We left our beloved Palm Springs on March 1st and drove through the Mojave National Preserve to Las Vegas. The preserve had a fire in Aug 2020 and was quite eerie, yet thriving. Incredible numbers of Joshua trees were everywhere. Our new condo is off Flamingo and Buffalo, west of the strip. Most of our Airbnb’s are 1 bedroom, fully furnished and well equipped with dishes, towels and supplies. This one has a washer and dryer in the unit, so we are pleased. We love our king size Vibe bed, which is amazingly comfortable as well as the benefit that you cannot feel your partner’s movement. Another aspect of our constant relocations is that we get exposed to a variety of floor plans, furnishings and neighborhoods. This is a great help for planning our future home when we eventually settle down.
We have continued our quest for amazing almond croissants and have found several French bakeries. We just love Cardenas market and go every Friday for $5 rotisserie chickens which are so delicious that we buy 2. At our favorite non smoking casino, Park MGM, there is a section called Eataly with Italian foods. The Tricolore street pizza there is fantastic. The Vegas strip is packed these days, especially with spring break, so we are staying away and will return only on weekdays. On another note, we were able to get our 2 dose Covid vaccine next door at Walgreens.
We have a walking park across the street and have found several other pleasant parks close by. We took a glorious day trip to Boulder City. We stopped at South Nevada Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery to pay respects to my mom and dad. Next we stopped at Hoover Dam, an amazing site. We ended up at our favorite Hemenway Park in Boulder City to see the Bighorn sheep that congregate there.
One day we took a day trip and drove to an old mining town, Goodsprings. Hiked the Goodsprings Trail, a 2.2 mile loop. Uphill to a beautiful breezy view on a clear 80F day. Came back into town to find a Mad Max style car show.
Fremont Street Experience is always a fun evening. Lots of people, buskers, lights and fun.
Red Rock Canyon is free with our America the Beautiful senior pass. We enjoyed some scenic hiking trails.
We went to Zak Bagan’s Haunted Museum. Entertaining, 90 minute + tour, but expensive. Probably not advised if you have a fear of clowns, or are not curious about serial killers, exorcism, or haunted items. No photography inside, so here is all I have.
Vegas is always a fun time, but it was much more crowded than our last visit in October, especially during spring break and with the economic stimulus money in people’s hands. Now off to San Diego, where we are staying in Imperial Beach, one block from the beach 😎.
Randy and Robin's Roving Retirement 