Quite the day

So I really wish that I would have had time to blog these past days. By the time I have gotten to my computer I've been way too tired to blog. Tonight I wanted to write a little before bed.

Today was one of those really long travel days filled with a mix of things. First we left from Bryce Canyon in Utah heading toward the Denver area. We spent last night in our small pup tent and it was a pleasure after feeling awful about hotels, and the cost of them and we loved being outdoors and we were looking foward to spending tonight at a campground in the Rocky Mountains. We drove - and drove - through the most amazing scenerly I have ever seen. From red rock, to white rock, to areas that looked like you were on the moon and into the green lush Rockies in Colorado.

Ok, so getting near Denver we started to look for a campground to stay at. First stop, Vail, CO - saw a sign for camping 1/2 mile - no campground - asked employees at a local hamburger place, they had no idea, or probably didn't even care. Called daughter Nicole who looked on the computer and found a few - she got us there. Crap, no showers there and you can't park your car by your tent (bad for us since we need the car adapter to blow up our air mattress which has to be in the tent before you fill it.) Moving on - hopped back on the freeway and go off at the next exit, asked a local (very small town) for camping - she said go to the next exit to the visitor center and they can tell you where to go. "You don't want a ticket for camping in the wrong place." Back on we go - visitor center - "There are some campgrounds in Mt. Evan, but I don't know what their facilities are. It's right in the woods in the mountains." Hmmmm, Tim didn't feel that were prepared for bear. I so would have gone but the whole bear thing and the fact it was 12 miles up in the woods and we were starving, I mean starving - Tim said "Let's just find a hotel."

(Nothing in this town. :)

We drove to yet another exit/city that we were told has hotels. Pulled off the exit - SAW NONE - they are usually right off the exit. Oh great! Saw a lady walking her dog and stopped to ask her if there was anything in town. She directed us to a few local ones and to a bed and breakfast. Pulled up to he B & B and here we are tonight.

The owner came back shortly after we got here and was so sweet. I told her that I had been craving spaghetti and meatballs all day, anywhere that I could get some. (It was 9pm on a Sunday night) Without even a word she was on the phone and told us we could walk 2 blocks around the corner, this restaurant has the best meatballs. By this point I felt like I could breathe again. Out of the car and we don't even have to drive to dinner. We ended up with the best dinner of our entire vacation and I would totally come back here in a heartbeat. The owner told us about the waterfall and the hiking that we can WALK TO! Oh my goodness - tomorrow is going to be a great day.

Wow, I'm glad I got this all down so I don't forget this. I love God's work in his creation. It blows me away what his hands have done.