Wow, I'm really behind in my postings but I want to add these shows for our records.
1) Defending the Caveman @ Excaliber $84.90 for 2. A one man show expressing his opinions of the differences between men and women....it WAS funny. Sort of a Men from Mars, Women from Venus type thing.
2) Neil Sedaka @ The Orleans $115.50 for 2. Nice oldies and his backup musicians were really terrific. Good music all around and Neil still Has-IT. He must be 70 plus & is as good as ever.
3) La Reve (the dream) @ The Wynn $250.35 for 2. No adjectives to express how very great this show was. It's a Cirque du Soleil with water as in "O" the other water Cirque du Soleil.
4) So You Think You Can Dance (on tour, 1 night only @ Orleans Arena) $135.80 for 2 We follow the Tv Competition of this show every season & really loved this live performance. This was our 1st & we'll try to see next seasons touring show too.
5) Cher @ Caesars $360 for 2. YIKES , eh? And THAT was with a deal! Her Bob Mackie costumes were truly incredible!!! As was her grand ENTRANCE over the audiance!
6) The Jersey Boys @The Plazzo $297 for 2. the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2006 It takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. SO glad we decided this one too. The whole cast was so much fun to watch & hear.
All of our seats were in very good locations. I like to see the costumes...I mean BUTTONS & SEAMS! as well as the makekup so that's why the seats we got were all pretty pricy....well worth it.
As if we didn't have enough we'll return for another week, the first week in January to see: Bette Midler, Love, Viva Elvis, Ka...all Cirque shows except Midler. Viva Elvis is in preview at the new CityCenter that just opened today. The new theater is called Aria.
We actually saw Ka a few years ago but it's good enough to see again. Plus we got a good deal on the price.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Las Vegas NV
Arrived here early because it was only about a 40 min drive from Henderson Nv, if that.
We decided to try Sam's Town Boulder Hwy (not the Sam's Town Nellis Rd ) It has been voted best Vegas RV park by some group anyway, I see why. As a Sam's Club member (no relation to the park) the rate including taxes, for full hookup is $25 & change! It is a beautiful park and only 15 minutes from the shows. We're paid for through Sunday night but will probably stay longer than the 4 nights booked.
This RV camp uses an outside vendor for WI FI , $5.95 24hrs or $19.99 for a week. I paid for a week. We're able to watch our slingbox recorded things from home on our DVR with this good server.
Oh, there was another unable to find geocache here. I guess the first five were just lucky.
We will definitely stay here next time we come to Vegas.
This RVing life is so much fun. We're all so lucky, I think!
We had planned to go home from here but now there's a possibility that we will spend a couple of nights in Havasu City.
We'll spend at least one night in Palm Springs where I have a girlfriend that used to live next door to me in Holllywood, Hadwig, & I haven't seen here in several years.
My problem is only with choices here for shows.. HA.
Cher will be here beginning Monday the 19th & Bette Midler is here & then there's Neil Sedaka. No tickets yet except for the "So You Think You Can Dance" show tonight.
The Sedaka show not pricy but the other 2 are , however, we're seriously considering it anyway...can't take it with u! Right!.
Oh yes...then there's a new Cirque show at the Wynn. No decisions today....yet.
Joey's wiping down the rig, we have now named "The Shoe Box" thanks to our French friends Jean-Marie & Francoise & I'm doing hair etc...relaxing.
PS We're both feeling much better & I'm sure the worst of the colds are over.
PPSS Weather turning colder here, tomorrow , Sumday expected to only reach a high of 59...windy too.
We decided to try Sam's Town Boulder Hwy (not the Sam's Town Nellis Rd ) It has been voted best Vegas RV park by some group anyway, I see why. As a Sam's Club member (no relation to the park) the rate including taxes, for full hookup is $25 & change! It is a beautiful park and only 15 minutes from the shows. We're paid for through Sunday night but will probably stay longer than the 4 nights booked.
This RV camp uses an outside vendor for WI FI , $5.95 24hrs or $19.99 for a week. I paid for a week. We're able to watch our slingbox recorded things from home on our DVR with this good server.
Oh, there was another unable to find geocache here. I guess the first five were just lucky.
We will definitely stay here next time we come to Vegas.
This RVing life is so much fun. We're all so lucky, I think!
We had planned to go home from here but now there's a possibility that we will spend a couple of nights in Havasu City.
We'll spend at least one night in Palm Springs where I have a girlfriend that used to live next door to me in Holllywood, Hadwig, & I haven't seen here in several years.
