once upon a time...: What happens in Vegas...

stays in Vegas so I am sorry to report I have very few pictures to share of our recent weekend get-away. It was a surprise for Scott who seriously thought we were driving to Banff as I was able to keep him in the dark until we were standing in the Westjet line at the airport. Other than asking him to take the Friday off work - he knew nothing as I made all the arrangements - a daunting task as we always make these sort of major decisions together. I picked Vegas as it was somewhere that I knew Scott would like and it wouldn't be my first choice and it was all supposed to be about him.

I booked a Hoover Dam Tour as Scott has a interest in concrete and construction - the bus tour also included a chocolate factory tour(where they make M&M's and Three Musketeers(my all time favourite chocolate bar)) a cactus garden (something even I could grow!!!) and a cruise on Lake Mead.

The heat might have fried our brains but Scott and I giggled all day about our "Dam Tour" - "time to get on the Dam Bus for our Dam Tour" - "I wonder who are Dam Guide is?" "are you going to take a Dam picture?" and it went on and on and on! It really never got old that day...so in the spirit, here our the pictures of our:

DAM DAY

Picture of "back side" of the Hoover Dam - there is a highway that runs across the top that connects Nevada to Arizona. This picture really does not illustrate how tall the dam is (627 feet I believe)

Scott getting some "dam" water (seriously the joke never got old like it is now!)

Picture of the generators - the dam produces enough electricity not only to run the dam itself but also for California, Nevada, Arizona...and one other state I can't remember

Picture taken from the top of the Dam -

It was Dam hot - about 45-48 degrees at the hoover dam - I am claustrophobic but when we had a chance to go 500 feet underground into the dam to see the generators - I was the first one on the elevator - first time I felt cool the whole time we were there.

The picture of the boat is the paddle wheel boat we took for our Cruise on Lake Mead - very hot and a little boring (how many pictures can you take of brown rock?) but Scott sat on the top and just soaked up the rays - he had an enjoyable time - which really was the whole purpose.