It's our last free day before we go back home.
Fatty, Popa Fett, and I grabbed a cab from our hotel... Another thing we learned on this trip is when paying your cab driver, always use cash in
Las Vegas! There's an extra
$3.00 processing fee on top of your fare if you use your credit card.
to
Budget Car Rental.
We were finally on our way to see the
Grand Canyon!
Here's our ride, a red convertible
Mustang!
Lila really wanted a convertible so she could tan while we drive.
"Which way to the Canyon?"
No way, I was getting my head burned.
Lila wasn't loving the convertible too much after waiting in traffic for over an hour. LOL!
Just as Jeff said, there was traffic crossing the
Hoover Dam.
Let's not cause an accident now.
Our
Stang was looking good.
Driving in
Arizona now.
We made a little pitstop at this stand run by the
AMVETS.
Lila and the wagon...
In an area where everyone was trying to make money off of tourists, it was refreshing to see these guys. They offered us food and beverages for donation only!
This was the stupid dirt road on the way to the
Grand Canyon Skywalk. Just when you thought your car would get a break from the rough ride, you start driving on a paved road that's littered with potholes! We eventually arrived at our destination only to find out that in addition to the
Skywalk fee of
$29.95, you need to pay
$43.05 for a
5 minute bus ride from the air terminal to the
Skywalk! We just thought it was ridiculous to pay for something we could have walked to, so we said,
"FUCK IT!!!" We just thought it was such a scam.
We went back on the road to find another vantage point and that's when we spotted these cows crossing!
I love cows!
Yeah, that's not the
Canyon.
I'm getting pissed now.
There were no other vantage points nearby, so basically we test drove this car for
$100.
It is pretty here though.
Our
Grand Canyon mission turned out to be an
EPIC FAIL!!!
Lila changed into her yoga gear to take some photos.
On the way back, we took some photos of some more local scam artists. You can buy a small bottle of water here for
$4.00!
They call themselves the "
LAST STOP", totally making travellers think they're the last resort for food and fuel on the highway. This is not the case, there's another gas station close by.
Don't even bother trying to ask them for simple directions because they'll try to sell you a
$7.00 map or some kind of tour package.
Yeah right, fuck these guys!!!
Exactly...
The
Hoover Dam at night...
A sight for sore eyes...
I always get a
Sourdough Jack from here!
I was feeling bittersweet about our whole day.
"The way to a man's heart...
is through his stomach."
Back on the
Strip now.
Does this city ever sleep?
The
Paris' Eiffel Tower...
It's still impressive being half the size of the original one.
The hallway outside our room was so long, it seemed like something from a dream!
After getting cleaned-up, we met-up with Jeff at
Aria.
It was our last to spend with him before we all go back home.
Fatty with some cutlery fun...
Posing with my favourite speed skater...
We tried to provide Jeff with some counsel about his whole situation.
It was my turn to have fun with the cutlery.
I ordered
Belgian Waffles! When Fatty saw the condiments it came with, he asked me,
"Is that caramel?" I answered,
"Yes!" He then turned to Lila and said,
"It's caramel, Honey." LOL!!!
After our meal, we walked outside to admire the hotel's fountain.
The way the lights shone and how the squirts of water collided, made it look like fireworks!
Just an awesome display!
"Skeet, skeet, skeet, skeet!!!"
The waterfall was equally impressive!
Since we had a car, we drove Jeff to his hotel.
This time he was staying at the
Luxor with his parents because he had already checked-out of the
Bellagio.
Administer embalming procedures.
Oh wait, she's not dead!
Having fun with the hieroglyphics in the elevator...
Fooling around with the statues in the hotel...
Wait a minute. There's some guy bigger than Fatty?!?
Bye-bye Jeff. It was a fun-filled trip nonetheless. We all had a great time!!!
One last walk down this marvellous hallway, the time had finally come to go back home. It's always sad when your vacation comes to an end.
I'm gonna miss the beautiful Venetian. Our stay here has been more than awesome and I'd definitely book a room here again!
Our poor dusty Stanger, she was so clean when we first picked her up. We had one last ride in her to the airport.
Are you kidding me? This Delta agent's name is 'Editta'! She spells it with one extra 'T' though.
I had to catch a connection in Salt Lake City. The gates here reminded me of a scene from "Starship Troopers"!
I rode in a smaller plane this time.
Salty...
Back in Vancouver now... This time my flight back was much quicker as opposed to my travel towards Las Vegas. Mental note: Try not to connect in San Francisco, flights seem to get delayed there often.
The MOMMIETRON gets her iPad!
