Our Vegas "Flag" Pic

This does not count. They didn't unfurl the flag. I wasn't there. Sorry!

Adventuredome at Circus, Circus

We promised the kids we'd take them to the Adventuredome at Circus, Circus because we missed all the fun of San Diego (our original plan included San Diego Zoo and Sea World San Diego).

We decided it was worth it to drive out to Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, to purchase discounted tickets. Our mistake? Afternoon work traffic! Ugh! Because we took so long, I didn't get to meet up with one of my Hawaii friends, Kris. So sorry!

Still, we made it back to Circus, Circus, and had a great time! TLO and I stuck to the kiddy rides, while Hubby took the big kids on some of the scarier ones. Hubby had to ride the roller coaster by himself, because we were all too wimpy to join him. I also didn't realize what a big kid he was when it came to carnival-type games...or Kid's Gambling, as Foo said.

We all had a blast on the bumper cars (although I got hit pretty hard in the stomach and was sure I had spleen damage.) Not sure if Foo will actually ever get that license, though!

After a fun time, we had Mexican food at the Blue Iguana, which was surprisingly yummy!

Back to the RV. Nighty-night!

Dam!

Hey, look! ginabina is actually on this trip!

Hoover Dam was amazing! We left for the dam at about 9am. It was a short trip from Vegas, with a Starbucks detour, of course. (I now have two Starbucks City Mugs...San Francisco and Las Vegas.)

We parked in the lot that was easiest for RVs and then walked back towards the dam in gorgeous weather. Hubby and I watched the four kids walking ahead of us and chuckled. Like he said, they are such troopers. We said, "Walk that direction" and off they walked without question or complaint. "Time to see the dam. Walk that way." They are really great kids!

We really enjoyed the dam. The tour guides were informed and friendly. They all seemed to be retired Air Force CE-type guys (Civil Engineers). The tour was incredible and we learned a lot.

The most amazing thing I learned? It only took FIVE years to build the Hoover Dam, and two of those were just to divert the Colorado River (which used to be the most dangerous river in the world, we learned) so that they could build the dam. So...THREE years! It came in under-budget and was finished early!

That would never, ever, ever, ever happen today. Sigh.

This one is a do not miss 6 stars!