Ok, so the Grand Canyon was spectacular - waking up so early in my van I was able to take my breakfast part way down into it & sit in the morning sun. A great spot you might say.
I headed out of the Canyon National park in what I though was resonable time to get to Vegas ... I was attending a 3 day seminar (it was pretty leftfield and difficult to explain here - see www.stuartwilde.com - met alot of interesting characters...) & so had to get to a hostel I'd booked, park my van 7 be at the MGM Grand by 7pm.
Thing's started happening which seemed to hinder me ... a slight prang ( into a solid Chevy pickup - but no real damage) in Kingman Arizona, a police check for all traffic heading to Nevada (just a delay) , a big traffic jam around the Hoover dam, and a lasck of gas stations on my side of the interstate (couldn't believe it!) ... but anyway apart from all that it was a tremendously scenic drive.
After checking in at the hostel (My vegas stay will encompass 3 nights in the hostel while the seminar is on & then a treat of 2 nights at the Treasure Island Hotel) and an interesting sharedcab ride down the strip, I ended up jogging through about 2 miles of casino to the MGM's conference center. I was only 15 minutes late.
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you forgot to say 'what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...'
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