We did a good job of getting up early today. I think we were out of the motel room by 7:00. We'd planned to eat their continental breakfast,but it really was bad. My waffle stuck to the waffle iron and was kind of bland and overcooked. The coffee was also bad. There was no fruit or eggs or anything else, so we made due with mini muffins and were on the road by 7:30. We stopped to get gas, Mountain Dew for Lacey and coffee for me. Oddly, that was way more satisfying than what the motel had offered.
Today was a driving day. We drove for a while and decided to have a real breakfast. We went to an IHOP where the waitress seemed to constantly comment on what looked good as she was bringing it. I think she missed her calling as a stewardess. We got back on the road and just drove west, heading for Colorado. As we were driving, we started to see amelioration of the clouds in the west. We got so crazy excited at seeing blue sky that we actually took pictures of the breaks in the clouds! And then, lo and behold, the clouds broke up even further, and we had SUN!
After some more driving (which, by the way, I really enjoy), we started seeing signs for a carousel in Burlington, CO. After a small debate about whether or not we wanted to see it, we decided to go, as we hadn't really done anything at all except for driving. It seemed to be a nice diversion. Unfortunately, after driving through the town and finding the area where it was, it turned out to be closed -- only open in the summer months. But, there was a sign outside of it explaining that the animals -- including a hippocampus (which I read 6 times to make sure I was reading it right & then made Lacey read, too) don't move up and down, but rather, just go in a circle. But, we did enjoy the green grass and the warm sun, and decided that, since it had cleared up, maybe we could give camping a shot tonight after all.
We had a choice of a couple different campgrounds, one fairly close to where we were already, and another that was about 50 miles away. Since the driving was good, we decided to go to the one further away. When we got here, we drove down all these little streets and found the KOA campground tucked way in the back of the town -- right next to the freeway. We got a tent site, which is only slightly bigger than Lacey's car. But, the point was to camp, so it didn't really matter what the campground looked like.
As we pulled into the campground, we saw a tiny little barbecue restaurant right next to the campground. Still disappointed from last night's barbecue, we decided to scrap making dinner and go there instead. It was much more what we had in mind, just a tiny little place that knew how to make meat that wasn't overly dry or spicy, a choice of 4 different sauces -- and they brought it to us and called us "girls"! We decided to splurge and get a deep fried twinkie for dessert. One of those things that's good to try once, but not necessary to try again.
So now, we're sitting outside, under the stars at a campsite blogging on the internet. The perfect combination of of rural and high-tech experiences.
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Jody I like this post. It looks good! (And you know that as odd and annoying as she was, we're going to miss that waitress. And we're going to think of her anytime anyone says anything looks good).
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you enjoy the driving (riding) so much. I do have to point out that it was another 100 miles to the camp site, not 50. I, as the driver, was well aware of that. But I love that you are so happily oblivious to our actual amount of time spent in the car. Makes it so much better for me, as I tend to whine about long, flat, straight distances...especially the ones I had to do on my own. Like you said, I think we're a good team. :)
Here's hoping for lots more sun and another great day tomorrow! I'm so excited to show you my state!