Apr. 18 The shrimp did not disappoint. We found a place on Route 80 in West Wendover called The Rainbow Casino. I’ve never been inside a casino before, and have never seen any of the big places in Vegas. This is probably a tiny one compared to those, but it was still pretty big to a rube like me. I’m amazed at all the people just sitting there for hours pumping their money into the machines! After a walk-thru, and a quick listen to the live band, we headed for the buffet, which was quite extensive for $15 a piece. The place is open all night, so there is no problem parking in the lot. (They’re hoping that we will return for the lunch buffet tomorrow, and they may get their wish.) West Wendover is right at the eastern edge of Nevada, but Lorraine tells me that there appear to be more casinos in Utah. So for the next state at least, I’m all about the slots. Apr 21 Utah proved to be lacking in casinos, at least along the Route 80 path that we are taking. So I contented myself by looking for additional wives while we are here. Lorraine said she was fine with it, as long as they came with their own pensions. It turns out that I didn’t find any. I don’t know where they keep them. I guess you would have to ask a local, and we are mostly just driving these days; so I haven’t been meeting many. The weather has been too cool for us to want to spend much time out of the vehicle, so the plan has been just to eat up some of the miles that remain between us and NJ. At last count, there were over 2000 of them. Yesterday, and again today, we are passing through Wyoming, the last of the truly “western” states that we will see on this trip. As I said, we are just driving through on Route 80, so we really aren’t getting the chance to soak up much of the local color. From the highway, the impression is one of a lot of empty beauty. (Coincidentally, a description that was sometimes applied to me in my younger years.) The landscapes we are driving through look quite a bit like the southwest, but the wind and the lower temperatures make it a very different animal. We are missing New Mexico!