Arrived in Fresno Nov 7 2016.

Sorry for the delay in getting this post out.  
Monday the 7th - We left Las Vegas for the last leg and final destination - Fresno!  

We were both exhausted by the time we pulled in front of the house about 4:30pm.  Had to make up the bed and wash some towels.  Unloaded about a third of the the stuff from the RV.
Tuesday the 8th - Amye drove down with Ashley and Gracie!  Amye had a Rodan & Fields meeting to attend this evening.  It was so good to see the 3 of them - the 2 older girls had to go to school.

Election day.  What an exciting election - a real nail-biter!  First time we stayed up to watch the outcome.  What a surprise!!  And guess what - California legalized Pot!!

Wednesday the 9th - the little 7 ft POD was delivered.  Mike and Randy (my brother) had it emptied in 30 minutes.  Amye and the girls left to go back home to San Mateo.

Thursday the 10th - We spent the day cleaning out cabinets, drawers and closets.  Robyn and Lester (my sister and brother-in-law) stopped over on their way down from San Mateo to San Diego.  Went out for a delicious Chinese dinner.
Friday the 11th - the 2nd POD was delivered. 

I drove up to San Mateo to help babysit the 4 girls as their nanny was o-o-t for the holiday weekend.  Lynnie to the rescue!!

Nov 14th - the first Pod (that was loaded in NL) was delivered.  Brian G and Peter M helped Mike load the first Pod.  Well, they packed the Pod fuller than full! So guess what!  The Pod arrived as scheduled.  But Mike couldn't get the door open - the boxes shifted and fell against the door.  Mike was able to get the door partially opened and crawled in and passed out 1 box at a time until he was able to clear the boxes from against the door.

Nov 2-6 2016 LAS VEGAS

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Nov 2-6 2016

Nov 2 – arrived in Las Vegas and found the Riviera RV Park.  The drive from Holbrook was 6 hrs.  Very windy on I-40.  Mike did a fine job keeping the rig on the road!  We got settled and ate dinner in.  Didn't go out - watched the final World Series game.

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Nov 3 – drove down to the strip to walk around a bit.  Went to Fremont St (Old Town).  That evening we went to see the Mike Hammer comedy/magic show.  He was funny!  And like with all magic shows I wonder “How did he do that?!”

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Nov 4 – went to airport and picked up long-time friends, Jim and Carol.  They live in Hood River, OR.  Mike and Jim have been buddies since Kindergarten!!

Went to the PBR Championship Finals at the new T-Mobile Arena in Vegas.  Music by country singer, Dustin Lynch.  What an exciting time!  Boy, the Brahma bulls are huge!  This sport is oh so dangerous!

So after the evening’s event we went back to the Monte Carlo for drinks.  And guess who walks into the same bar and sits at the table right next to us!  JB Mauney!  He is the top ranking bull rider in the country.  He only has to earn $21,000 more to reach $7M – the highest earnings by any PBR rider in history.

Nov 5 – walked from the Monte Carlo Hotel (that’s where Jim & Carol are staying) down the Las Vegas strip to the Venetian/Palazzo Hotel.  Nice long walk – good to get some exercise!  Ran into my friends Woody, Buzz and Sponge Bob. 

Had drinks pool-side at the Palazzo.  Nice relaxing time. Have to admit we took a taxi back to the MC.

Had dinner at the Brand Steakhouse before heading over to the T-Mobile Arena for 2^nd night of competition.  Opening entertainer was Steven Tyler!

Nov 6 - OMG – what did I tell you about JB.  Last night he won round 4 of the world's finals!!  We witnessed history in the making!  Way to go, JB!!

Today was a leisure day.  Just stayed at home in the RV and spent the time visiting with Jim and Carol.  No running around.  Just relaxed and caught up on things.  So nice to see these two after 8 yrs (Mike visited them in OR).

THANK YOU, JIM and CAROL, FOR A GREAT TIME IN LAS VEGAS!!