Hoping a good nights sleep would have knocked this lurgy on its butt, no such luck. Oh well, we are heading off from Vegas today to meander our way back to LA. We always prop for a couple of days at Primm (about 60km from Vegas on the California border) as it is relatively low cost accommodation and attached premium outlets and casinos. Decided to do a day trip before booking into Primm. We headed out to Valley of Fire State Park. Really colourful and interesting...

Still on a high from the drive yesterday I really had no plans for today except catch up with some friends who happen to be in Vegas at the same time. Before the drive yesterday I started to feel a bit off colour like a head cold was coming on, well its here now with a vengeance. This sucks, there should be a law against getting crook on holidays. Off to Walmart to stock up on snot prevention medicine (yes Walmart has a chemist section as well). Bombed up on snot...

Got up early and went for a long walk this time heading away from the strip to see the other side of Vegas. What a surprise, half demolished buildings that look like they have been in this state for a while. There are new buildings (completed) that look like they have been sitting there for a few years. Funniest thing was a bike frame, nothing else but the basic frame chained to a post, lucky it was chained otherwise they would have lost the lot. Walk and breakfa...

Really did nothing today. Just wandered around Vegas checking out spots we haven't been before then another Buffet at Bacchanal Buffet, Caesars Palace. Up there with Wynn Buffet. Americans must really like their queues as the line up was 100+ people waiting. We used the VIP queue which I recommend you use every time in Vegas. Roll on tomorrow when I get to play at Vegas Speedway in exotic cars

Got up early and decided to take a walk around the strip to at least make a feeble attempt to work off some of the food consumed so far. 100m from the Hotel police were making an arrest across the road. This could be an interesting walk. Walking down the strip at 8am in the morning shows some interesting sights, people who have not been to bed yet and are spilling out of casinos or nightclubs, prostitutes, homeless, druggos and a mix of other interesting characte...