Day 17 - 8/09

Today we left Nellis AFB (Desert Eagle Campground) and headed for the Grand Canyon Campground. On the way, we made a pit stop at the Hoover Dam for several hours. In order to get to Hoover Dam we made a run down Las Vegas Blvd to drive down the strip. 300+ pictures later we were on the highway.

Everyone had a great time. Matter of fact, Mom and Dad were the last to the RV. Had dinner in the Hoover Dam parking lot and then left for the Grand Canyon. We arrived at the campground around 2200 and got hooked up.

Tonight is the first night that the skies were cloud free along with minimal “city lighting. Wow, there are actually a whole lot of stars in the night sky. It has been years since I have seen so many (last time was in the bridge, on a mid-watch while underway of the coast of Scotland) and Joshua has never really seen it.

While at Hoover Dam, Joshua and I were having a little fun. “Dad, lets get tickets for the Dam tour!” – is what started it and it continued for a while with others:

- Dad, can I get a Dam souvenir?

- Let’s go to the Dam Gift Shop.

- This is a nice Dam tour.

- Look at those Dam pictures.

- Can we go down the Dam steps.

- Since Mawsie is in the wheelchair we can use the Dam elevator.

- That was a nice Dam movie.

- ……. And others that are just too numerous to mention.

And we were only encouraged by our Dam tour guide who, after asking if we read the photography policy on the way in, had instructed us to take all the Dam pictures we liked!

Tomorrow, we will spend the day at the Grand Canyon. Should be another fun one.