What happens in Vegas ...

In Las Vegas for the end of our holiday and it is such a bizarre town, completely separate from reality. It is staggering to see such a tourism industry in the middle of a barren desert, with the water and energy demands of 30 storey buildings and hundreds of thousands of people staying each night.

The cashier in the casino looked at me with amusement when I asked her to change my $5 note into $1 bills. So far we have spent $1 in the poker machine/slots and won 75 cents. My conscience can live with losing 25 cents gambling in Vegas.

…. however, that said, drinking pina coladas by the pool in the sunshine is not an unpleasant way to end a holiday.