My problem is only with choices here for shows.. HA.
Cher will be here beginning Monday the 19th & Bette Midler is here & then there's Neil Sedaka. No tickets yet except for the "So You Think You Can Dance" show tonight.
The Sedaka show not pricy but the other 2 are , however, we're seriously considering it anyway...can't take it with u! Right!.
Oh yes...then there's a new Cirque show at the Wynn. No decisions today....yet.
Joey's wiping down the rig, we have now named "The Shoe Box" thanks to our French friends Jean-Marie & Francoise & I'm doing hair etc...relaxing.
PS We're both feeling much better & I'm sure the worst of the colds are over.
PPSS Weather turning colder here, tomorrow , Sumday expected to only reach a high of 59...windy too.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Over Hoover Dam at Night
Nov 12 Thursday
We both needed to rest so we got a late start leaving Dazzo's Restaurant & RV Park in Wikieup, AZ. Especially Joey, but his cold does seem to be getting better.
Before we left we checked the iPhone app for GeoCaching & found that there is one only 1/2 mile from us in our planned direction. It took us about an hour to find it. It was nice being out in the fresh desert air. Beautiful views all around.
This was about our fifth found GeoCache. This is a new fun thing for us.
Anyway, this late departure meant we couldn't make it to the RV Camp in Las Vegas before dark...even though it's only about 160 miles from here. It gets dark now at 5pm-ish.
There was a lot of construction en route due to a future Hoover Dam bypass.
It was already dark as we came up highway 93 to Hoover Dam & all vehicles and RV's needed to be inspected....security. The look inside the trailer was a snap. Just an in-n-out thing, no big deal BUT then the guard wanted to know what was inside the zipped carrier on top of the car. Joey couldn't remember. I knew there was a collapsible ladder but was unable to remember what else. We hadn't opened it for over a month.
Joey needed to use a ladder of the guard to be able to get up high enough to unpadlock, unbongee, unstrap, unknot before he could unzip it. It took at least 1/2 hr. What a hassle.
The drive across the dam at night, with all the lights on and all around it was beautiful & the 15 mph speed limit made it easy for us to see as much as we wished.
We then drove about another 1/2 hr & made it as far as the Railroad Pass Casino & boon docked there. The next morning we searched for another geocache near where we parked but we were unable to find it. This was our first failure. Boo hooey.
We gave up when we were hungry & just walked into the casino for their special $1.50 breakfast! 2 eggs, 2 sausage or bacon, toast and hash browns. The coffee cost more than a single meal @ $1.75...HAH.
More from Vegas soon.
We both needed to rest so we got a late start leaving Dazzo's Restaurant & RV Park in Wikieup, AZ. Especially Joey, but his cold does seem to be getting better.
Before we left we checked the iPhone app for GeoCaching & found that there is one only 1/2 mile from us in our planned direction. It took us about an hour to find it. It was nice being out in the fresh desert air. Beautiful views all around.
This was about our fifth found GeoCache. This is a new fun thing for us.
Anyway, this late departure meant we couldn't make it to the RV Camp in Las Vegas before dark...even though it's only about 160 miles from here. It gets dark now at 5pm-ish.
There was a lot of construction en route due to a future Hoover Dam bypass.
It was already dark as we came up highway 93 to Hoover Dam & all vehicles and RV's needed to be inspected....security. The look inside the trailer was a snap. Just an in-n-out thing, no big deal BUT then the guard wanted to know what was inside the zipped carrier on top of the car. Joey couldn't remember. I knew there was a collapsible ladder but was unable to remember what else. We hadn't opened it for over a month.
Joey needed to use a ladder of the guard to be able to get up high enough to unpadlock, unbongee, unstrap, unknot before he could unzip it. It took at least 1/2 hr. What a hassle.
The drive across the dam at night, with all the lights on and all around it was beautiful & the 15 mph speed limit made it easy for us to see as much as we wished.
We then drove about another 1/2 hr & made it as far as the Railroad Pass Casino & boon docked there. The next morning we searched for another geocache near where we parked but we were unable to find it. This was our first failure. Boo hooey.
We gave up when we were hungry & just walked into the casino for their special $1.50 breakfast! 2 eggs, 2 sausage or bacon, toast and hash browns. The coffee cost more than a single meal @ $1.75...HAH.
