Sunday, 23rd August, Las Vegas: Vegas, baby, Vegas!
Another day of driving. This time along the historic Route 66, so we’re flanked by old school diners and quirky places along the way. Seligman, it turns out, is the inspiration for the Pixar movie, Cars. The author broke down there and ended up staying – setting the film on a town which was suffering as a result of the huge highway which bypassed it.
From there to the Grand Canyon caves (our first tourist activity). Then to Vegas! Via more rain. Really really heavy rain. We have to pull over to a gas stop and unload the entire bike as fast as we can. Fat Americans stand by the doorway, pointing.
Not helping, not even moving out of the way as two sodden Brits lumber in with bags and bags of stuff.
It calms down eventually, so we head on to Vegas. Cross the Hoover Dam in darkness, lit up like a space station. Then we finally hit the bright lights of Vegas and the faded glory of the Sahara Hotel and Casino ($25 a night…)
