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The Bluewater casino

11/4/2021

Clicking the pics is a good bet that you can't lose.

This is the back of the Bluewater Hotel Casino that's on the Colorado River. It's an Indian casino on Indian land. They do a really good job here, and the casino is beautiful.

I had a peaceful night's sleep last night, but some workmen woke me up too early this morning making some noise, but I used that as an opportunity to get up, get dressed, and take a few pictures as the sun came up. I've always felt that it's best to try and look on the bright side of life.

I didn't do much today, mostly because I was lazy. I did take a few pictures of the inside of the bronco, but I just took pictures of small areas of the bronco, like the kitchen, my sofa, or my bedroom. By doing that, I was able to move all the debris that I normally live with to areas of the bronco that didn't show up in the picture. I don't know what I'm going to do when I have to take a picture of the entire inside of the bronco.... I guess I could temporarily throw my detritus and rubble outside while I take the picture.

I did some Christmas shopping last night on Amazon so that the grandkids will get their Christmas presents in the next couple of days. But, unfortunately, Amazon makes it way too easy to buy Christmas presents.

Oh, how I miss the good old days of going to a local mall on Christmas Eve night and competing with 10,000 other last-minute shoppers for what few remaining scraps of merchandise were left. Yes, my clothes were torn, I had a few bruises, and it's very possible I paid $150 for $20 worth of crap. But driving home, I had a great deal of personal satisfaction knowing that I had not only survived another Christmas but after all that I still managed to have a tiny spark of Christmas spirit left, which was just enough to make me do it all over again the next year.

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This is the entrance to the front of the casino

They even have a movie theater here, but I'm pretty sure they'd rather have you gambling than watching a movie. I know in Las Vegas it took them a long time before they would even put TVs in the hotel rooms. If you're not on the casino floor you're wasting time as far as the casinos concerned.

This is one end of the hotel, it very much resembles an Aztec temple. Rumor has it, if you don't pay your hotel bill they take you to the top, cut out your heart, and throw you down the stairs. I can't even imagine what they do to you if you don't pay the casino. But Indians were not known for compassion dealing with enemies, or people that owe them money.

A houseboat is basically an RV on the water. The biggest difference is, a slide is not recommended for regular RVs. I guess it would be okay if you were camped, but a mighty poor idea if you were driving down the street.

4 Comments

Judith

11/4/2021 07:17:20 pm

Aha. There it is. And there's blue water in front of it.
Sounds like you are having an OK time, and you haven't mentioned the weather. Which means, it's probably OK!
Actually, I didn't know they even made little houseboats that could be trailered anymore....I had a spell of being fond of that notion. Yup, no slide. Kids will have to tough it out and jump.

Tom

11/5/2021 11:58:55 am

Yes I am having a pretty good time. It would be hard not to have a good time when you're in the place you want to be even if it's temporary, and for me being around casinos is very temporary, too many people, too much noise, I can only tolerate it for a short period of time.

Yeah, you're right about the weather, it's nothing to write home about. It's been pretty hot, but this is the desert in the Fall and pretty hot is what it's supposed to be. Fortunately the humidity is in the single digits so the heat is easy to deal with especially since the high temperatures are only for a two or three hours during the afternoon and the rest of the day is pretty nice. And getting down in the fifties at night makes for good sleeping weather.

On calm waters such as the Colorado River where it flows through the flatlands of Arizona a house- boat makes a lot of sense especially if you've got a family that likes to camp on the water.

Tom

Don

11/5/2021 10:31:43 am

I said I'd like to see the interior of the camper but it doesn't have to be tomorrow! I laughed at your description of having to move things; you should see my desk! Talk about clutter.

I enjoy reading about your boondocking fun. We have a trailer we tow around but definitely go from campground to campground. On my own I might boondock but not with my wife! She's a 'comforts of home' person.

Take care.

11/5/2021 12:10:06 pm

I know what you mean about your wife, my wife is the same way, her idea of living outdoors would be sitting on the balcony at a Hilton Hotel eating dinner. She has no desire whatsoever to live, even temporarily, in a trailer or anything else that has the ability to move.

And I'm just the opposite. I like coming and going as I please, being in control of my own life, dealing with problems that occur, and then moving on. And to me boondocking is the only thing that gives me that freedom. So its not only fun, it's a challenge, and I do love overcoming a challenge.

I'll put the pictures on the blog in the next day or so. The only picture I'm lacking is an overall picture of the interior... But that's the hardest picture to get.

Tom

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