kymom99
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 24, 2008
Day 5:
I forgot to mention on day 4 that I looked at the hoover dam website since our plan was to head there on day 5 when we left Zion. In big red letters was an announcement that there would be no Dam tours through May 26.
So we packed up the car and had to go to the front desk for ice for the cooler. I mentioned to the desk clerk that the AC unit in our room rattled and made it a little hard to sleep. She said she would have them look at it. We dealt with it but I figured the next person might not be happy about it. When we drove over to the front desk building, my husband said there was a low tire message on the dash.
Side note: I'll never admit this but on the day we picked the car up I looked at the front tire and thought it looked a little low. But I'm not mechanical in any way and figured it was my imagination. Guess not.
We went next door to a gas station and my husband put air in the same tire I thought was low on day 1. This is when he got grouchy. Did I mention he does not handle stress well? So I get on google maps and look ahead at where we might have the tire looked at before we get too far out of town. We drove about 10 miles and found a town with a good size gas station. My husband tried to buy a tire gauge but they didn't have any. Next door was a Family dollar where he bought one and also a soft sided cooler bag.
We decided we should have the tire looked at so i found a tire place nearby. Tire Pros. They were super nice and worked us in. They found a nail in the tire and repaired it for $17. We were on our way in an hour. Good thing we fixed it because the next hour or so of driving was through the virgin river gorge on I15. The road was nice but it was in the middle of nowhere on hills and curves. Fantastic views, but not for sissies.
We made it to the Vegas area and decided to go ahead to the Dam even though there were no tours. We paid $10 to park and we walked around on top of the dam. After about an hour we headed towards the Mirage where we would be staying. Along the way we were nearly sideswiped by a car that was driving really fast. Scared me to death and I couldn't wait to get parked again. I was a little worried about getting through all the Vegas traffic around the strip.
We made it safely to the Mirage self parking garage. Parking is $15 for 24 hours. We went to the front desk to see about our room. I had done mobile check in and was supposed to get an email with a room number but had not received it yet. I knew that in vegas, it can take a while to get a room. I decided to play dumb and went to the mobile check in desk. I told them I did mobile check in but wasn't sure if I did it correctly since I got no confirmation email. The man at the desk was very nice and looked us up. He switched our room to one that was ready. He told me our original room just wasn't ready yet. So off we went to our double queen room with volcano view. It was $457 for 2 nights including the resort fees.
For dinner I wanted to go to the buffet. It is a little over $30 per person and they have wine and beer included. My husband does not drink and my son is too young but I had some wine. The chef came out and walked through the buffet with us to make sure my husband would be satisfied with the selection. Once he saw the carving station, he knew he could find plenty to eat. The food was pretty good. There were crab legs available. We left pretty full. The total with tip was about $109.
After dinner the guys went to the Beatles Love show. Those 2 tickets were $212. They enjoyed the show. I spent $10 on the slots while they were there. After the show we went to the Bellagio to watch the fountains. They were in awe of the size of the resorts, especially Caesars. It had been a long day so we turned in for the night.
I forgot to mention on day 4 that I looked at the hoover dam website since our plan was to head there on day 5 when we left Zion. In big red letters was an announcement that there would be no Dam tours through May 26.
So we packed up the car and had to go to the front desk for ice for the cooler. I mentioned to the desk clerk that the AC unit in our room rattled and made it a little hard to sleep. She said she would have them look at it. We dealt with it but I figured the next person might not be happy about it. When we drove over to the front desk building, my husband said there was a low tire message on the dash.
Side note: I'll never admit this but on the day we picked the car up I looked at the front tire and thought it looked a little low. But I'm not mechanical in any way and figured it was my imagination. Guess not.
We went next door to a gas station and my husband put air in the same tire I thought was low on day 1. This is when he got grouchy. Did I mention he does not handle stress well? So I get on google maps and look ahead at where we might have the tire looked at before we get too far out of town. We drove about 10 miles and found a town with a good size gas station. My husband tried to buy a tire gauge but they didn't have any. Next door was a Family dollar where he bought one and also a soft sided cooler bag.
We decided we should have the tire looked at so i found a tire place nearby. Tire Pros. They were super nice and worked us in. They found a nail in the tire and repaired it for $17. We were on our way in an hour. Good thing we fixed it because the next hour or so of driving was through the virgin river gorge on I15. The road was nice but it was in the middle of nowhere on hills and curves. Fantastic views, but not for sissies.We made it to the Vegas area and decided to go ahead to the Dam even though there were no tours. We paid $10 to park and we walked around on top of the dam. After about an hour we headed towards the Mirage where we would be staying. Along the way we were nearly sideswiped by a car that was driving really fast. Scared me to death and I couldn't wait to get parked again. I was a little worried about getting through all the Vegas traffic around the strip.
We made it safely to the Mirage self parking garage. Parking is $15 for 24 hours. We went to the front desk to see about our room. I had done mobile check in and was supposed to get an email with a room number but had not received it yet. I knew that in vegas, it can take a while to get a room. I decided to play dumb and went to the mobile check in desk. I told them I did mobile check in but wasn't sure if I did it correctly since I got no confirmation email. The man at the desk was very nice and looked us up. He switched our room to one that was ready. He told me our original room just wasn't ready yet. So off we went to our double queen room with volcano view. It was $457 for 2 nights including the resort fees.
For dinner I wanted to go to the buffet. It is a little over $30 per person and they have wine and beer included. My husband does not drink and my son is too young but I had some wine. The chef came out and walked through the buffet with us to make sure my husband would be satisfied with the selection. Once he saw the carving station, he knew he could find plenty to eat. The food was pretty good. There were crab legs available. We left pretty full. The total with tip was about $109.
After dinner the guys went to the Beatles Love show. Those 2 tickets were $212. They enjoyed the show. I spent $10 on the slots while they were there. After the show we went to the Bellagio to watch the fountains. They were in awe of the size of the resorts, especially Caesars. It had been a long day so we turned in for the night.
