Trip to Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe (II)

It is time to recap my time in Lake Tahoe. First of all, many thanks to Connie and Ed to provide the room and meal. This is my third time in four years to spend a summer weekend in Lake Tahoe. They voted for Republicans in most elections. They are self-rightous and looked down over alternative life styles. We disagreed in a lot of issues, but I loved them nonetheless. Connie and Ed, you are just like my grandparents, and I could write enough words to express my gratitude.
On the way there, I was stuck in traffic jam for 2 hours. i couldn't belive that was the second time in two days! It seemed a lot of people driving to Lake Tahoe to escape the Bay Area heat wave over the weekend. Although I was one among them, I hate the rest of them, because they were all part of the traffic jam. Damn!
There were also a couple Onur and Emine (not married) from Stanford. We spent the second together most of the time. We visited the famous Emerald Bay, and then hed to Kings Beach. I tried to jog for three miles, but after 1.5 miles, I have to combine walk and run for the rest of the distance. In such high altitute,  I think I did ok nonetheless. I tried to swim too. The wave was big because the shallowness of the beach and the constant passing of boats. After a while, I gave up, lay down on the sand and just relax. It was a great day.
Yesterday we went parachuting. Of course, Connie and Ed paid for it. Because I did not weigh more than 150 pounds, I could not fly individually. So I went up with Connie. I  will post the pictures up in the sky in a moment.
Late afternoon, I left the cabin after hugging Connie and shaking hand with Ed. I then drove on the Nevada side of the lake and hit a casino in Stateline. Actually, that was the casino where I lost 40 dollars in 30 minutes this past winter. So it was almost logical that I lost 45 dollars there again. I promise I will not gamble there ever again, since I have such a back luck there. To my comfort, I won in video poker there. Maybe blackjack is just not my cup of tea.
I arrived in Victor's apartment at 10:30pm. (In case you do not know yet, I stay with Victor until next month, when his wife Rachel and son Justine come back) He was playing Red Alart with Frank online. He lost badly to Frank. Not to further embarrass him, Frank offered to play ally with him against computer. It turned out to be a bad move, because the computer beated the shit out of them with nuclear weapons. We went to bed at 1am.
That is why I am still sleepy now. I got up at 7am in order to work in the 8-12am shift in the library. I spent the past hours just to recap my experience in road trips. Overall, I was sitting in a car for 24 hours in five days, covering almost 1000 miles. It was relaxing, and I hope I can do it soon again.