Day 4 - City of Sin - here we come!

Leaving Los Angeles, heading East for about 274miles to the legendary Las Vegas, where it is reported to be 100 degrees or more (40 centigrade). But first, a stop off to see the UFC World Tour press conference at Club Nokia on Olympic Boulevard. Was pretty cool and free! Cash is a big fan and I went along for a jolly. Must say, I was pretty impressed by these competitors, who have to train a crazy amount and in tough conditions. The big fights kick off in the Autumn. The audience was made up of different people of all races, ages and genders and was a cool atmosphere. Getting to Olympic Blvd meant driving through Crenshaw and feeling very ghetto! Groovers - you would have been in your element! It's a poorer looking place but lots of good food outlets and character. We stayed in the car for most of it and wished at several moments that we had hydraulics to complement the Dr. Dre tunes blasting out of the Hyuandai! We did notice a wing shop as we drove to Olympic Boulevard and so on the way back through Crenshaw to Las Vegas, we stopped... FOOD EATEN: CASH: Wing Stop in Crenshaw – 8pc lemon pepper and Louisiana Rub chicken wings with a taster of the Atomic (wasn’t too bad but did have a tendency to coat the back of your throat and make you dry heave a bit – tasty though), seasoned fries (sugar and salt?), coleslaw, ranch dip and a 20oz coke – 5/10 I was in training for a potential challenge tonight so did not have anything other than a quick taste. We arrived in Vegas at about 7pm to high temperatures. I drove a little on the I-15 Freeway, which was awesome. Driving an automatic feels a bit like driving a toy and did you know you have a blind side on the left too!! Big trucks, desert and mirages not to mention a few sand twisters! Passing places like Death Valley, Big Bear and Ghost Towns along the way, we stopped off at a service station for a break and to change drivers. We noticed a few chilli sauces for sale with names such as Colon Cleanser! One was even encased in a plastic box! Cash also had an intimate encounter with waterfalls in the men’s toilets. We checked in to our hotel about 7pm and after a bit of downtime and hair washing (for me, think Monica in Friends – anyone know where I can get my hair braided round here?!), we ventured onto Spring Mountain Road in Vegas to try out some legendary seafood, at the Hot N Spicy Crawfish, as visited by the original Man Vs Food crew. I had a pound of shrimp with extra spicy hot n juicy sauce and Cash had a pound of shrimp with medium hot n juicy sauce. OH MY GOODNESS. This was the best thing I had ever tasted! It comes in a double wrapped see-through plastic bag and you are given a bib (and gloves if you want them). My first attempt to de-shell one of the prawns left me with an injury. I had poked my finger with one of the pincers, but putting the pain aside (my finger was now throbbing as the spicy sauce leaked into my wound) I soldiered on. The shrimps were amazing! So tasty, tangy and spicy. You don’t care that you have to de-shell the prawns yourself or that you are being squirted in the face with hot sauce, you are in heaven! Cash also had some Cajun-seasoned fries which were very, very spicy – the kind to make your lips tingle and swell but still beautifully flavoursome! HOT N JUICY CRAWFISH 1lb – Extra Spicy Hot N Juicy Shrimp 9/10 1lb – Medium Hot N Juicy Shrimp 8/10 Cajun Fries 7/10 (Sarah) and 7.5/10 (Cash)