Earlier this month I was given a room key to the Rio. This key was special because the person that gave me the key knew about my passion for pool hopping. Over the weekend on my birthday, I decided to use my shiny new room key and head over to the pool at the Rio to celebrate.

Initially, I always get a little twinge of fear in my stomach when I enter the pool area because I know that I’m not staying at the hotel, that this room key is no longer valid, and if they try to swipe said key, I will be denied access. As I approached the pool and saw the gentleman in front of me quickly flash his key and walk in, I felt a wave of relief.

Upon exiting the casino and walking out to the pool, a cute towel girl gave me two towels and I quickly scanned the area looking for two seats next to each other, but not too far from the pool because when it’s 108 degrees outside, I’m well aware that I’ll be in the pool quite a bit, so I’ll be needing a close spot.

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