Leaving Las Vegas

So it is to Sheryl Crow that we go for today's post title Leaving Las Vegas becuase that is what we are doing today. Not, like Sheryl, in a state of anxiety, but after a fairly uneventful and enjoyable few days rest.

I woke at 4 and got up and completed the blog post about yesterday. Nice to be up to date before the journey home. 

Drew woke at 6.15 so I went down to Starbucks to get coffee and breakfast and bring it back to the room.

Drew had a Chocolate Croissant and I had a egg and cheese muffin, there was a ham version, but it is Friday! We both had a venti Americano to wash them down. 

We then showered/bathed and packed checking that we have everything that we brought with us. So by 8.15 we were all set, but had three hours before check-out at 11. I didn't fancy going outside in the 103F heat and getting all sticky before flying back home. So we sat relaxed and read.

At 10.45 we used the check-out online facility, an e-mail had arrived overnight with a link and we were able to review the detailed bill and confirm it before clicking check-out. As the bill was correct we clicked the link and got a confirmation e-mail of the amount to be charged to the credit card. This seems like a helpful approach, beating the more common approach of having a paper bill pushed under the door overnight. It worked well.

So at 10.50 we left the room and went down on the lift. There were lots of low-tech people queueing to check-out in the traditional way.

With an hour to spare we went into the Monte Carlo Food Court for Lunch –We had Pizza slices from Sbarro, mushroom for me, pepperoni for Drew. But is this lunch or supper we ask ourselves. It maybe 11.15 here but it is 7.15 pm at home and we are about to fly for 9 hours 50 minutes to get there!!

We left the hotel at Midday and the bellman got a taxi straight away. Even though you could see the Airport from out room it took 25 minutes to get from the hotel to the Airport. At 12.30 we checked in our luggage and began going through passport and security. This process seemed quicker than usual, and we were through and putting our belts and shoes back on by 12.55.

So we went to the Club Lounge at the airport, which is where I am typing this. The lounge is one of the better ones I have visited, with a full salad bar, two types of soup, sandwiches as well as crisps, flavoured popcorn and pretzels.

Drew started with salt and black pepper popcorn and moved on to a Roast Beef sandwich, a bag of crisps and six Oreo biscuits. <<co-pilots note: its a long and winding road sky and i need to keep my strength up >>

It being Friday I stayed with the egg, cheese and salad, alongside some lovely pretzels, a bag of salt and vinegar crisps and  popcorn. A real treat. This was all washed down by diet coke. 

So that's it folk, with an hour before the plane takes us home we come to the end of the holiday. Thanks for following us on our way for these last three weeks.