Vegas

GPS is an amazing tool and has helped us navigate all over the place. However everyone has their story about how relying on it has led them astray. Well things were going so well that we just started plugging in the destinations and that's how we missed the Giant Sequoias. There may have been a prompt but I was entering something and apparently missed a prompt. No problem there are two entrances. Problem!! Construction at the other entrance prevented us from entering the park. As Emily mentioned we never did see them except for just some "regular sized" ones at Yosemite. So off to Vegas. You have to drive during the night to avoid the heat. We arrive at 2:30am and found our way around to see the lights. At 3:30 we are at the local Walmart which I know is a bad idea, but we have nowhere to hang out until time to get a place to stay. These big rigs do have a generator to run electricity when you cant plug in but then there's the exhaust fumes and you can't run the generator more than 3 hours at a time. It was so hot all we could do is lay in puddles of our own sweat and pant. Finally it was time to come up with the plan. Staying at the Excalibur pretty cool place. The pools area with a dj is amazing and everyone is bopping and singing. The casino area stinks of cig smoke and the people at the machines and tables all looked depressed. We had a great time last night walking around and seeing all the amazing sights. Now we are trying to pack and get back down to the pool before we leave for Bryce Canyon. Bev