So, high on Sandy’s Big Win, the Bellagio 4 and The Mirage 2 headed for The Stratosphere…the 4 wanted to get even higher …as high as the scary rides at the top…
So onto the monorail, then a hot sticky walk from the Sahara ….
Once again the Stratosphere seemed like an oasis in a desert wasteland ….even more of a mirage than The Mirage. (If that’s possible.)
E and I were of one mind…neither of us wanted to go up there and dangle over the edge. I mean, to my mind, there are some thrills you have to draw the line at.
Our friends are ride fanatics, so we left them to their adrenalin rush and went and hung out in the casino to wait.
E was happy. He found The Village People Party again …but the boys weren’t inviting him at The Strat. E was being careful with his dollars too – but the Village People took his money anyway …
There wasn’t a bonus in sight -so no happy disco dancing, E style, this time…
I looked on, not really playing, just watching him ‘in action’ and marvelling at the addicted slot junkie he had become …gone was the scornful blackjack player …replaced by a slot super-tart. (Of course he blames me, likening it to me introducing him to crack cocaine …mind you, I don’t know why he was complaining…he had won $1200 – more than I ever had!)
Finally, Sandy, Adam and the Sarahs re-appeared…all flushed and breathless and over excited, all beaming from ear to ear. I am not sure who did what - or whether everyone did everything- but to my ears it all sounded horrific!
Big Shot and X Scream were their thrills du jour …the descriptions on The Strat’s website tell the grisly tale :
“Big Shot shoots passengers 160 feet straight up at 45mph (over 4gs) until they are 1,081 feet above The Strip
X-Scream – A giant teeter-totter that propels you 27 feet over the edge of the Tower, 866 feet above the ground.”
To me they add up to one Big Scream…and if I had been forced to do either you would have heard it for miles…
Still, the 4 had enjoyed their thrill fix and pronounced both a mega load of fun…so who am I to argue?!
So – onto the next Big Event of the Day ...
Now I have to say here – this was going to be a bit of a giggle …something we thought might be a laugh but not a very ‘cool’ thing to do.
It had been arranged in the UK, and I nearly didn’t do it myself, but then decided …what the hell…
It was something you do for no other reason than because you’re in Vegas…..(or so we all thought)…….and the only person who couldn’t be persuaded to join in was E…..
It turned out to be… surprisingly.....awesome!...
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