Day 16

We got up at the crack of noon, putzed around the hotel room for a bit, showered, and got dressed up for a hot day in the sun. Then Brett looked out the window, and saw how cloudy it was. He checked the weather forecast, which called for clouds and wind, but the temperature was still going to be 41 degrees Celsius.

We decided that today would be the day we hit the outlet mall here in Vegas. We hopped in a cab and arrived at our destination. You know how malls are big buildings with the main thoroughfares in the building itself? Here in Vegas, they have outdoor malls, more like giant plazas, but you still go inside to the store. The walkways between shops are all outdoor, and they have giant misting fountains that spray water mist over the shoppers to keep the heat down. It was a big surprise to Brett. But he maintained his cool (despite the heat).

We were there to get some nice dress-up clothes for our evenings out. Brett got a couple pairs of jeans, 4 tops, some new dress shoes with the pointy toes, and a new reversible belt. Rhonda bought 3 new dresses and 2 new pairs of high-heels and a pair of jeans. One of her dresses came with the CUTEST little sweater! He's reallly kidding. I will willingly donate that sweater to anyone who wants it. But the dress under it was really quite good.

We cabbed it back to the hotel, decided on the outfits we would wear for the evening, and showered. This is where it gets interesting... Brett got a war wound getting into the shower when he smacked his knee on the faucet. While Rhonda showered, he had to run down to the truck to grab a giant band-aid. In the meantime, Rhonda sliced her finger open on one of her leg razors, when she was digging in her toiletry bag.

After the wounds were patched up, we headed down to the bar, grabbed a couple singapore sling slushies in the giant Stratosphere super-cups, and cabbed it to the Rio Hotel & Casino. Tonight was our night for Penn & Teller (the one Brett wanted to see). Looking fabulous, we were ready for Vegas and all it had to offer us.

We got our seats, finished our drinks, and got a couple more in the theatre lobby. While Brett opted for a Guiness beer, Rhonda got another 'singapore sling'. It's in quotations because it ended up being close to 4 shots of gin in a 5-shot glass. It was more like a martini with ice than anything else. Needless to say, while we both enjoyed the show, we couldn't quite feel our lips by the end.

We retired to the bar and grill in the Rio to get our only meal of the day (club sandwiches with mixed french fries). It was now time for the most exciting part of our Las Vegas evening... laundry! See, the hotel here has free laundry machines (something we'll never see on our trip again, and it's high time we both disd our laundry anyways). In the meantime, we'll be watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine on pay-per-view! We sound so exciting, but hey we got dressed up and went out earlier.

All in all, a very productive and Vegas-filled day. 0 km's put on the truck (for once!) and we're all still sitting pretty here at the Stratosphere!