Dos Mas Dios.

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Last check in before go.

It's been a strange lead up with the new job and all, but still have managed to work up a decent hype. A pretty standard trip after all the "ballerism" of the last one - staying in a standard room and flying commercial, but it's a good room and a good seat, FWIW. Back in the warm embrace of Mandalay Bay after flirting with Fontainebleau...in the end saving more than $700 over the Bleau was just too good a deal. 2nd time I've chickened out on FB, I swear I will stay there sometime.

The money's out of the bank, full $6K for the 5+ days. As expected, had to float a little bit of my MGM CC debt to make it fly but unless I have another June of '23 trip (cursed be thy name), I should be able to get it all paid off in July and get back to normal. I'd love to come back more or less even so I could squeeze in a September trip but I'm not looking ahead, $6K is the budget and as long as I come back with enough to pay rent I'm not (very) sad. Bad money trips do happen in Vegas, after all, but hoping this is...not one.

Final weather check shows 110 degrees + every day across the board, so yeah, there will not be much walking happening, at least mid-day. It's July, this will happen. Cabs and ducking into every casino on strip to escape the heat will be the order of the week. Watering up every day will be a solid idea this trip as well.

Anyway, it's bye for now, hope to see you on the other side.

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