Nov 28, 2006 - Mesquite, Nevada

We arrived in Mesquite, Nevada which is right on the Eastern border of Nevada. We didn't miss the snow today. It started just as we left Green River, and continued until we got to Cedar City, UT. When we got to Mesquite the RV was really dirty. We set up at the Oasis Casino RV Park and met John and Sally Lewis for dinner. On the 29th we took a trip to see the Valley of Fire State Park. It reminded me of the Red Rocks in Colorado. To end our visit we hit the buffet at Casa Blanca Casino. It's always great to have friends and relatives to...

Nov 11, 2006 - Motel 6

Took camper back today. Bye bye little mobile home. Diane picked us up with Roxie and we were taken for another drive around town and got to visit a few golf courses. Diane has come to learn that golf people are good people as they are friendly and in a good mood most of the time. Roxie and her have come to think of the club houses as another possible shopping spot for clothes. We were spending the night at Motel 6 and not very happy about the lack of computer cables for the free internet. Actually they had no cables and it was too late to...

Nov 9, 2006 - Dinner at Merlin's

The peace is over, Mum has returned. They picked me up at 10am and we headed to the Botanical Gardens. It was very nice and they were busy putting up Christmas Lights. We were almost the only people there other than staff as the place is not at it's best at this time of the year and a little cold for most. This evening we went to Merlin and Jeff's house for dinner and drinks. I had had a bit of a runny nose through the day but after Merlin made me some mean cocktails, the sniffles all but went away. We had pizza for dinner with a really...

Oct 31, 2006 - Life in a camper van

We have now felt the cold. Two nights ago, our first night in the camper, we froze. It had snowed the night before we arrived and even though the sun had now come out, it was not enough to melt the snow. In fact there are still mounds of snow around the place that are now very dirty but standing strong. So to try to combat this weather, we went and purchased a couple of blankets to use with our sleeping bags. Much better. We had Diane over for dinner last night and had good ol' spag bog. We wanted to do a lamb roast but don't have the right...

Oct 28, 2006 - Driving on the wrong side of the road

Today we woke after the predictable night of restless sleep but not due to the bed, man that was comfy. We had our showers and then Diane took us to a diner, you know the type that's in the movies, for breakie. It was fantastic. Just as we had hoped. Mum ordered the belgium waffle with bananas and cream. Well that gave Diane and I something to laugh at. It looked as though they had emptied an entire can of whipped cream onto it. It was a massive pile of white. I went for the meat omelette which I couldn't finish...too much meat, too little...

Oct 27, 2006 - More snow

Well the flight process was bad from word go. We got to the airport after being ripped off by the taxi (there had to be one bad person in Memphis), and then found out that everything we owned was going to be gone through. Do they have any idea how long it takes to pack those bags? So privacy violated, treated like a terrorist and we haven't even gone through the customs part yet. Oh yeah, we had that still to come. So we take off our shoes and jackets etc, etc, etc. I take my computer out of it's bag into it's own seperate tray and we do...

Oct 18, 2006 - Mile High City

Mile High City We all three made it to Denver and due to circumstances; we all did not stay in the same RV park. Larry and I and Tony and Juliann all stayed in Englewood, while the Fine's stayed at a state park in Aurora. We are about 15 miles apart. While we were here in Denver, Tony and Juliann spent the better part of two days visiting with friends they have here in the area. Larry and I toured the Coors factory. I guess once you have taken a brewery tour, they are pretty much all the same. I felt this one was very nice and they did...

Oct 16, 2006 - Home at last!

After another day of driving, we're home at last. We left Amarillo at about 8:30am stopping at Lamar Community College to do a short birding of the Willow Creek Nature Area behind the college. Found a few new birds to pad our list. Dave then suggested we eat our lunch in the college cafeteria, which we did! The lunch was as good as any we'd eaten on the road this past month. We arrived home at about 5:30pm and began unloading the car. By about 5:45pm the FedEx truck drove into the neighborhood and delivered our tandem bike in it's case to...

Oct 13, 2006 - Denver airport

We had a 3-hour lay-over in Denver. There is a pedestrian bridge from the main terminal to the first terminal with gates (which seems redundant since all the terminals are connected by subway). It's a very long span since it goes over an active taxiway. You don't often get to watch planes pass directly underneath you, and it seems as though their tails will hit the bridge since there's only a few feet of clearance.

Oct 8, 2006 - Day 1 of planning our trip

Mike and Jenn just laying around, watching Sunday football today. harry's been up in bed all day except for when he hears us in the kitchen....he makes regular visits down here when he hears food! He doesn't know what to expect on his big adventure, but he seems pretty excited to hit the road. He's resting up while Mom & Dad get all the trip details and necessity's together. Leaving in 14 days!

Oct 1, 2006 - Golden, Colorado

Sunday, October 1, 2006 We left at 9:40 am with it being cloudy and 59 degrees. We stopped for diesel in Grand Junction before getting on I-70 and calculated that we were getting about 9 miles per gallon. From Grand Junction to Dotsero, which is one-half of the way to Golden, we were following the Colorado River. Groups and individuals were rafting on the river and there were lots of people fishing. One section of the river was very still so the scenery of red and yellow trees and canyon walls were reflected in the water. We wished there...

Sep 26, 2006 - Denver, Colorado

Ryan managed to get us tickets to the Broncos season opener on September 17th. We arranged a nice kennel in Boulder for Guinness and we booked a lovely suite at the Magnolia downtown. As we drove into Denver on Sunday morning, we could not help but notice the cleanliness of the city. Luckily, the freezing cold weather in Estes did not follow us to the city. The sun was shining and by the time we arrived at Mile High Stadium, the temperature had risen to a warm 70 degrees. All the pre-game festivities were underway by 11am. Ryan was a bit...