More from Vegas soon.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Middle of nowhere, Elton John
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Joey has caught my cold & it’s REALLY worse for him. We were unable to meet up with our Alamos friends , Jayne & Mike, in Phoenix , as planned. We do not wish to spread our germs to them. We spoke with them several times by phone.
We have no idea how many miles we’ll be able to cover today…it depends on how Joey feels. I offered to drive but he keeps saying, “Not yet.” ….then it never happens. He hates being navigator & I love it so it works out well….usually. I say usually because I made about a 50 mile out-of-our-way blunder today.
The plan was to get past Phoenix , at least, in our route to Vegas. Phoenix to Vegas is about 290 Miles….way more than we currently feeling like doing.
From I-10 W out of Phoenix we took AZ 101 N to 60 W/NW. 60 & 93 run together for many miles & then split @ Wickenburg, AZ. We were supposed to take 93 when they split but we continued on 60….WRONG!
When I realized it we needed to make a big triangle route to get back to 93. Oh well, we got to see some more AZ desert.
Notes for hwy 60/93 nw of Phoenix. There’s a whole new area build up with not only Walmart, Golden Corral and anything else one might need. There were quite a few traffic signals for several miles but that was no problem for us.
Notes for hwy 93 FABULOUS road….way better than some of the freeways. Wide, smoothe & no traffic. We will take this road again whenever possible.
I checked the Passport America book to see if there were any of their RV parks on 93 & Voila!...ah yes in funny named Wikieup, AZ., Truly in the middle of nowhere we camped @ Dazzo's Restaurant & RV Park. All of $10 plus tax. Great Wi FI and when we went inside the restaurant to pay for our site there was a signed photo of Elton John on the wall. I asked, half jokingly, if Elton had been there. YES, he ate there exactly one year ago yesterday.
It was just after dark when we arrived; tired & weak from our damn colds. You can imagine how much fun it was when we needed to back-in to our site. I think this was the first back-in site for the whole 2 months! It took us several miscommunicated trys. I'm the director & he's the driver and both of us were badly in need of practicing our parts.
I always like to watch others go through this stressful learning process & wondered who was peaking at us now.
We surely must practice more before we get back to our busy Hollywood street & need to back uphill between house & fence.
Here I am typing at midnight. Nuts!
Joey has caught my cold & it’s REALLY worse for him. We were unable to meet up with our Alamos friends , Jayne & Mike, in Phoenix , as planned. We do not wish to spread our germs to them. We spoke with them several times by phone.
We have no idea how many miles we’ll be able to cover today…it depends on how Joey feels. I offered to drive but he keeps saying, “Not yet.” ….then it never happens. He hates being navigator & I love it so it works out well….usually. I say usually because I made about a 50 mile out-of-our-way blunder today.
The plan was to get past Phoenix , at least, in our route to Vegas. Phoenix to Vegas is about 290 Miles….way more than we currently feeling like doing.
From I-10 W out of Phoenix we took AZ 101 N to 60 W/NW. 60 & 93 run together for many miles & then split @ Wickenburg, AZ. We were supposed to take 93 when they split but we continued on 60….WRONG!
When I realized it we needed to make a big triangle route to get back to 93. Oh well, we got to see some more AZ desert.
Notes for hwy 60/93 nw of Phoenix. There’s a whole new area build up with not only Walmart, Golden Corral and anything else one might need. There were quite a few traffic signals for several miles but that was no problem for us.
Notes for hwy 93 FABULOUS road….way better than some of the freeways. Wide, smoothe & no traffic. We will take this road again whenever possible.
I checked the Passport America book to see if there were any of their RV parks on 93 & Voila!...ah yes in funny named Wikieup, AZ., Truly in the middle of nowhere we camped @ Dazzo's Restaurant & RV Park. All of $10 plus tax. Great Wi FI and when we went inside the restaurant to pay for our site there was a signed photo of Elton John on the wall. I asked, half jokingly, if Elton had been there. YES, he ate there exactly one year ago yesterday.
It was just after dark when we arrived; tired & weak from our damn colds. You can imagine how much fun it was when we needed to back-in to our site. I think this was the first back-in site for the whole 2 months! It took us several miscommunicated trys. I'm the director & he's the driver and both of us were badly in need of practicing our parts.
I always like to watch others go through this stressful learning process & wondered who was peaking at us now.
We surely must practice more before we get back to our busy Hollywood street & need to back uphill between house & fence.
