When it's 107 degrees outside, it's not the heat coming down that will get you, but the heat coming up from the concrete. OMG - my feet were scorching today when I mistakenly decided to WALK to the Wynn hotel from the Convention Center. It looked so close. And, it was the same route that Jim Harfst, Glenna Sullivan and I took when we were at NAB 2006. I thought I could handle it.
Thank goodness I knew there was a Walgreens ahead. That is about all that kept me going. I stood in from of the refrigerated drinks to cool down - I am so not kidding. I got water while I was there and more bandaids for my feet. I wasn't getting blisters from my shoes, but from the bottom of my feet rubbing on my sandals. In Mississippi, there is enough humidity that there is no rubbing.
After a few minutes in Walgreens, I kept on my journey to the Wynn. I was now walking on the Strip. Several hundred more feet and I decided I needed to walk on the opposite side of the sidewalk. In case I fainted, I didn't want to fall into the blazing fast traffic. Just the night before a pedestrian was killed by a car on the Strip. The heat from the concrete was unbelievable. I was wearing a sundress and my feet and legs were scorching, not my shoulders. I was not feeling very good.
I did make it to the Wynn. The hotel/casino was fabulous. They have very comfortable chairs in the sports area. I sat and watched horse racing.
The $10 taxi ride back to my hotel was the BEST $10 I spent today. I did spend time at the Wynn and then at the shops across the street.
Tip #1: Don't WALK anyway in 107 degree heat in Vegas.
Tip #2: Take a taxi everywhere.
Tip #3: If you need to sit somewhere, the only place available is in the Casino.
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