Photos

For those reading this blog and wishing to see photos of our trip to Colorado may do so at:

Aurora-April-09

I'm slowly getting back into a normal routine but I miss the excitement of two young boys running around and the hustle and bustle of Geoff and Melissa's lives.  There was never a dull moment, that's for sure.

Next trip is Buenos Aires in May.  Should be fun.

Home

We arrived home yesterday at 3:00 pm.  Amazingly enough, for Calgary, it took us exactly an hour from the time we landed until we opened the front door.  The snow on our lawn is about half melted which was a pleasant sight.

It was a busy flying day yesterday and it took us an hour to work our way through the line at United airlines and the one through security but we were in plenty of time.  I scouted out a place to buy sandwiches for our lunch then we boarded.

The flight was uneventful which was nice.

Today I am doing a laundry, paying bills and generally getting back into the swing of things.  Unlike some, Glen has to work on Easter Monday.  Tonight, Randy Wakelam and his dad are popping in for a visit so that should be fun.

Steamboat Springs

We had a wonderful time in Steamboat Springs.  We drove for 2 hours then had lunch in Dillion at the Smiling Moose--great sandwiches.  Two hours later we were in Steamboat Springs.

Driving through the mountains was so different from Canada.  The Rockies here are rocky and snowy but there is high chaparral country that reminded me of a Zane Grey novel.  Lots of sagebrush and rocky outcrops with hoodoos.  We saw Scottish highland cattle as well as bison and black Aberdeen Angus.  Definitely beef country.  It was weird seeing ranches so high up the mountain sides.

Steamboat Springs is a quaint ski town with some great little shops, restaurants and cafés.  Geoff's favourite coffee shop, Spill the Beans offered me the best Chai Latté I have ever had.  Lots of ginger and black pepper.  Julie, the owner, brought out a white board so the kids could draw while we enjoyed her coffees.

While Geoff went for a run, we walked the main street and checked out the shops.  Later we ate at an Italian restaurant, Riggio's, which catered to kids.  The next morning we had breakfast at Freshies then walked along the Yampa River.  We even checked out the sulphur springs after which Steamboat Springs is named.  The springs made the sound of a huffing steamboat.

Today, being Good Friday, we've been making Easter preparations and tomorrow is Geoff's birthday so we'll be celebrating all weekend.  Too bad we must leave Colorado on Sunday.

Sunny day

Today was a lovely sunny day and I regretted bringing my winter coat to Denver. We went downtown and shopped at the biggest camping store ever. Think the Calgary MEC and triple it. We got Geoff (for his birthday) a shelter tent which can cover a picnic table. We walked from REI to downtown and had lunch in a quaint sandwich shop.



While Melissa, Glen and the boys headed home, Geoff and I found a specialty food store in which we bought some gourmet sausages. Good barbequing tonight.



Tomorrow we are off to Steamboat Springs for a night.

We had a good flight to Denver. There was freezing rain here so the roads were slippery but it was early so not much traffic. Geoff, Miles and I went grocery shopping while Glen, Melissa and Elijah played at home.

Sunday morning we watched Geoff run in a half marathon. He was 10th in his age category and 7 minutes faster than planned.

We're off to the toy store now