Here I am typing at midnight. Nuts!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
BoonDocked in South Tucson Walmart
Nov 10, 09 We Boondocked in South Tucson Walmart on Valencia Rd. Actually the security guard asked us , and others, to move to a different area in the huge, multi-store parking lot. We all moved to an area in front of the Goodwill store & Big Lots. (just notes for future travels)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Ft Wilcox Rv Park AZ
We camped @ Ft Wilcox RV Park just 1 ,mi from I-10 W @ exit #336. EZ on/off.
It’s a Passport America camp for $12 but with tax & $2.50 extra for Elect it came to $15.61
It’s a Passport America camp for $12 but with tax & $2.50 extra for Elect it came to $15.61
Sunday, November 8, 2009
BoonDocking Van Horn, TX
We boon docked in Van Horn, TX next to a Motel with WI FI & we were able to get online with their signal….not too shabby, eh?
Saturday, November 7, 2009
A Fun BoonDock in Kerrville, TX
Nov 7, 2009 Saturday night we boon docked at a Texas rest area at exit #514. It had WI FI as well as a dump station and potable water. The Texans know how to DO things, eh? This rest area is about 6 miles East of Kerrville TX where our friends Bill & Emily Preece live part of the year. We know them from Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.
I gave them a call & I chatted with Bill a bit & told them we were not going to unhook the trailer but just wanted to say hello.
About ½ hour later there was a knock at the trailer door. Joey opened the door & a man told him that overnight parking was not allowed and that he saw our plates were from California. He said he checked & it was registered to our names. Then he mentioned Alamos…..it was Bill playing a joke on us. It WAS Bill but Joey had only met him a couple of times in Alamos & didn’t recognize him. Then we saw Emily & we all laughed at their fun joke & nice surprise. They had brought some wine & we had a nice visit. We still smile when we mention it.
We’ll be pretty much hurrying along the I-10 until we get to Phoenix where we might have a short visit with some more Alamos friends, Jayne & Mike Williamson.
I gave them a call & I chatted with Bill a bit & told them we were not going to unhook the trailer but just wanted to say hello.
About ½ hour later there was a knock at the trailer door. Joey opened the door & a man told him that overnight parking was not allowed and that he saw our plates were from California. He said he checked & it was registered to our names. Then he mentioned Alamos…..it was Bill playing a joke on us. It WAS Bill but Joey had only met him a couple of times in Alamos & didn’t recognize him. Then we saw Emily & we all laughed at their fun joke & nice surprise. They had brought some wine & we had a nice visit. We still smile when we mention it.
We’ll be pretty much hurrying along the I-10 until we get to Phoenix where we might have a short visit with some more Alamos friends, Jayne & Mike Williamson.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
3 Nights in New Orleans
3 NIGHTS in NEW ORLEANS (Nov 3, 4 5, 2009)
We didn’t take Hwy 20 through Shreveport but took the shortest route to New Orleans.
We stayed at another Passport America RV Park: Ponchartrain Landing $31.61 a night. Wi Fi and on a canal. They have a free shuttle to the French Quarter at 10am & returns at 4pm & 7pm.
We always meant to catch the 4pm shuttle back to camp but always stayed until the 7pm one. We LOVE New Orleans & hope to return & spend at least a week there.
. The camp was about a 15 minute ride away from the French Quarter.
Or both full days we bought the $5 all day on/off ticket for all of the street cars & busses & we really used them. They also have $0.40 tickets but each time you get on you need to show ID & have the exact change so we just wanted to make things easier with those regular rate $5 all day tickets.
We didn’t take Hwy 20 through Shreveport but took the shortest route to New Orleans.
We stayed at another Passport America RV Park: Ponchartrain Landing $31.61 a night. Wi Fi and on a canal. They have a free shuttle to the French Quarter at 10am & returns at 4pm & 7pm.
We always meant to catch the 4pm shuttle back to camp but always stayed until the 7pm one. We LOVE New Orleans & hope to return & spend at least a week there.
. The camp was about a 15 minute ride away from the French Quarter.
Or both full days we bought the $5 all day on/off ticket for all of the street cars & busses & we really used them. They also have $0.40 tickets but each time you get on you need to show ID & have the exact change so we just wanted to make things easier with those regular rate $5 all day tickets.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Just notes for us along the way
Nov 1, 2009 Boon docked @ a Wal-Mart
Nov 2 2009 Camped in Gulfport MS @ a Passport America park
Southern Oaks $22 had great WI-FI & lots of trees.
Nov 2 2009 Camped in Gulfport MS @ a Passport America park
Southern Oaks $22 had great WI-FI & lots of trees.
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