Leaving Las Vegas

Yesterday was our last day in Vegas. We drove out to a golf course that Barry played at the last time he was in town - the Paiute Golf Resort - on the Paiute Indian Reservation north of the city. A beautiful resort with three championship golf courses. We didn't play - just went out for peek - it was way too windy and cold anyways! We also went to Freemont street to visit the old strip and the casinos there. Tried our luck at some games.

Before dinner, we went for a walk around through the Bellagio - where we had a few drinks and listened to a great band and saw the fountain show. Then we walked to Caesars Palace and through all the shops to get to the Mirage - where we had dinner and caught the Beatles Love Cirque du Soleil show. The show was absolutely fantastic!! It's my first cirque show and I highly recommend going if you are ever in Vegas!! It was simply unbelieveable and we all had an awesome time!!

This morning we checked out of the hotel and started our journey to Palm Desert, California. The drive through the desert took about 4 1/2 hours. We checked in, bought some groceries and just cooked some dinner, taught Scott' parents how to play Texas Holdem (using dry roasted peanuts as chips - Scott's mom was the big winnere) ending the evening with 3 games of Euchre for money - which Scott and I won!! We've also set up a tee time for tomorrow morning, through Stand By Golf - we are playing the south course of Terra Lago - formerly called the Landmark. It may be a tough day - that course is pretty tough and I haven't played since December!

Here are a few photos from our drive this morning: