I took a cab from my house to Portland International Airport on Friday, January 10. I had an afternoon flight to Las Vegas traveling First Class. I had a mimosa after boarding and later a cheese and fruit lunch. I saw the Sphere upon landing. My youngest sister met me at the airport. We watched "Enola" in the Living Room in front of the glowing fireplace.
I attended the Event in North Las Vegas at Old
School Pizzeria. I knew a Geocacher from
Seattle. My sister and I stopped at a
Grocery store on the way back to her house. We
watched "Enola 2." My sister
gave me an interesting book "Floodpath" by Jon Wilkman c. 2016 about the
St. Francis Dam catastrophe in 1928.
We saw the spectacular Chinese New Year display at The Bellagio Conservatory &
Botanical Garden. We saw the chocolate
fountain and had delicious but expensive Gelato. We did the "Final Resting Place of Two
Blues Greats" Virtual Geocache. We saw
actor Tony Curtis gravesite. We did
"The Amazing Las Vegas Sphere" and "Signs of the Times"
Virtuals. Photographed the glowing
"Hard Rock Cafe" sign. We
watched Tom Hanks in "Greyhound" back at the house.
Slow start to the day. I watched "The Mexican" starring
Brad Pitt. We saw the first full moon 0f 2025 as we were driving toward the
Strip. The 'wolf moon" reached its
peak this evening. European immigrants
would hear the nightly cries of wolves as they hunted for food in the harsh
winter conditions hence the nickname. We
drove around the Fremont district looking at the Neon. My sister accidently turned the wrong way
onto a one-way street. The officer used
his vehicle to block the street so we could turn around. We saw the Fremont Street Light Show at 6:00. We watched "The Children's Train" an
adaption of the 2019 novel of the same name back at the house.
After breakfast on Tuesday morning, we took an Uber to Las Vegas airport, leaving for PDX about 12:15. I had a mimosa after boarding and later a cheese and fruit lunch. Incredible view of the Cascade Range from Three Sisters to Mount St. Helens. We took a Lyft to my house. It was an interesting trip however I was glad to be back to cold/damp weather.
