US Road Trip - May 2023 - Day 5

Day 5

This seems to be a Vegas trip of winging it and not deciding what we are going to do until we get up! First thing, we took a trip out to Silverton Casino to visit Bass Pro Shops. We’ve been before but it’s a pretty spectacular shop specialising in outdoorsy stuff. Think hunting, fishing, boats, quad bikes and everything in between - they even sell clothes! We had a gamble in here, Dave lost lots and I found the new Director’s Cut of Little Shop of Horrors and played for ages on it. It’s similar to the original with a few new bonuses and better graphics. I haven’t seen it anywhere else yet and definitely not at any casino on the strip.

We wanted something to eat but could only find Johnny Rocket’s at the Food Court in Silverton, so decided to head back to the strip and walk over to Beer Park. We’ve never been before and I’m not sure how long it’s actually been there only a few years, I think. It was Saturday morning, around 11.30 am and we were lucky that we didn’t have to wait for a table. We wanted to sit on the patio; the sun was out and it’s a great place for people-watching. Apparently, it was Kentucky Derby day and there were lots of ladies with hats and things on their heads and the racing was on all the TV screens. There was a great atmosphere, and we whiled away an hour or so with a cocktail and some more beige food! 

This time we shared loaded tater tots, garlic fries and the biggest salted pretzel you’ve ever seen with cheese and mustard dips. It was all divine, and we vowed not to eat again all day! It definitely wasn’t cheap but nothing is these days and the bill came to about $80 plus tip.

After Beer Park, we needed a walk to shift some of that food, so headed up the strip. We called in at The Linq and Harrahs and had a cocktail on the rooftop bar in Margaritaville. It’s so tired up there now and could do with a bit of a revamp. It’s a prime spot on the strip, but they aren’t making the most of it any more. I wouldn’t head back there in a rush. 

Wandered around for a while more and then headed back to Bellagio. Dave stayed in the casino and I headed back to the room to catch up with my blog. A couple of hours later and I got a phone call and the first word that was said was… ‘hand pay’! Yep, he’d won another one! He also got the elusive 15 buffalo heads which he has been trying for, for as long as Buffalo has been around!

We had postponed dinner at Nine Fine Irishmen as we were still full from brunch, so we took a walk over to Venetian and had some fun in there. I played All Aboard with the same $20 for at least an hour and this is the first trip that this machine is actually giving me something to play with. We had ice cream from Venetian for tea and collapsed into bed at 8.45 pm!

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