Day 6 - Road Trip

I got to the gym right as it opened today at 6am. Predictably, it was much less crowded today, even when I had finished.

After making a few calls I jumped in the car to head back over to Blueberry Hill for breakfast. This time I ordered the southern eggs benedict, which substituted a kind of chorizo hash for the usual ham. It was not as good as the classic benedict.

I then drove south out of town to pay my first ever visit to South Point casino. My intention was to visit the casino chip and memorabilia conference, but they wouldn't let me register, as I had left my ID at the hotel! I will need to return tomorrow. Not much of note at South Point, except that they have a nice bronze statue of the godfather of the World Series of Poker, Benny Binion, on horseback!

After South Point, I drove further south to take a look at the M resort. This is a really nicely decorated property, with lots of interesting glass features in mainly dark colours.

I then drove east to Green Valley Ranch. The casino floor here is nothing special, but the building is grand mediterranean villa style.

Driving back into Vegas, I stopped for lunch at In N Out Burgers, which is another celebrated Vegas institution. I ordered a double-double burger with animal-style fries. The fries were delicious, but the burger, though nice enough, ranked behind Carl's Jr.

I stopped in at Barnes & Noble to buy a few books and then returned to the Palazzo.

It was now 2pm, so pool time. I lay out on a semi-submerged lounger for 35 minutes, and topped up my tan.

I had a nice siesta, before sitting in a 1/2 game at the Venetian at 6.30pm. I played solid for a couple of hours and left as a small winner to go to dinner.

As poker at the V earns $2 an hour in comps, my dinner at the Grand Lux Cafe was paid for by my Grazie card. I ordered the BBQ pork sandwich, with peanut coleslaw and fries, washed down with a draft sierra nevada beer.