By virtue of the fact that I am on the sixth floor right over the pool has me observing it closely and I’m quite confused by a lot of the goings-on that are happening down there. Perhaps someone can explain it to me. The first thing is there are men submerged in the water at 6 AM. The pool doesn’t open till eight so I’m assuming these guys are fixing something or cleaning something? I don’t know. They did this at all the pools.
There are several pools and I’ve noticed with the one I am closest to even though it’s not very big, there are three lifeguards in chairs guarding it. I’ve also noticed that at one end there’s a sloped entry into the water and some poor person holding a flotation device literally stands there all day long guarding that entrance, which I don’t understand. Aren’t the other three lifeguards enough? At least they give him or her an umbrella to stand under. Luckily they change shifts, so the same person isn’t standing there all day, but it seems like overkill to me.
What is most confusing is this situation with the BIRD. I saw a lady with a bad limp, carrying a big black bird before the pool was open and I was amazed at that. I thought “Is he some kind of nighttime employee? Is his shift over?” But no, a few hours later she and the bird were out again, and the bird seem to be doing this thing where he would fly away from his keeper and go up into the trees and the umbrellas, and then fly back to her. They did this procedure around all the pools. I am mystified. I don’t know what he’s looking for. Is he on the lookout for vermin? Does anyone know? Please tell me. It is driving me crazy. Study the video down below of the bird activity.
I left the room about 11 am today and went in search of some breakfast. I had noticed a counter that had yogurt parfaits in it yesterday and I thought ( wrongly) that this would be a quick cheap meal. I asked for a yogurt parfait, a muffin, and a glass of water. They will not give you a glass of water if their lives depended on it so I changed my order to a small coffee. The price for those three things was $30. In Canadian that’s $45. Just incredible. Those three things would have cost me less than 15 dollars at home. Good thing I have some nuts and protein bars in my room for some cheap sustenance. Tomorrow’s breakfast will be room food.
I went down to the casino to play for awhile. I tried a few new slots which was a mistake. I tried something called Railroad Riches and when I finally got a bonus it was for only 7 dollars. Occasionally cats would fall out of the sky and give you a couple bucks but not much. Now I understand why no one was playing those games. You can’t keep playing for long with those kind of results! I returned to my mummies.
I finally located that giant gold sculpture!!! It only took several days of wandering. I think this hotel is absolutely fabulous but it is kind of overwhelming for me with my walking issues. I will be relieved to move to the Plaza on Friday where everything isn’t so far from everything else and I am not perpetually LOST!
Around 2 pm I went back to my room. Ate my overpriced muffin. Rested for awhile.
Mike and Terin came to have dinner with me at 5 pm because they were going to the Keith Urban show here at Fountainebleau. We ate at Capons in the food court. Both kids had burgers and I tried their excuse for chicken tenders. I was not a fan. Too crispy. Too spicy. Terin and I had chocolate milkshakes. Those were tasty.
Then I brought the kids up to see my room and to relax until showtime. They were suitably impressed with how fancy everything is here at this hotel. When they left I just retired for the night.
The kids did the High Roller today along with shopping and exploring.
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