Day 156

Laughlin, NV to Stewart’s Point, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.  Spent a week in Laughlin so that we could take care of some business.
Went to Harbor Freight and picked up another solar panel to replace the one that got broken, and found some great solar rope lights that fit along the bottom of Dinky Dawg’s fence so we don’t trip over it in the dark.  Gotta love solar lights when boondocking.
Got the oil changed and found a drive through car wash big enough to fit Lee Todd big dually truck in.  (Big carwash =1 happy husband).  But of course it started to rain while he was in the carwash. (No worries since we had washed off all the dirt from camping in the desert so now we wouldn’t have a big mud ball).  Torrential rains.  Still had to go to the grocery store.  Got drenched walking to the store from the truck.  It was raining so hard you couldn’t see the river that was less than a block away.
We went to a couple of thrift stores and found a small upright vacuum for 5 bucks!  We have a small rechargeable one, but the cat and dog are shedding and it can’t keep up.  Had to overhaul it and get all of the crap out of it, but the price made it worth my time.
Got to hear Brad Paisley’s outdoor concert sitting in lawn chairs at the RV Park on Saturday night.  He does a really nice concert.  Interacted with a couple that was there for their 2nd anniversary.  It was fun to listen to.  Got to enjoy a couple of other bands on the Riverwalk on Sunday.
Had some funny coincidences when we went to the Casino to take advantage of our free buffet coupons.  Got on the shuttle bus and of course Lee was wearing his ‘Trailer Trash’ tee shirt.  This started up a conversation on the bus that led to the standard question of “Where y’all from?”. Turns out that one couple, Bill & Sharon were from Boise and David and Linda were from Cascade.  Small world.  They were going to see one of the antique car displays so we decided to tag along.  We went our separate ways and Lee and I went to look at the other antique car display.  We decided to have dinner, and guess what?  The other couples were in line just ahead of us.  So we got a table for 6.  It was nice to have some different conversation for a change.  After dinner we again went our separate way.  Decided to head back home and who should come out to catch our shuttle?  Yep, you guessed it, the same group.  Who’d a thought of that many coincidences.
The drive from Laughlin to Lake Mead wasn’t too bad.  A little windy, but not enough that we felt the need to get off the highway.  Can’t believe how big Lake Mead is.  Drove over 40 miles once we entered the Park, and are not even out of it yet.  Found a great spot to camp.  Beautiful views, enough Lizards to keep Dinky from being bored, enough dirt for Bristol to roll in, and even the Easter Bunny.