In the hype and the hoorah towards the end of the last Warriors season came the announcement of the first game of 2025 to be played in Vegas. “Let’s go”, they cried. Who’s in? “Come on”. “Hurry up or we’ll miss out”. FOMO must of set in and it all sounded like such a wonderful idea, at the time.
Now with the sun setting on summer at the beach, the crowds have gone, the water is warm and the sunrises are slow and golden, it really is hard to understand why I would want to be anywhere else. I know. Judge as you will.
So I sit in the lounge awaiting a flight to LA because a twelve hour charter flight direct to Vegas with a plane load of Warriors fans, at 11pm at night did not sound conducive to a good sleep on the plane. The boys (adult sons) and some of their friends are on the direct charter Warriors plane tomorrow and we will meet them there on Thursday. I secretly feel that WH is probably glad he is on the slow boat with me, rather than the all night party plane, although I haven’t asked. If he’s not then his liver and his sleep will thank me. We have never been to LA only through it, so now’s the time. We have three days to explore the sights and get a feel for it. It is here that I find myself a little uninspired.
Moi, the planning princess, the organised organiser, I have nothing. I have booked a hotel for when we get there then that’s it. I do not know when or how we are getting to Vegas just that we need to be there by Thursday. I do not know what we will do in LA, or how we will do it. I had a brain wave this morning, the day of departure and messaged my air steward niece to get some handy tips for this stopover city. The mighty, know it all google was uninspiring as its filled with so much promotion that it’s hard to find what’s buried beneath.
Just like that I am now across the other side of the Pacific Ocean. According to my flight map I am now only 48 minutes away from landing. There were no parties on the plane so a few hours sleep was had. I have found lots to do on the air NZ app and believe between that and travelling niece I have more than enough to do in three days before we reach Las Vegas. The excitement of travel and the seeing and doing new things has been revitalised overnight and I trust my enthusiasm is well placed.