Journal Entry for Sunday, Oct 16th

Check-in at Colorado Belle This morning we packed up and headed to Laughlin again for the second time this fall. This time we had free nights at both the Colorado Belle and Harrah’s and double booked them both. As you can see from the picture on the left (click to enlarge) the Colorado Belle is a replica of a 19th century Mississippi paddlewheel riverboat. Set in the water on the west bank of the Colorado River, it offers some great river views, however, because the Belle isn’t up to the standards of Harrah’s, we booked the same three nights at Harrah’s so we would be able to use their pool and beach. Weather wise this is the best time of year to visit Laughlin and we just love sitting, reading and relaxing by their pool, and they have the best beach on the river. After checking in at both places we headed over to the Golden Nugget for the Sunday brunch at Harlow’s. Voted the best Champagne Brunch in Laughlin we thought we would give it a try. We were not disappointed! With more than three dozen items to choose from, we tried the frogs legs, escargot in a garlic butter sauce, crab legs, sliced breast of duck in a cherry reduction sauce, the largest shrimp I’ve ever seen on a buffet, made to order waffles w/ice cream, strawberries and whipped cream, steamed asparagus, prime rib, and cherries jubilee for dessert. It was an unbelievable feast. After brunch we went back to Harrah’s where we did some gambling until it was time to head out to Edgewater comedy club where we saw Cindy Burns and Vickie Barbolak. After the show we drove back to Harrah’s, went to our room and called it a night.