If you said, "An African-American spiritual, whose roots date back to before the American Civil War," you get 15 bonus points.
The Riverside Casino is alongside the river here. The Colorado River, to be specific. Our planned activity for the day was a walk along the riverside, past the casinos. You can't go as far as you used to be able to. (Explanation coming."
This is another nostalgic thing for us - when we first came to Laughlin, during the winter, after leaving South Dakota, you could wear shorts while walking along this riverside walk. It was another beautiful day here today, with a high near 80º.
Leaving our site...
We started at the Riverside Casino, heading down river...
Next along that walk is the Aquarius Hotel Casino Resort. Most consider this the nicest casino in Laughlin...
We stopped and played for a while. Next up is the smallest casino, the Regency, right next door to the Edgewater (another highrise casino/hotel). Things have changed: what used to be the least expensive buffet along the river is now a bingo hall in the Edgewater. Obviously, bingo makes more money than a buffet.
Next up would be the Colorado Belle hotel and casino... except, it closed down in 2020 when Covid hit, and never opened up again...
The Colorado Belle was designed to look like an old river boat. I always liked this place. No plans to re-open it. As you can see in the photo above, the river water level is way down - it would usually go right up to that seawall (the corrugated looking wall).
With the Colorado Belle closed, the entire property is closed off, so you can't walk any further along the river. In the past, you could get to the New Pioneer, the Golden Nugget, the Laughlin River Lodge, and then finally Harrah's Laughlin.
So, we walked our way back "up river." The Aquarius has a new river boat...
Meal service onboard, live music, and a river tour... when the water allows. The dock is covering the lower portion of the boat, which looks to be an enclosed cabin space, probably where the meals are served.
The shuttle we took from the RV park to the Riverside was driven by a young lady who is a boat captain; with the water level low, she was happy to have work driving the shuttle van.
The Laughlin/Bullhead City area has two seasons: summer, when it is hotter than Phoenix, but the river is hopping with boats and jetskis; and winter, when it is cooler and more comfortable and the snowbirds start showing. We have done the riverboat at the Riverside Casino several times - an interesting two hour tour along the river. No doubt this new boat at the Aquarius will give them a run for their money.
We had lunch at the Outback Steakhouse in the Aquarius, picked up a sandwich at the Subway there for the drive home tomorrow, then back to the Riverside, where Joan needed to cash in a voucher. If we don't go play at the casinos tonight, I think she might be close to even (I don't ask). I am down $11 - not bad for 3 days entertainment.
Back to the van this afternoon, we need to dump our holding tanks. Since we had pulled in straight forward in this back-in site, we needed to do an "about face" so our macerator pump and hose would be on the side by the campground sewer connection. No big deal. We are rotated, tanks dumped, and enjoying some chill time...
Murphy's silhouette, looking out the back windows of the RoadTrek, towards the casinos. While compact, this van is comfortable and easy.
We've had a good time here. A selfie while waiting for the casino shuttlebus...
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Sounds like a good trip. I always enjoy your road trips vicariously.
We stayed once at one of the high rises en route to PHX. Don't recall which one, but it had a big parking deck with several levels. Maybe Harrah's? We had to go south via Laughlin instead of through Boulder along HWY 93, our normal route. This was before the bypass freeway was built, so a while ago. We were all about decent housing for the night and breaking up the trip, plus one buffet dinner on the road.
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