Gary and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary by going to Jackpot Nevada for the weekend. We wanted to do something to celebrate 25 years besides the usual of going to Billings for a nice dinner. We wanted to do something fun that we both enjoy and we came up with going to Jackpot.
Jackpot is 600 miles from here depending on which route you take. If you take I-90 to Dillion to get the I-15, it is 650 miles and about 10 hours of driving. Going I-90 to Belgrade and going through West Yellowstone that is 600 miles and 10 hours of driving.
We left Hardin bright and early at 5:00 am, stopped at McDonalds and picked up some breakfast burritos and coffee and headed down the road. Wanted to get to Jackpot in time to place our bets on the basketball games. We just made quick stops on the way. We did split up the driving.
Gary drove the first leg to Dillon, while I drove the rest to Jackpot. Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to see Robert in Idaho Falls as the timing didn't work out. He couldn't meet us on either day when we were in Idaho Falls. Next time. On our way home we took the West Yellowstone route, it's more scenic.
I hate driving through Twin Falls to get to Jackpot. I always miss my turn to get on the highway. Twin Falls does not believe in putting up signs telling you which direction to go. Didn't use the GPS on my phone because we thought we were smart. The last time we went through Twin Falls, it was a straight shot through town to get to the interstate on the truck route. Simple enough. No it wasn't. We got to town, didn't see any signs telling us which way to go. Naturally I went the wrong way, ended up going through a residential area. At one intersection I saw a sign that said Wells, while Gary saw a sign for the highway we needed on the other side. We did make it through, but I said never again. On our way home we used the GPS and no problem. Saw where I made my mistake. Of course Twin Falls does not believe in any signage what so ever.
We got to Jackpot at 3:00 and placed our bets on the ball games, then we checked into our hotel. We stayed at Barton's 93. Our rooms was on the hillside which was supposed to be cheaper than staying in the main hotel. This particular weekend the price was the same because of some gala going on. Next time we won't stay cheap. All the advertisement stated that you got free wi-fi, you did just not in the hillside section. The room was very basic, we got beds had a working bathroom and it was clean. No microwave and the tv was smaller than my computer screen. The room was clean and it was large.
We had a good time, lost money on the ball games and I did win enough on the machines that paid for our meals. We came home with money just not as much as we left with. After going to Vegas last fall, these little casino towns are boring. We have decided to take a trip to Vegas twice a year starting in 2014 when Gary retires.
The Kentucky Derby was going on and alot of people were betting on the horses. I didn't but I did pick the horse that I liked, I'll Have Another. I remember Grandma giving Bonnie advice to pick a name that you like. Turns out I should have bet because that was the horse that won.
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