It’s a 2 hour drive from Death Valley to Los Vegas, but yesterday it took us the better part of the day to get in and settled. We’re at one of the most iconic casinos, the Strat. It being a casino, there is continuous noise from “upbeat” music and one-armed bandits. I expected that. But there’s also continuous noise in the Ihop, the sidewalk outside a small diner, and every other place we have visited in the last two days. The only exception so far is our room, which is pleasantly quiet.

Today we went to the Mob Museum. The locals have renovated the original court house and government building. They have exhibits about crime not just in Nevada but throughout the US. A major portion of the museum covers the 20s to 50s with emphasis on the famous mobsters during prohibition. One of the exhibits is a reconstructed electric chair. They have a huge knife switch to put on the power. It was out in the open. I had to try it out. Making contact turned on the sound of a large electricity surge. It gave me quite a jump. After lunch, I petered out and waited while Danita finished the museum. Here’s our mugshots. I hope this finds everybody doing well.