Laughlin Nevada

On Wednesday we pulled up stakes in Quartzisite and headed for the Laughlin Nevada area. Since Cecile was picking Pat up at the Las Vegas airport Wed. night, we decided to get a little closer so that she didn't have as long a drive late at night. Since Pat was not there to drive her rig, that duty fell to Cecile. She had not driven a 'larger vehicle' since we had our motorhome but she performed like a champ. I was a little nervous hooking her little car up to the back of the motorhome. It wasn't the physical hook up that bothered me but the process required to prepare her little car to be towed. Can you imagine placing, and towing, a vehicle with the transmission lever in PARK?!! Anyway, all went well and the car towed behind the motorhome with ease.

We decided to go for a hookup parking spot this time. After two weeks of boondocking, we deserved it. We chose the campground connected with the Avi Casino because of the rates and all of the amenities that the casino has to offer...it even has an multi-screen movie theater! The three of us saw 'No Country For Old Men' yesterday. Cecile and I liked it, Pat hated it. If we golfed, there is a beautiful golf course right next door. We are parked a little close to our neighbors, as the picture shows, but it's only for a short time.

We plan to leave here on Sunday and stay overnight in Bakersfield. Monday morning I plan on going in to visit with Douglass Truck Bodies in Bakersfield to get an idea of the cost of putting a simple bed on the back of the Hino. After all of our hemming and hawing, we decided that choice would be much preferable to buying another truck...for now. I hope to be back in Park Sierra by Monday night.

Ain't life grand!