Vegas... and finally home! Plus Western route

Darby feeding the camel at the petting zoo.  Notice her facial expression.

 We got into Lost Wages on Thursday late afternoon after driving south from Salt Lake City.  We knew we were getting close to home as the temps were in the triple digits again!  The highest temp I saw on the readout in the van was 119 near Mesquite, NV!

Danica with a giant bunny at the petting zoo.

We passed on a few Roadside America stops closer to SLC - the miniature Mt. Rushmore display, and the "world's largest blender."  but we decided a good spot for a break and to see the recommended site was exit 189 off I-15.  There was a petting zoo at the Flying J truck stop in addition to the DQ in the truck stop for a lunch break.  I order us some food and an Orange Whip (Julius) and a Blizzard, while Bish and the girls went to see the animals at the petting zoo.

Danica sleeping in the LV hotel room... without being all snuggled under the covers for once!  

We decided to stay off strip and a bit closer to home, so we stayed at Green Valley Ranch for the first time.  It was a great hotel/casino, with a nice pool and plenty of things to do and places to eat in addition to the casino options.  It was a very nice "last night away from home" to wrap up our trip.

Slackettes sitting on pile of luggage after arriving home.

Danica posing with the Menudo I tried at the hotel breakfast buffet!

We headed out of LV late morning, on our way back home.  It was kind of sad that our trip was almost over, but at the same time, it would be nice to be home and sleep in our own beds.  Plus, I was really looking forward to seeing "my poopy" after so much time away from her!

All the friggen bird poop in our driveway from the solar panels after being gone for 5 weeks!

Welcome back to friggen HOT Arizona!

Gotta love Bermuda grass.  My hose seeming disappears into the Bermuda it has grown so much in the last 5 weeks.

Westbound route

It was hot as hell in AZ, but it was also very nice to get back home after 37 days away.  We unpacked the van, and I blew all the bird shit off the driveway so we didn't track it into the house.  We had remotely begun to cool the house off on our drive home, so it wasn't too friggen hot inside.  As we all began to unpack stuff, I ran over to our neighbors to get Maori.  Not surprisingly, she was very happy to see me!  I have traveled a lot over the years, and while it is always nice to get home and see Bish and the Slackettes, I really enjoy getting to see Maori after a lot of time away.  She has always been my buddy since we've had her, so getting to reconnect with her is even better for the soul than seeing the family (for me)!.