Winding Down in Pahrump

Well it has been a busy and HOT few days since we last posted.Temperatures here in southern Nevada have continued to rise and yesterday (Tuesday May 12th) they got to 110F (about 44C) in some parts of Las Vegas (the parts we were in). These temperatures are causing us some problems and giving us some learning experiences.

The first thing we learned was that the Sat receiver does not like to get really hot and be in the confined space of our entertainment area. It overheated and shut down until I moved it to a cooler & better ventilated area.The same thing happened with our coffee maker But unfortunately the damage was permanent so we had to go into Las Vegas yesterday to get a new one.We are managing to keep the RV comfortable But only because we have both Air conditioners running.

We are enjoying the area and the Resort. The Preferred RV Resort here in Pahrump is well landscaped (for Nevada),
has a nice pool, friendly people (see first picture) and excellent facilities including very good WiFi.

Friday Night we returned to the Charleston peak resort for Happy Hour and almost controlled ourselves UNTIL we met Gene and has new (for us) Orange Tequila Shooters. You take an Orange and cut it into bite size pieces sprinkled liberally with cinnamon. Lick the cinnamon on a piece of orange, Down a shooter of tequila and bite into the orange. It is excellent but deadly.

Saturday we had our new friends Lora and Marv out for drinks, a swim and dinner.


On Sunday Judy and I toured the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area,


visited Hoover Dam and the Lake Mead National Recreation area
before heading into Las Vegas and visiting Fremont street and partaking in the Fremont Street Experience.

After a long but interesting day we decided to head back to our RV rather than spend the night in Las Vegas.
Monday was an R & R day and then on Tuesday it was into Las Vegas for Outlet Malls and Costco. We didn't get much for ourselves but we spent big time on our Granddaughter Jenna (at least $30 of clothes).
Today is another R & R day as we prepare to head out very early tomorrow to St George Utah for the next week.