The guy who we were meant to be couchsurfing with ended up being kicked out of his apartment, so we were lucky that another couchsurfer, Tim, was able to host us for the first night. He even took us for a walk down the strip and it was really interesting since he knew lots about the things that had happened...so we got the inside scoop on all the hotels and stuff. Also we ate some really yummy Indian food, which was really good after our Kraft Dinner diet.
Tim had suggested that we get in contact with two other couchsurferes, Cindy and Andy....and they offered to let us stay with them for a couple of nights (which turned out to be four nights, but who's counting right). Cindy and Andy were super cool people and we had a lot of fun just hanging out with them, being treated to some yummy buffets and throwing paper airplanes of the balcony of the 21st floor apartment building. They were able to get us some tickets to an improv show at the Flamingo, Granville Island is still better though. On Friday, after stuffing ourselves at the buffet, Robyn and I went to Bikrim Hot Yoga with Cindy. It was really great, although it is not advisable to eat so much before going. One night we went out to a small bar called the Double Down (according to the sign outside, it is the happiest place on earth, and maybe the only place where you can order a bacon martini and an ass juice) to see a burlesque roller derby show. Robyn had a great time, but I ended up having to head out before they actually got organized enough to put the show on (the lady in the tutu and puffy wig kept announcing in the microphone..."if you are taking you clothes off tonight, please come up to the front"...while the performers seemed more interested in eating pizza and chatting with their friends) 'cause it was too smoky for me to breathe.
Basically we spent most of our time wandering the Las Vegas strip, checking out the craziness that is the different hotels. We also played some slot machines and drank some 99 cent margaritas one night...we ended up loosing about 7 dollars on the penny slots...although at one point we were up by $4.24.
Cindy and Andy live in the Signature, some apartment buildings at the MGM Grand Hotel. We got to use the pool at the MGM Grand, which was fun for a bit, but super crowded. We also got to use the gym, which is insane...every machine has its own TV with a ton of channels...you can also get bottled water (the tap water in Vegas is the worst tasting water ever), apples and iced towels...we tried everything except for the iced towels, we were not too sure what to do with them.
Early on Saturday morning we had a crazy, police filled Greyhound Bus ride between Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. I don't even know where to begin....I won't get into the odd people who were on the bus, just the problems that seemed to arise...first we had to wait for some cops to come and arrest some people for some unknown reason, then we had to make an unscheduled stop since the bus seemed to be overheating and then, in the middle of nowhere Utah, some guy decided to smoke some pot in the bathroom. Although it was his 3rd or 4th time of the trip, almost everyone on the bus freaked out! A lady with a baby got up immediately and was like, "Did you just smoke pot with my baby on the bus???". Everyone was freaking out, and shouting, kick him off! So then we had to wait while the cops came and did a urine sample and then, I am assuming, took him to jail. WOW! Some people found this so exciting and it was the talk of the bus, people were calling home on their cell phones to share the days excitement. The thing that I found really funny was that after testing the guy for drugs, the cop came on the bus and actually asked us if anyone else had any other illegal substances...what did he expect, that someone was going to stand up and say, "Oh! I have some cocaine in my bag right here, arrest me" ??!!??!!??!!??!!
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