I caught the morning shuttle to Flagstaff where I picked up a rental truck and drove it back to the South Rim. I then requisitioned the help of about 9 park service personnel to help me run the bike up the ramp. Actually, I asked for 3, and then like a Disney movie, the petite, blonde ranger started singing "It's a small world" and more rangers appeared out of the woods. I'm not kidding! After securing the bike with some nifty knots I looked up online, I headed to Vegas, baby.
Here are my first thoughts on Vegas:
- From 90 miles away I could see the light of the city, as if the second coming was imminent.
- In Vegas, the lights go all the way up to 11. I've never seen anything so bright.
- The Luxor is much more impressive when it isn't viewed next to the buildings twice as tall.
- A corvette completely took my 16' Budget truck off the line. What's funny is my bike in the hold could completely kick his ass assuming I was on a level surface when I stopped.
Tomorrow I drop the bike off at BMW where they told me they'd do an express fix-er-up-er and then I'll ride the rollercoaster on the roof of one of the hotels the rest of the day.
2 comments:
I love the more frequent updates, and I'm glad you are there, in one piece, so far ;-) !! Has your adventure so far been everything that you'd hoped for? What's the plan post-Vegas? See ya in the morning, cuz!
The adventure has been fun and useful. Sadly the South Rim stuff has me down a bit, but I'm looking forward to finishing up the trip in California: Joshua Tree, LA, Rt 1, then SF.
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