Monday, August 5, 2013

Summer Vacation

Some people take big trips during the summer but we contain it to four days . . . and two of those are driving days!

We decided to be adventurous and drive across the 50. . .

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Pretty it was . . . and empty it was . . .  it was so lonely that there were bike riders in the middle of nowhere!

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It was so boring that I fell asleep for most of it.  We had a “county adventure” planned in Eureka county and stopped for lunch there.

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Since I was no good at helping the driver (aka Paul) stay awake, I depended on Harry Potter to do that job.

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I was awake once we crossed into Utah and we opted to do a spur of the moment county adventure and stop at a park (which was perfect for stretching our legs . . . sleeping is hard work, dontcha know?

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But we weren’t at our final destination yet . . . not even the one before that. .  there was more lonely road to drive (but boy, was it pretty!)

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We “had” to stop for dinner and you’d never guess where that was (which was our second to last destination.)  Yummo!

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And then we arrived at our destination . . . our private hotel!

The next day, we were able to hook up with David for breakfast.  (darn that crazy work schedule)

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I was able to convert more followers to THE best shave ice around . . .

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and we went to the movies!

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Our lives seem to revolve around food . . . we were treated to a super good Brazilian restaurant . .. and I forgot to document any of it until dessert time . . .

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The next day found us boating . . .

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Our nephew knows what he is doing!

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It’s nice being out on the boat because we get to leave everything else behind . .. no phone calls, no emails, etc. . .

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Scott is kind enough to chauffeur us . . .

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he even gave Paul some lessons on how to get UP which hadn’t happened yet . . .

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and it paid off!

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It’s fun hanging out with this bunch . . .

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After boating is wiping everything down . . . no wonder the boat always looks so sharp. . . .

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It was a wonderful day!

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The next day we headed home . . .

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We were thankful to John Grisham for keeping us both awake (okay, mostly Paul.)

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Since we were still on vacation, we tossed in another county adventure and stopped at a museum along the way. . . .

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and a spot to bird watch . . .

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It was a great get-a-way for us

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and the next day we had to turn the rental car in. 

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