We arrived in Las Vegas on Monday morning after an easy 2 hour drive from Lake Havasu. We got an early start to avoid some of the heat and what we figured would be some Memorial Day traffic. We traveled on AZ 95 to I-40 to CA 95 which included some of historic Route 66. The rolling backroad was scenic and uncrowded.

As we approached Las Vegas we encountered acres and acres of solar farms. We’d seen similar farms along I-15 but these were fascinating. They were installed just above the soil and ran close to the bottom of some hills. There were people racing dirt bikes, dune buggies, and rock crawlers between a cleared area close to the highway. Unlike the ones on I-15, these didn’t blind us and they had some interesting little house-like structures every 50 ft. We figured they were management huts that housed monitoring gear.

We checked into the Oasis RV Park, got settled, and decided to run errands. We went to Camping World to get a new water filter for outside and we picked up some black tank treatment. We try to keep the black tank from getting stinky-no one wants a poo palace. We grabbed some tacos and picked up a few items from an outlet mall. While we don’t need clothes we read the venue information for the Sphere-which we will visit on Friday night. They have a no bag policy. I have clear stadium bags that we travel with but this says 6x6x2 inches. So, we got Clint some cargo shorts and he can sherpa anything that might have gone into a purse.

We have a busy work schedule this week. People try to fit 5 days worth of work into 4 days when there is a holiday. It’s also really hot. The RV park has patches of grass, which delighted Dani and Denzel. They also have gravel and sand doggy relief areas. We walked them early in the mornings and then again between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. We let them out to take care of quick business 2 to 3 times during the day and at bedtime.

After 2 days of that and not wanting their little paws to melt on the pavement, we made arrangements for them to go to Camp Bow Wow a day early. They were already going to board so we can do our entertainment adventures without worrying about them and this way they got an extra day playing in a heat safe environment. We get to watch them on the Camper Cam. Their play yard is called Circus Furcus. Very Vegas. Earlier today they frolicked. This afternoon they and all their friends were lying low. We pick them up on Sunday and will head to cooler weather on Monday.

Meanwhile we plan a little exploring today in prep for our fun weekend. Tomorrow we will do some chores while working and the meeting count stands at only 6 right now. I have another system upgrade going live tomorrow night for our outpatient facilities. Keep your fingers crossed and we will send more pictures from Las Vegas this weekend.

-Cheryl