We all had a restless night last night and were all awake around 6am - so I decided we should get up and get going.
Given the lack of a spare tire we also decided just to keep moving today to get to Las Vegas intact - we did not fancy waiting to be towed. We were sad to leave Death Valley - it was a truly magnificent place. Highlights would be 1. Mosaic Canyon; 2. Artists Palate. 3. Titus Canyon.
A quick breakfast stop at a diner in Pahrump and on to Vegas.
First action in Vegas was to swap our car for one that had 5 fully inflated tires. We are now driving a GMC Yukon - which as far as I can tell was made in the same factory with the same parts as the Chevy Suburban. It's black and looks quite mean - Men In Black style.
We checked into the Venetian and headed out to explore the Venice canals and St Marks Square....all rather bizarely contained within our hotel.
A walk along the strip allowed the kids to see The Eiffel Tower, The Statue of Liberty, The Sphinz and a Pyramid. They no longer need to travel to Paris, NY or Egypt.
A quick swim in the pool and we were out to see our first Vegas show - The Tournament of The Kings. This was a great family show. Dinner HAD to be eaten with your hands (so James was happy), knights jousted with swords and lances, damsels sang and danced, evil wizards shot flames from their staff and the good guys won in the end. A great way to spend 90 minutes.
The night ended with a mad rush to Treasure Island Casino to see their free pirate show - which was cancelled as we arrived all out of puff and sweaty.
Ice Cream seemed like the perfect treat to cool down with!
I'm off the tables now for a little 'flutter'.....
Ken
Did you win??
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