Today we were heading to Las Vegas and so getting up early in the morning (we also had lost an hour due to daylight savings, so that compounded our tiredness. Catching the free shuttle to the metro station, we caught that to Union Station and connected that with the FlyAway bus which took us to LAX and we had chosen US Airways, which ended up being the first terminal – lucky guess. There it was a short shuttle ride to Thrifty and we headed straight for the VIP line as I had joined up as a Blue Chip member. Paperwork all done, we were told we could choose any car from Lot 3 and so walking down the line, we saw a Mustang and it was the obvious choice!
After a little issue with the hood, we finally got the boot open and all the luggage piled in and ready to head off. It was fairly straightforward to get to the interstate. The usual speed limits for the freeways/highways are about 70mph but it seemed that most cars were going at least 80mph so as we had a fair distance to cover, and the power of the Mustang was not to be ignored, we averaged the speed that most cars were doing. About an hour and a half into the drive, just as we were about to pull over to get some lunch at In & Out Burger, I was pulled over by the Highway Patrol. Being over 10mph is pretty big, its equivalent to about 15kph, so I was expecting a fine, but the officer took my insurance and licence details then just gave it back to me and joked that the tip is to “drive slower than the faster guys”. That kind of confused us, as I wasn't quite sure I had gotten a fine or not… Hopefully it was just a warning and I got let go.
In & Out Burger was pretty good, as there was a good portion and fresh lettuce/tomatoes in the burger and properly potato cut fries. All full, we continued on for another 70miles or so before making another stop for the bathroom and then it was full speed ahead (and just slightly above the speed limit so as to not attract the attention of the highway patrol again – it's a bit attention seeking in a Mustang lol. The view of Las Vegas as you come over the hills is pretty spectacular as it seemingly just rides from the middle of the desert. All parked at Treasure Island, we joined the queue for the 3pm check in (it was looong!) and then headed up to our room to settle in. We were ready to head out to the strip and ended up walking the Bellagio/Caesar’s Palace side of the strip, seeing the shops at Caesar’s (including the Apple store to use their Internet), the art works inside Bellagio, walked around New York, New York as well as riding the Manhattan express roller coaster that wraps around the casino and then continued through the Excalibur and onto Luxor to have a look at the pyramid.
Tonight we settled on Hooters for dinner, but they have changed their policy of letting you take a photo with the Hooters girls on your own and now you have to pay for them! Feeling full (and a little sick, even though I had a salad for dinner!), we made our way back to the hotel, passing by the fountain show at the Bellagio as well as the volcano show down at The Mirage. Tomorrow will be another big day (and again filled with more walking), as we will be going into all the casinos on The Venetian/MGM Grand side of the stip.
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