Home, Sweet Home

Well we went to town and got our fill of civilization!

Left Wed. afternoon and it took almost an hour to get the truck to start. (It's a diesel and then Gary tells me that the glow plugs (spark plugs) don't work so that is why it is always hard to start but not being started for 4 months made it even harder than usual.) Went to Kanab, UT for supper at Houston's. The poor waitress asked how we were and what brought us in so we told about our winter and everyone around us thought that was so adventurous and brave of us. Then we went on to Cedar City, UT. I don't recommend the Travelodge there. Thursday morning got the side mirror for the truck. While at Home Depot it took over a half hour to install the mirror in the parking lot. Went to St. George, UT and got a great room at The Country Inn and Suites. The room was great, so was the pool, hot tub and sauna. But next time we go we will stay on the top floor. Being right over the pool was a little noisy in the early evening but the kids jumping and running right above us was so annoying I had to call and ask the parents to have the kids stop it. But then at 10PM I think I was rather patient to wait till that time to call.

Of course we had to eat out all meals except breakfast, they had a complimentary breakfast. We went to different restaurants than we had been to before. The Gun Barrel was where we had Bison Prime Rib,mmmmmmmmmmmm and Elk Medallions,mmmmm. The hot wings were exceptional too.

The Made in Brazil Restaurant was entirely different from anything we had been to before. The salad bar was hot and cold and you could go back as many times as you wanted. But....the meat was the special part. They have 13 different types of cooked meats. They bring it to you on a giant shishkabob and slice off as much or as little as you want. And they just keep coming around with all the different types. There's a piece of wood on your table with red on one end and green on the other. You stand it up with the green side up to have the waiter come by with the meats and red if you want to just sit for awhile and enjoy what has been brought to you already. And lay it on the side to let the your waitress know your ready for the bill. Very good with lots of spices.

The Mongolian BBQ was really good too. It's a stir fry but you get to choose the ingredients that you want. They give you a bowl (3 sizes to choose from) and you go down the line stuffing your bowl with whatever you want. And stuff is just what I mean. At the end you add the sauces to your bowl of food and give it to the cook. They have a huge, round, flat top grill that they pour your bowl of food onto and move it all around while it cooks. It's fascinating just to watch the guys cook.

Of course we had to go to the Olive Garden too. We sat next to a couple while waiting. When a name was called for party of 4 the guy says "we could be them". (The place was packed and the wait was long.) And then we got our table and before our drinks arrived the same couple was seated next to us. Since both of us had tables for 4 we invited them to sit at our table and they did. We had a fun time and learnt more about St. George too.

We came home with so much more than I had really thought we would. I just kept putting fresh veggies and fruit into the cart! Good thing we have a big truck :)

It snowed on Saturday so much that from 6000' on up there was still 3-6" of the pretty white stuff. We were told that we should have no trouble getting our dully up the one lane plowed road to the apartment. Well, for the most part I had no trouble at all. But where the snow banks were as high or higher than the truck I did scrape the sides with the fenders. Now the left side will match the right side that Gary broke last year. Oh well, duck tape time.

Trying to get caught up with the wash, putting things away and everyday stuff today. Tomorrow I will be driving one of the work trucks to Page and driving an other truck back also. And going to Walmart for the things I forgot to get. Time to get going on getting this place put away properly.

Have a great day!