February 12th LAS VEGAS

Can you blame me that this post is late?

Yes, Vegas is a fantastical place.  We could see the lights shining from two-hundred miles away (okay, maybe not two-hundred), and we saw the Hoover Dam.

We got our first taste of Homeland Security as we were waved aside from the road to the Hoover Dam and questioned about the contents of our truck.  We pulled out all our luggage at their request, and were deemed to have twelve pieces of official luggage.  If we had 13 pieces, we would not have been able to cross the Dam, as scientists have deemed that 13 pieces of luggage loaded with dynamite could seriously damage the Dam, but 12 would only be a minor inconvenience.  Lesson learned!