Monday

This morning we decided to meet in the lobby for breakfast and decide from there what we were doing for the day. Dad graciously said that he would do whatever we wanted as he had no preconceived itinerary. He didn't wish to make the decisions (I know what it is like to want a rest from that) just go along.

When looking for things to do around Reno other than gamble, I found Iconman,

a variety show and an advertisement for a wild animal zoo. This zoo reportedly took injured animals and rehabilitated those they could and kept those who could not be rehabilitated into the wild. I asked the front desk clerk if it was cheaper to rent a car or take a cab. She said "Oh it is only about 8 miles up the road" 8 exits was more to the truth. We ended up paying $66.00 for a cab round trip. We could have rented a car for less, but rather than commiserate on this I set out to enjoy what lie ahead.

Upon arrival we discovered an empty lot, and a run down area. I was not hopeful. Once inside we found they were indeed open and we were treated to a little 8 week old squirrel monkey. It's mother died right after giving birth. His adoptive mother was a stuffed monkey. He was handled by the volunteers, but Jeff got to pet him.
They did have goats, alpacas, and deer. It was nice to relax with the animals. We spent probably 20 minutes just in that area.

Later that night we returned to the hotel to discover that one of the lounges offered free drinks to the ladies from 5:00 to 7:00p.m. They offered Cosmopolitan's, Lemon Drops, Dry Martini's but best of all Chocolate Martini's! Generally speaking I am a Margarita girl, but after giving up salt there is really no point. When my Dad went to order it he asked the bar tender if it was in fact candy with a kick. He agreed that was exactly what was. It really packs a punch as you will read later in my blog.

Later that evening, we play aqua golf. This was the aqua driving range arranged at various distances were docks with signs to aim at and a barrel for a hole in one. We had such fun! This was probably a favorite event of the trip. The weather was perfect, everyone enjoyed themselves, and my first hole was on the green!