Preparations for Las Vegas

So, with only a couple of days before I fly off to the USA for the first V-Flyer social event outside the UK, I'm needless to say in a bit of a rush. V-Flyer has already had some pretty ambitious events in the past (the Post Christmas Party in Reading was a notable example!), but Las Vegas is a significant bit bigger. For starters, it's a week long!

Thankfully, as with previous events, this hasn't been a one-man effort. Nottingham Nick was the original driving force, and has proved himself an excellent rallier of troops. When the idea of Las Vegas was muted over a year ago, it seemed like an impossible goal, but with Nick behind the idea, plus invaluable help from Dave (Jetwet) and ChuckC over in the US, this pipe dream has become a reality. And a reality that is just a couple of days away, for me at least.

I get into Vegas on Friday evening, where Iain (iForrest) will already be in attendance. Most of the crowd (who I seem to remember is about 18 of us now), arrive over the weekend, with our first 'official' event at the Crown & Anchor on Monday night. On Saturday I'm having lunch with Dave and Iain, and then meeting my sister, Ginny, off her flight at McCarran. For Ginny, this will be the first time she's been to the USA since we were both kids of about 10, when our father took us to Disney World. I think I'm more excited for Ginny than I am for myself. It's probably something to do with getting more pleasure from sharing an experience with others, and I think Ginny is going to get a real kick out of Vegas.