Boki the dog does Vegas

August 5-6-7, 2012

Boki drove south from Portland, Oregon, with Rhea and Erik, leaving Saturday, August 5. Boki is a Yellow Labrador male born in November, 2003. He does not travel much but loves to be with his family and so was happy to lay in the back seat of the car. Our first stop was to check out a farm property in southern Oregon, near Cave Junction, on behalf of some friends. Here is the SUV of the realtor (left) and our car (right), in front of the horse barn:



After that, we drove down the famed Redwood Highway past giant trees to the coast at Crescent City, California. We stopped for gas:

which cost quite a bit more than fuel does in Oklahoma. However, the air temperature of 67 oF made it worth while--that is 40 oF lower than it was in Tulsa just then.

We spent that night at the Motel 6 in San Rafael, California. Not clean; manager did not charge extra for the dog on that account.

Sunday morning, we drove across the famous Golden Gate Bridge:

which Rhea reminded Boki and Erik several times is a small-scale replica of the Mackinaw Bridge in God's own state, Michigan. 

We drove through the foggy city, then across the bay bridge to Oakland, then east to the Central Valley. South, then across to the desert and on to Las Vegas. We checked in to the Imperial Palace and got a dog room. Boki was extremely patient while we found the canine lavoratory:

We slept well that night. In the morning (Monday, August 6), we set out to explore the famous Strip. Boki handled the escalators in stride:

and took in the sights and sounds of the Strip:

Erik imagined that Boki shared his interest in palms:

and other interesting plants:

while Rhea, figuring Boki was a bird dog at heart, knew he would like to find flamingos:

However, the air-conditioned comfort of Ceasar's Palace casino was more to his liking:

All this excitement tired the pooch. He took a nap on his own bed in the deluxe dog room:

This doggy nap gave Erik and Rhea time to admire palms by the pool:

eat a nice dinner:

and gamble a bit:

Seeing the cat theme, maybe the dog would have liked this part, after all.