Day 15 & 16 . . . Home, Sweet Home
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Our trip is over. While I would love to continue a vacation, I’m glad to be home to puppies, kitties and soft couches. I don’t want to go to work tomorrow, and only partially because I prefer vacation (duh). Mostly, I just don’t want to get back into a car. Yesterday was a very long day of driving from KS to OH with a stop at the St. Louis Gateway Arch. Today we had to drive again, to Akron, to meet my parents and pick-up Cleo. She’s had her own vacation, at a spa. Not the massage and pedicure type of spa, but more the tuck and lipo type spa. She’s a whole new dog with a smaller waste, cleaner teeth, and friskier demeanor. Meanwhile, the boys are still at camp. Hopefully Jeremy comes back a bit leaner too, but I doubt it. He’s holding on to his curves. Since Donnell didn’t write anything in the blog the entire trip, I “interviewed” him as we drove through MO yesterday. It’s below – enjoy!
S: What was your favorite or “best” of each of the following?
D:
State: Utah
City:Ouray
Hike:to Delicate Arch
Food:Zodiac (French café in Santa Fe)
Lodging:the Historic Galvez, in Galveston – because it was the most beautiful
National Park:Rocky Mountain NP
Non-National Park site:Ouray Box Canyon Falls
Drive: UT Route 12 scenic byway
Purchase:pint glass at Moab Brewery
S: What was your least favorite or “worst” of the following?
D:
State: Kansas
City: Amarillo
Hike: to Landscape Arch
Food: Ramada’s breakfast
Lodging: Amarillo B&B
Drive: Kansas
S: If you could change one thing about the trip, what would it be?
D: spend more time in fewer places
S: What wildlife were you most hoping to see? Did you see it? If not, what was the coolest wildlife you did see?
D: Collared Lizard; didn’t see any, but did see elk
S: Which place would you most like to return for a future vacation?
D: too many to list; would MOST like to return to Rocky Mt. NP
S: What was the most surprising part of the trip?
D: the casino in Mississippi
S: What was the biggest letdown?
D: Amarillo
S: What was the oddest thing you saw?
D: tie: dog chillin’ on the roof of a car in rural KY and the Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in rural LA
S: What city could you most see yourself living in?
D: Durango or Santa Fe
S: Overall what was the best part of the vacation?
D: Seeing new places for the first time
S: What was the worst part?
D: Amarillo
posted by Shannon @ 17.9.06,
