Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Harrah's Parking Lot, Council Bluffs, IA - 3395 miles

Seven used to work for Harrah's in Kansas City so we decided to use their parking lot for a couple of days. Iowa must have a 'riverboat' casino law like Missouri used to have. There are 3 casinos in this area - Harrah's, Ameristar, and the Horseshoe - all on the river. Harrah's bought out Harvey's and Bluffs Run and turned them into Harrah's and the Horseshoe respectively. We tried our luck at all three.

The Ameristar has a great buffet. We ate there twice - once for supper and once for dinner (lunch). They give senior discounts so the price was not too bad. As always with Ameristar properties, the food was great.

We did some quilt shop and bookstore shopping in Omaha. We didn't visit any museums or other attractions because we are just about burned out on with museums and related attractions.

Harrah's allows RV parking at the back of their lot near the door to their casino. It is next to the river and the Dodge Park golf course and is very quiet and fairly level. Probably quieter than the hotel rooms which are next to a very busy railroad track. RVs are prohibited in the parking lot next to the hotel. We saw RVs at the Horseshoe and Ameristar too.

We drove down US 75 to head for Indian Cave SP. We had 4 lanes of bumpy road for about 15 miles. Probably better than I-29 which was more like a dirt road than a first class interstate.

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