Tuesday, April 28, 2009 – Day Five of Eleven
[This is part five of an eleven part trip report. If you want to start at the beginning, go here.]
I am up at the Golden Gate and out before 7:00 am today. My bathroom sink is still full from yesterday afternoon. I stop at the front desk to let them know.
I revisit Wizard of Oz after last night and yep, nothing.
There is $5 free play on my card so I use that on a Viva Las Vegas slot machine. The first spin gives me $6.90, second gives me a $69 bonus. The bonus lasted so long my player’s card kept timing out.
I cash out at $80 and put another $10 in. This time I get a line pay of $33. I cash out, put in another ten and get $36.60. Put in another ten get zero. I have to try one more five and I get zero.
I leave up $100.
I walk over to the Deuce bus stop to head to the strip. As I’m waiting for the bus, my cell phone alarm goes off. I didn’t plan to be up this early, obviously.
I get off the bus at The Fashion Show Mall, walk through Treasure Island and plan for Starbucks, some Slingo and the tram to the Mirage.
Well the line for Starbucks is way too long so I play Slingo, did okay and left up ten bucks.
I walked to the tram and realized it doesn’t start running until 9:00 am, which isn’t for another half an hour. So I walk the Strip. I am telling you, the way they position these hotels is brilliant. Despite being a Las Vegas veteran and knowing better, I still found myself walking all the way up to the Venetian and having to walk over the “balcony” while trying to get to Harrahs, rather than remaining on the Strip. Everyone knows I would NEVER deliberately walk that close to the Venetian.
