the tears out of me ; truthfully Vegas, my end destination (808 miles), was the disappointment But I was glad to see John and spend a little time with him and assure myself he is doing well and really loves it (?) in the land of the dry desert people. Go figure.

My sister and her husband went to Red Rocks that day I had lunch with John, so I never did get to see where she was married 3 yrs ago and they never got to meet John ( he was to busy to meet us for dinner) . Believe it or not Deb and Barry have a time share in Vegas and are going back in two weeks -they only arranged to spend the week with me because otherwise, I would have been alone in Vegas - they were hiking in Yellowstone. How nice was that? Thank you again Debbie and Barry!

I just wish my sister would have felt more like doing stuff not in a car.-If I ever go back I will see their Red Rocks marriage site and maybe Lake Mead. But NEVER in July -I think I fried my brains. :)))))))) However, I did melt 5 lbs off. LOL

Thank you Bonnie and Paul , Barry and Deb and John - This was a Great Bucket List ADVENTURE for this survivor!