The 2014 Ride to Laughlin
The ride did not get of to the best of starts!
We loaded up the bike for the ride up to Jeff Lidwin's house, only about 16 miles.
We met up with Girvan and Fiona on the way and they were following us up to La Mirada.
Just before we got to the turn off from Valley View to Alondra, Anne started banging me on the shoulder.
The small suitcase had fallen of the luggage rack!
Fortunately, Girvan was not too close so he was able to stop before he ran into it.
Traffic stopped and allowed him to run out into the road to retrieve it.
Once we got to Jeff and Kellie's house, the girls and the suitcase got in the car and we
headed for Laughlin. The rest of the trip was uneventful, the usual stuff,we stopped for breakfast at Peggy Sue's and the headed back across to the 40 for the ride to Goffs road on Old Route 66.
We arrived in Laughlin and checked in to the hotel.
During the afternoon we took a walk over to the Colorado Belle for a couple of brewskis and a bite of lunch. The food was actually pretty good in the brew pub.
So here we all are at the river.
The first night the crap gods were good to me, I was up several C notes.
It went downhill in a hurry after that.
The guys from Reno called in their markers and my hit level went to Hell in a hand basket!
Soooo! Jeff and I decided to take on the Blackjack table. Before we started, we made a pact that if they brought out a certain dealer of Asian heritage we would pick up our money and leave.
Sure enough after about 20 minutes of play they brought her out, knowing our last encounter with this lady when she cleaned our clocks and never cracked a smile we picked up our chips and headed for the bar.
We rode down to Lake Havasu so that the English crew could see London Bridge, which of course they never saw when they lived in England.
On the way down we headed into Topock by the river just for a pit stop.
On to Lake Havasu and lunch at Shugrues.
This guy from Pirate Cove was headed in to pick up his crew!!!!
More Soon.
Norm
The first night the crap gods were good to me, I was up several C notes.
It went downhill in a hurry after that.
The guys from Reno called in their markers and my hit level went to Hell in a hand basket!
Soooo! Jeff and I decided to take on the Blackjack table. Before we started, we made a pact that if they brought out a certain dealer of Asian heritage we would pick up our money and leave.
Sure enough after about 20 minutes of play they brought her out, knowing our last encounter with this lady when she cleaned our clocks and never cracked a smile we picked up our chips and headed for the bar.
We rode down to Lake Havasu so that the English crew could see London Bridge, which of course they never saw when they lived in England.
On the way down we headed into Topock by the river just for a pit stop.
On to Lake Havasu and lunch at Shugrues.
This guy from Pirate Cove was headed in to pick up his crew!!!!
More Soon.
Norm
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