Casinos

     We have stayed at several casinos on this trip. Not only is it free (yes, free!) but security is generally making periodic sweeps so it feels pretty safe. Plus they are usually paved lots, mostly level, which is a plus. And one can sometimes find friends there! On a few of them we have gone inside, but I find the inside to be rather depressing and fail to see the attraction of sitting at a machine feeding it money. Plus people can smoke inside which I prefer not to inhale. I am appreciative of the fact these people feeding the machines is what builds these places and we get to park there. For free. Thank you.

Morongo Casino

     On our way homeward, we stayed at a very LARGE casino. Morongo Casino and Spa in Cabazon, CA. This is the largest one we’ve seen yet. The hotel is maybe 15 or more stories high and looks like something out of a Sci-Fi film with the top part all lit up as a moving bill board at night. In the daytime it just looks blue.

    They also have a huge water park next to it, a parking garage several stories high, and acres of parking including an area just for RVers to park. While walking around the parking lot for exercise, it’s fun to see the other rigs that people have and to wave at fellow RVers. Some casinos have big rig/RV parking areas and the trucks are in and out and run their diesel motors, so they can be noisier. This one was pretty quiet.

    We stayed an extra night for rest, plus we finally caught the rat and had to clean up after him. He made quite a mess under the sinks and under the dashboard. When I heard chewing sounds from the dash area, I knew he was still with us and we had to get rid of him quick before he did some serious damage! Fortunately the banana-in-the-rat-trap worked. We knew he liked them from the large hole he’d left the day before in the bananas; an undeniable clue that he was still aboard.

Desert Diamond Casino in Sahuarita, AZ just south of Tucson where we went after Escapade.