Day 1 - Vegas Strip

We have celebrated Thanksgiving with our Chatt Fam in Chattanooga for longer than the boys have been alive, so when we realized those festivities weren't going to happen this year, we started thinking about alternate plans. Of course Nate wanted to go climbing, but I was skeptical of weather so we didn't commit to anything and decided to wait and see. Then, about a week ago I saw something on Instagram about Las Vegas, which led me to check flight prices and holy smokes, there were some cheap flights!

Within about 2 hours we had a trip planned -- fly into Vegas, see the strip, hit some crags, drive to Sedona to have Thanksgiving with friends then swing by the Grand Canyon on the way back to catch our flight home.

Our flight out of Chattanooga was late Sunday night so we got into Vegas around midnight local time. We were all amused that it felt like we were landing literally right next to the Strip. On one side we saw planes, the other a skyline of neon. From the airport, we stumbled to our hotel and conked out.

The next morning, we all woke up far too early, but after some coffee and syrup-laden hotel waffles, we made our way to check out the Las Vegas Strip. Nate has visited Vegas once before so had a smidgeon of insight on where to go. The boys were amused at how crazy some of the buildings are (The Excalibur, NY NY). We stopped at some shops, walked a ton and got lost in so many casinos. By lunchtime we were all fading. Fortunately we wound up at a restaurant with relatively slow service, which worked to our benefit so we could all rest and refuel.

Buzzing with our second wind, we made our way to Twilight Zone Mini Golf and had a blast. The boys never pass up a chance for mini golf and this place was a lot of fun. We wrapped that up just in time to make it to the one show we had purchased tickets for -- Paranormal Mind Reading. The boys love a good magic or mentalist show and this one had great reviews. It did not disappoint. It was in a small theater and both the boys managed to get onto the stage with the mentalist, Frederic da Silva. Holden helped with a card trick and Everett was pseudo hypnotized or something wild! The mentalist had E throwing his arms in the air when E thought da Silva was touching his shoulder but da Silva was nowhere near him. It was nuts and a lot of fun.

After that show we caught a few minutes of the fountain show at the Bellagio then headed back to the hotel. It was only 630p, but after our short night, 3 hour time change, and 20,000 steps we were ready to chill. We grabbed some take out and watched Harry Potter then fell asleep much too early for what anyone would admit to in Las Vegas.

Tomorrow: Climbing at Red Rocks and driving to Sedona.Meer informatie