Tucson to Las Vegas

We received a recall on the coach (no it's not a Toyota) so we spent 2 nights last week at a Freightliner garage in Phoenix to have it taken care of as well as the first 6,000 mile servicing. We made 2 stopovers on our way to Las Vegas, in Quartzsite, Arizona and Needles, California. We were going to dry camp in Quartzsite since there are miles of BLM (Bureau of Land Managment) but were running low on water and high on our waste tanks from dry camping at the garage, so we decided to pull into a park instead. We are finding there are RV parks of all kinds. Many advertise as "resorts" but their definition of a resort and ours are worlds apart.

Here were our neighbors at the Freightliner garage:





Here's where we stayed in Quartzsite:


Pretty bad huh?



Our site in Needles was better. Each site is surrounded by 6' Oleander hedges that are in full bloom making it a very private setting. Here are views from the coach.










A beautiful sunset can make any place look better.

In Las Vegas we stayed at the Las Vegas Motorcoach Resort. This is truly a resort with 5 swimming pools, tanning pool, 5 spas, tennis courts, 9 hole lighted putting course, fitness center with spa, saunas & massage rooms, on site restaurant and 24 hour security. Many of the sites are privately owned and upgraded with patio furnishings, outdoor kitchens with dishwashers & ice makers and thatch roofed huts. Hope we don't get too spoiled here....


Our spot at the Las Vegas Motorcoach Resort...there's grass!!


A privately owned site with lots of upgrades.








We visited with "old" friends Gary & Suzanne who now live in Las Vegas. Gary and Ron attended high school together in St. Louis, then years later when Ron joined the Globe Democrat...lo and behold Gary was working there too in the advertising sales department. They both made the move to the St. Louis Post Dispatch and enjoyed nearly 20 years of working together.




We met for lunch at Raffles in the Mandelay Bay Resort to get caught up and they graciously invited us the next day to there home for brunch. They have a great house and we had a great visit.

It has been years since we visited Las Vegas and I had forgotten how exciting it is with all of the hussle and bussle. Unfortunately, we are only going to be able to stay a few days, but have already decided to come back to take advantage of some of the attractions, shows and restaurants.

Hope all is well!