We hiked up to Mirror Lake in the shadow of Half Dome. There were a few school parties but not many other people. They all seemed to stay around the visitor centre and the Yosemite Falls.
Then it was a long drive to Las Vegas where we are staying at Arizona Charlie's Casino and RV Park. It is reasonably quiet but still looks like a bit of parking lot. It does have a security guy on a bike that is comforting to know. In three days we have done Las Vegas starting with the Strip. We saw the fabulous Bellagio Fountains and had lunch in St Marks Square in Venice listening to the gondoliers singing to their puntees (or is it punters?) We took in many of the free performances with opera singers, jugglers and masked jesters whilst we dined on great Italian food.
Next day we visited Hoover Dam and took the Power House tour to visit the turbine room and to find out all about its construction almost 80 years ago. All traffic used to cross the dam as the main road but recently a modern new bridge has been built linking Nevada to Arizona.
That evening we went into the strip at night and admired the lights and the heaving crowds and brilliant buffet meals before heading into a theatre for the highlight.
Tickets at the Cirque du Soleil 'Beatles Love' at the Mirage Hotel. It was a fantastic show with all the great Beatles's music, great costumes, acrobatics and sound and light. We were going to get so called half priced tickets from a discount ticket place but I noticed on the hotel web site that they had specials and we ended up getting tickets at half the so called 'discount' prices. Otherwise they are expensive with the best seats costing over $200 each. We paid $60. A great night out.
On the way back Wendy captured this terrible picture. Three steaks for $9.99 is terrible.
It has been fine warm weather but not too hot. Clear Blue Skies and low humidity. The forecast is for lots more of the same.
Today Wendy visited a dentist to have a chipped tooth fixed and we took the pickup in for a full service and filter changes. Then we are off to Utah to hit Canyon Country.
