Lake Tahoe - Nevada & California Part 2

 I’m popping in today to share the rest of our Lake Tahoe Adventures.  

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One of the attractions that caught my interest when I was researching things to do in Tahoe was the MS Dixie II Paddle Wheeler.  This is a large vessel that cruises from Zephyr Cove to Emerald Bay giving you scenic views of the lake area.  This sounded like a great way to get out on the water and see some of the sights of Lake Tahoe.  It was also causing only on the weekends as well as Monday.

While it is expensive and the visibility was limited by the smoke from the nearby fires, it was still a fantastic idea and an enjoyable 2.5 hours.

When I was having Kenyon take my photo, there was a ton of noise going on behind me.  I turned to look and hear afterwards that this boat of ladies “flashed” their boobs at our boat.  Ha!

We were starving by the time our scenic cruise docked and I had been wanting to try out one of the local breweries in the Tahoe area.  The menu had some amazing looking hot dogs that I knew I could get Kenyon to come along.  The Brewery At Lake Tahoe did not disappoint.

With the indoor dining restrictions in California, you have to sit outside and you also have to order food with alcohol.  We had a bird join us for our evening meal and I realized we should have gotten a table for three.

Tuesday was our final day in Tahoe.  We had driven/walked by this burger place with a line out the door the entire trip so I knew it must have been good.  We ventured back to Hard Rock for the free parking and crossed the street to Lucky Beaver Bar & Burger, which is known (and very popular) for their mixed meat burger patties based on where they source the meat from.  I guess it is some award winning beef.  None the less, there was NO LINE on Tuesday so we were in business for some very expensive burgers.

It hit the spot and fueled us through more time at the casinos where we lost Kenyon’s earlier winnings.  

WOMP:WOMP  

We decided to hit up a grocery store and buy in some food for the evening so we could have a low key evening at the condo and get ourselves packed up for the drive home.  On Wednesday, after a few stops in the Reno area, we headed towards home.  Lunch was at Winner’s in Winnemucca where we had hoped to win back some of our gambling losses.

That did not work in our favor either.  My Grandma Amos always said, “if you had fun…you won.”  We sure did have fun.  

I have a couple more days off as well as Phoenix’s 40th Birthday Celebration before I head back to work.