Driving from Palm Strings to Los Angeles today to drop off the camper and fly to Vegas.
It took over 3 hours to drive the 200km - the freeway traffic was really stop start, but not to worry as my flight doesn’t leave until 2.40pm, so I just need to have the car back by 10 and then I can take my time getting to the terminal.
At drop off, I worked out that I had driven 1635 miles (2730km) in the nine days, much of it up and down mountain ranges. Starting at San Francisco, to Yosemite, to Sequoia, to Vegas, to Palm Springs and finally to LA. I certainly enjoyed the driving more in the parks, where speed and attitudes are kept in check. Highway/freeway driving is a little more anxiety-inducing as there are some drivers who have a very high opinion of both their own abilities and those of the drivers around them.
What I have learned from driving here though is that a four way stop intersection would never work in Australia (heaven forbid the road rage that these stops would induce in our drivers), and I wish we had left turn on red rules like they do here - it is so convenient and easy to do.
With Joanna safely dropped off, I hopped an Uber (which I’ve been trying to avoid) and made my way to Terminal 1, checked in my bags and settled down with Chick-Fil-A for lunch and a 4 hour wait to board.
Flying South-West and there are no allocated seats, which is an interesting social experiment in itself! Nabbed a window seat and enjoyed the view as we flew into Vegas.
This trip I was determined to try to avoid ride shares, taxis or shuttles, and to utilise public transport whenever possible. So today I got on the 109 at the airport that took me to South Strip Transportation Terminal and then the Deuce to my accommodation at The Linq.
After some issues with using the self-checkin kiosks, the lovely Joshua got me organised and after finding my room, did a quick bag drop as I had 7pm entry tickets to the Neon Boneyard Museum located just out of the Fremont Street Precinct.
The boneyard has an abundant display of many retired signs from across Las Vegas, and I spent three hours there from early twilight to full dark watching the sky change and the neon pop. They are currently looking for new premises to expand as they have reach max capacity. I paid for a tour that talked about how some of the signs appeared in movies and a bit of their history - really insightful and found out that the Plaza Hotel on Main Street was actually Biff’s Pleasure Paradise and Casino ipn Back to the Future 2.
Back to the hotel at 10pm and a quick In’n’Out burger for dinner before settling into my comfy bed in hope of getting some sleep. My room overlooks a live music venue and it doesn’t sound like it’s stopping anytime soon!
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