Las Vegas RV wash | Nobu

Friday - 13 February 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada: Our dry-camping experience was a success in Death Valley National Park. But it was a dusty experiment, so now we are in Las Vegas where we have arranged for a company to wash Our Intrigue. Many RV parks allow a company (or two) to wash coaches on-site. Usually they have an advertisement in the information packet/map you receive at check-in. Charges are by the foot (at this time around $1.50 per foot). This price includes having the roof cleaned. Other services are available - waxing and tire treatments, for example. Some companies hand-dry the coach, others use treated water for a spotless shine. We admit Country Coach does a fabulous job with their paint job, but just look at these photos of our shiny coach!

Our Intrigue - Clean and Shiny!


A view from the back

One of our favorite restaurants in Las Vegas is Nobu at the Hard Rock Hotel. We drove over to the hotel/casino and arrived at Nobu around 8 pm. They had no tables available all evening, but would try to fit us into the sushi bar. Nobu provides a very small lounge area for diners who are waiting for their tables, so we moved in there to wait it out.

While we were waiting in the (world's smallest) lounge, our favorite waiter, Luke, came into the area. He said hello and asked first thing "Is Lisa with you?" and, "You are waiting for the sushi bar?" Suddenly, a table was somehow available in Luke's section! Isn't it convenient we have a Gorgeous Daughter?!

Miso Happy!

We dined on DT's Nobu favorite, Mushroom Salad, and Edamame. We also tried teriyaki chicken. Our sushi choices were not very inspired - we ordered tuna and asparagus rolls, kappamaki and broiled eel. Then, just to top things off, we tried tempura tofu, asparagus and green pepper. Luke could not believe we ordered so little! Nobu is not a good restaurant to try if you have only two in your party... usually we have a full table and can try many things. Just when we were finished, Luke brought over the strangest of after-dinner drinks - Sake with a twist. It was Pineapple Dessert Sake. I could barely taste the pineapple, but the ginger infusion was divine! Never, ever, would I have thought I could enjoy something so strange, but it was very light and lovely and was served cold. Luke asked about Lisa, about our latest trip, our new coach, and told us about his new house and about his week in Puerto Penasco when he was 14 years old. He is a sweetie!

After dinner, we went over to the Bellagio Hotel for a little gaming. The Bellagio has decorated their indoor courtyard to celebrate the Year of the Monkey. Here are a few photos of their gorgeous display.

Happy New Year!


Gung shi fat tsai


Hunbao nia lai: Gong shi, gong shi, gong shi ni

RV Park: Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach Resort

NOTE: After Las Vegas, we headed home - stopping by Merced, California to visit with family and see our baby niece. It was a great trip! 4491 miles. 76 nights. Very expensive camping this trip, averaging $29.62 per night - most likely due to our long stays in the very expensive ($58 average!) Palm Springs area, which was too expensive to be offset by the very inexpensive camping in Puerto Penasco ($14 average).