Day 1 total: 577 milesRoute: 101S, 152E, 99S, 58E, 15N
By the numbers:
0 - times Tim has been to Las Vegas (!)
1 - dropped iPod (luckily, it still works)
1 - comped meal because the Monte Carlo hates motorcyclists
4 - biscuits covered in delicious gravy
11 - dollars spent on a single whiskey
3885 - suicidal bugs
Tim and I met at 6:30 at the Starbucks down the street to grab a coffee and a bite to eat. His girlfriend (Hi Vlatka!) saw us off and we hit the road about 7:15. We were both worried about the heat but, because we left early, we mostly beat it. The central valley quickly passed by andI plugged along the familiar scenery with my iPod blaring.
We stopped in Mojave for some gas and lunch at Mike's Roadhouse Cafe. Luckily, Tim and I have impeccable taste and had breakfast for lunch. I enjoyed some delicious biscuits and gravy with my "hobo" skillet. I hope I don't regret it. We didn't push it since we have two more week of this so we took a few minute break at each stop.
Basically, the ride to Vegas was uneventful. It was straight. Then it was straight some more. Then it got hot. And we got more straight after that. I suspect that I'll appreciate the variety of California landscape after I visit some less fortunate states. We can easily make it back to any of these parts so we got out of town as quickly as possible.
On the way to Vegas. We intent to continue taking pics of state signs.
30 miles out of Las Vegas
Tim hadn't been to Vegas before so I took us down the strip. Bad idea on a Saturday night. It was hot and we hit every light. But that gave me a chance to grab a few shots of capitalism in action...err, man-made marvels of bad architecture.
We finally make it to the Monte Carlo only to learn that the Monte Carlo hates motorcyclists. They don't allow motorcyclists to pull up to the lobby due to construction. Instead, we had to use the parking lot across the street and drag our gear around. Needless to say, we were not pleased. Luckily, I was able to get them to comp us dinner. I have to say, free filet mignon tastes better!
After dinner, we wandered around a few local casinos (MGM, New York New York, etc) and finally settled on Diablo Cantina back at the Monte Carlo. Well...I'll just let the pics do the talking.
Happy birthday, Brian! Sorry we missed your party...hopefully these ladies will help you forgive us.
We didn't get in until 1am - I'm sure we'll be *fine* tomorrow....
You can find all of our day 1 pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacifisticuffs/sets/72157607556560245/
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