It was Jon's fault. He thought my plan to go to Needles was wrong, that we should instead drive to Las Vegas. We should stay at the Alexis Park All Suite Resort, and we should get tickets for a Cirque de Soleil.
So we did, just as Jon recommended. Las Vegas was just a four hour drive, though the traffic was an unpleasant surprise. But the Alexis gave us a nice clean room with a comfortable bed, Ernie is right outside, and we're two (long) blocks from the Strip, across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel, which we went to first for some good Mexican. The Pink Taco is there, serving what turned out to be very tasty Mexican food. (The margaritas were underwhelming, we should have opted for beer.)
After a bit of relaxation, while I watched the beginning of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals taking place two and a half blocks away on TV. Then we walked the two blocks to New York New York, which has the T-Mobile Arena behind it (where the game was in progress), to see Cirque's Zumanity. With 2nd row seats we were really close to the action, as it were. We walked the Strip, watching the stores and people and Bellagio fountain and gambling in Paris before making it a day with a walk back.
Pictures of our Vegas Quickie are at https://photos.app.goo.gl/QjZfFMFb9zC8n44C3
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