Vegas Day 2 - Lake Mead & Hoover Dam

Had a nice breakfast this morning at the hotel. We decided to drive out to Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam today. It was an easy drive - only about 1/2 hour to Lake Mead - the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the US - created by the construction of the Hoover Dam. We stopped at a Marina - where Scott went fising from the last time he was there. There were hundreds of carp and striper bass and ducks swimming around the docks - apparently, they get fed quite a bit by the public so they like to hang out there. Sandi bought a bag of popcorn to feed them - it was a wild feeding frenzy - they were all fighting for some of the popcorn.

Next we drove to the Hoover Dam - what an amazing site!! We took a tour of the site, watched some short videos and took lots of photos. The magnitude of the project is quite spectacular and unbelieveable!

On the way home, we stopped at one of the Outlet Malls - I did't buy anything!! Back to the hotel - Scott and Barry went for a hot tub. For dinner, we went to The Rio - we heard they had the best buffet in Vegas - it was pretty good! There is just so much food here - it's no wonder that there are also a lot of heavy people here!! Sandi and I played some slots and Scott tried his luck at Roulette.