I'm back! :)

[shelley]

Safe and sound, thank you Jet Blue! great airline.

I had a GREAT trip. Did nearly everything on my agenda, and that's saying a LOT! I must have walked at least 10 miles the first day, 5 miles the second. Flew in before the room was ready, so I checked my bags and hit Mandalay Bay for their spectacular Shark Reef aquarium. Watching the sea turtles float on by close enough to touch made the entire trip worth it. An extra-fine dinner at Picasso's followed by the hysterical Rita Rudner ended my first day.

The second day was spent in the Secret Garden at the Mirage watching the dolphins and visiting with the jungle cats. Usually I find zoos rather depressing, wishing the animals were free and in their natural habitats, but these cats are extremely rare and practicaly have no habitats left!

Saw Cirque du Soleil's "O" at the Bellagio - really an amazing show. The stage floor was sometimes just a pool, sometimes a combination of a floor that would rise up and instantly drain dry with pools fore and aft, sometimes all hard stage wtih a very large cast on it and above it, suspended at least 2 stories in the air.

I managed to eat within my diet limitations quite easily - every time I saw a juice bar I stopped for carrot juice, once even managed a combo of carrot and green juices and carrot/apple/ginger. And there was plenty of fresh-squeezed grapefruit around, and room service had the very best cream of wheat I've ever had - very very creamy! Yum!

My feet and ankles are very sore, I'll be soaking them in an Epsom salt bath oh yes. I'm glad I got so much exercise, that's one of the benefits of being a tourist, lots of walking without ever feeling like you're exercising - until your feet start hurting of course.

On my last day I got to meet up with JF from this board. She showed me some of her artwork, which is really amazing. It's so fun to travel someplace and meet someone from online. If I ever travel to YOUR home town I hope we can get together!

[alien]

WELCOME HOME SHELLEY!

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[harmony]

So glad you had a great trip!

Super to have you back here.
You would be welcome here anytime
So if you ever travel to Toronto, we'll go up the CN Tower and walk the glass floor! Yikes talk about an adrenalin rush.
I finally did it last year for the first time, dying to go again.

[weezerboy]

Welcome back, Shelley! Glad you had a great time. No doubt it was very memorable!

[sunlover]

Welcome back Shelley, sounds like you had fun

[ivana]

Sitting here in office and being overloaded with papers and files make me really envy you
Can't wait 16.00 to see my dogs and go out for a walk.

Anyway welcome back I am happy to hear you had a good time.

ivana

[janey]

shelley, if your ever in NYC, let me know!
janey