Our Adventure

I remember diving along the dual carriageway in Oxford after I’d picked GO from work and we were discussing 40th birthdays and what we wanted.  I wanted a thoughtful surprise, GO didn’t want anything. I said if he was lucky I’d take him to Vegas!  Flash forward ten years and we’re no longer in Oxfordshire or the South even. We’ve moved lock stock and barrel up to the Northernshire, bought a house both have jobs we can stand. We are still child and dog less, for now at least (I want a puppy).  We/I decided to book a proper big holiday, try and add some countries to GO’s list.  All I could think of was Vegas, how to do it so that it was meaningful and not just a boozathon.  We went to Trailfinders had a chat and before we could say “sounds like a plan” we’d booked a flight to Toronto with a few days to explore, another one to Calgary where we hoped to meet up with biglilbro and US sinlaw.  What would follow would be in theory an epic road trip round the Rockies and down to Vegas.  Now blb didn’t seem to keen on Vegas so we booked a hotel there for three nights.  Then he changed his mind and the itinerary so we are now staying two nights with them in Vegas before they drive home.  The only problem is that we have two days after they leave before our swanky hotel booking starts.  We are undecided about what to do Los Angeles or Las Vegas?  We’ve decided to try an old classic hotel in Vegas before the luxury spa so we are staying in the Golden Nugget, let’s see how it goes down.