Mileage - ~80 miles (via Las Vegas, Baker)
We spent last night in a $40 motel on the Las Vegas strip. Jaf didn't sleep much as we were basically in the middle of vice city (Sash - you would have liked the surroundings). Vegas is mad, another wonder of the world, only a man-made one. Totally incredible. On par with the Grand Canyon but for very different reasons.
We spent about 11hrs today gambling in every single casino there was. The oppulence in some of them was staggering (e.g. Real Lions in the MGM and a reconstructed St. Marks square, with real canals and gondulas on the 2nd floor in the Venician). We are totally burnt-out and exhausted, currently driving out of sin city as it's too much for our little minds. You need at least a week here to see things properly, but we had a good go at doing it all in 24hrs. On another positive, I only lost $21 despite gambling in over 20 casinos whilst Jaf was a bit more adventurous and ended the night down about $50, but he did have a few moments of minor glory.
It's currently 9pm, our heads hurt and we need to find a motel. We've seen Lions, Venice, Paris, Rome, Jungle, Disneyland, Egypt, Treasure Island, semi-naked stunning beatiful people, etc. You can also order a stripper to come to your room - guaranteed within 20 mins! We didn't have 20 mins to spare though. We saw the Joe Calzaghe promo stuff for the boxing happening this weekend and we saw the red-carpet being laid-out for the new Al Pacino movie premier. As before, you'll need to see the photos / video......
We think we are hollucinating but we can see London Bridge ahead of us in the desert. Just passed another load of casinos...... Wow, we're now in California.
Highlights - not needing to remortgage, Philli Steak Sandwich, amazing, amazing Las Vegas - a great place for a holiday in itself.
Lowlights - dodgy motel, headaches, walking about 10 miles, it's all too much for us..
Tomorrow - California, Barstow, LA and perhaps the end of Route 66 in Santa Monica.
Andy and Jaf.
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