Friday, May 30, 2008

Our plans changed... we weren't going to visit Las Vegas because the place we were going to stay was too pricey. Frank got tired of driving and thought to call Nellis AFB to see if we could get a spot for a few days. We didn't realize that we were in Pacific time zone... so we pulled over at a truck stop, casino and fireworks plaza in an Indian reservation and walked around a bit until it was time for the campground to open so we could make reservations. We were lucky and managed to get a spot in the campground. We arrived at the Nellis Air Force Base campground, Desert Eagle RV Park, at noon (GA Time). It's a nice campground with lots of space between sites.

I heated up some deli chicken and some frozen veggies to go with it... pretty good. Afterward we went onto main Nellis AFB. The map the host here gave us of the base was hard for us two old foggies to read... after wandering around a bit we found the car wash and gave the truck a bath and a vacuum. Then we went to the BX complex. The haircuts were a bit pricey for Frank... I think he said $9.10. We bought a couple of books and tapes for the camcorder. Then we went into the commissary and bought some apples, more frozen veggies and some Klondike ice cream bars... amazing what this little freezer can hold.


We then did laundry. Very reasonably price laundry... 75 cents for wash or dry... $1 was for super wash (extra rinse and wash time). Each load of laundry dried on the 75 cents. While I finished laundry Frank went back on base and found ITT to check on tickets for tours of the dam. The tours all start from hotels... so we'll just drive over and look if we want. It will be easier to find the dam than the hotels the tours start from. Frank got back in time to tote the last basket of clothes back to the trailer. On the way back to the trailer we spotted a pair of Gambel's Quail... beautiful birds. I got a couple of pictures that aren't real bad.... maybe we can get better pictures before we leave.


We traveled 96 miles today.