Las Vegas, day 3

Today after brunch we went on a gondola ride on the outdoor canal at our hotel (Venetian/Palazzo) with Dante, a native of northeastern Italy, as our gondolier and serenader. Then after eating carmel/chocolate apples from the Palazzo food court, we sat in the outdoor hot tub and met Californians who gave us travel suggestions when…

“If I had words to make a day for you…”

I’d sing you a morning golden and new. I would make this day last for all time, and fill the night deep in moonshine. My apologies to those of you who know this story… When Charlie was three or four years old, he loved the movie Babe which he watched on DVD multiple times per…

Hoover Dam & Las Vegas

Oh my golly. I rented a car this (Monday) morning, and we drove to Hoover Dam and then Las Vegas (nearly 300 miles from Phoenix). Along the way we saw more saguaro cactus as well as Joshua trees. We toured the power plant at the dam and walked on the road along the top of…