City boy and country girl go camping...
Left Reno on Tuesday and made it all the way to Winnemucca, Nevada! Alan enjoyed the smoke filled casino and all the sites of a small Nevada town. We stayed in the parking lot of the Winners Hotel and Casino after taking care of some business. On our first day out we got 14 mpg on the big one ton Ford that carries me along so efficiently. They did well for their first day of travel... that city boy and country girl.
Wednesday we made it all the way to Wendover, a town on the border of Nevada and Utah. This time we stayed in the parking lot of the Rainbow Hotel Casino and again Alan donated to the Nevada economy while Robin wondered if we would ever get out of Nevada. On the way they passed through Elko, one of Nevada's greatest cowboy towns and they stopped at the museum and had lunch in a long established Basque restaurant. After lunch Alan got stopped by the Nevada Hwy Patrol for sliding through a stop sign. (Personally I don't think he did...in fact we all thought he had made a complete stop). The young patrolman took pity on him and sent us on our way with just a warning... Thank goodness! On the way to Wendover we encountered an hour and fifteen minute stop with miles of other cars and trucks...only to find a rather bad accident at the end with a big rig and a couple of cars.
Thursday we all woke up to rain, wind and cold and Alan made the decision to stay over another night rather than fight the elements. The country girl had by then been in enough casinos and talked Alan into a lonely highway south of town for the afternoon and she made a lovely stir fry... they are learning to compromise!
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