random thoughts – Day 1,309 – (Tuesday) – wiped out

Travel day for the Vegas vacation was exhausting. 

Destination: Vegas.

Departure day was preceded by a few nights of insufficient sleep. The wakeup call on departure day was 2:00 am, and it arrived after three hours of trying to sleep followed by two hours of actual sleep. One of the in-flight movies was so boring it inspired a few minutes of sleep, so that was good.

There was a car ride, a shuttle to the airport, a five-hour plane ride, a shuttle ride to baggage claim, a shuttle ride to the car rental, and then some white knuckle driving in search of food. The shuttle rides were often preceded by lengthy lines and waits.

The check-in to the rental house was at 4:00, but the flight arrived at 9:30 am. A good chunk of time was consumed with standing in line and riding a shuttle, then standing in line for the car rental. When the clock read noon, we were very hungry because our stomachs were on east coast time (3:00), and some of us hadn’t eaten since 7:00 pm ET Monday night. 

Even after finding sustenance, there was time to occupy, but we were too tired to do anything. A couple of us dragged ourselves through a Goodwill Store with the interesting placement at the far end of a parking near the Premium Outlets. We were not feeling like high rollers. Not that anyone would ever mistake us for such, ever.

We got lucky with an earlier check-in available which helped with the “what do we do next and will it look weird if we nap in a parking lot?”

There was time to relax at the house and poolside under a bright blue, cloud-free sky. The young'uns enjoyed the hot tub and the pool while the elders fought the urge to nod off at the deck table.

By 7:00pm Las Vegas time, nearly all the occupants of the rental home were crashing and heading to bed. It was a long day. At least we have several days to rest up before the main event -- my niece's wedding on the weekend.