Las Vegas and Back to 66

Day 18: The day started off with a huge disappointment - we got to the airport very early to find that the day's flights had been cancelled due to the weather (it was too windy apparently). I thought when I had stopped parachuting for a living that sudden changes of plan due to bad weather were over! So, to make up for that we decided to go and see Rod Stewart at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace!  We spent the day wandering around Vegas, visiting most of the hotel/casinos and marvelling at the opulence and OTTness of the whole place. This was Jilly's first visit to Vegas and she was fascinated by it. We "did" all the main hotels: Caesar's Palace, Circus Circus, The Wynn, New York, New York, Excalibur and The Venetian to name but a few.  It was a tiring but great day and we're looking forward to the show tonight! 

Day 19: Rod was brilliant! We had a great night at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace. Afterwards we watched the volcano explode at The Mirage and then finished up at Circus Circus to watch some acrobats! We left Vegas this morning and headed back to Kingman to pick up where we left off on Route 66. We had another scare on the fuel front - we were extremely close to running out this time! When we arrived back in Kingman we had lunch at Mr D'z Diner. Excellent burgers and milkshakes and home made root beer - highly recommended! We had a brilliant ride on Route 66 through the mountains to Oatman, probably the best and most fun bit of the route from a riding perspective. We stopped in Oatman to see the Burros (that's donkey in English) - what a great place! Very old west type town (obviously very touristy now) but you can imagine it as a "Wild West" mining town. We eventually finished up in Needles, California (our 10th State) for the night. There was a bit of an issue with our hotel in the form of a cockroach in the room. The owner denied it and accused us of lying, even though we showed her photos! It also was not particulary clean, so we checked out and checked in at a much nicer place about a mile down the road. If you ever happen to be staying in Needles, Ca, do NOT stay in the Desert Mirage Inn and Suites! Tomorrow we head to Barstow, via Lake Havasu to say hello to London Bridge!