Day 13
Yesterday (Day 13), we left Vernal, Utah, and drove some 170 miles, ending up in Salt Lake City.
The campsite here is pretty nice. They have a pool, a big hot tub, a game room, wireless Internet with a good signal (finally! =) and bathrooms with keypads on the doors. It’s funny that they would have such security there. I almost expected to have to pass through a retina or thumbprint scanner in order to gain clearance to that sector.
After arriving at the campsite yesterday, Mark and I took off to explore for a few hours. We drove through downtown Salt Lake City, and later we drove west on Interstate 80 and stopped at the Great Salt Lake.
The lake is huge, and it’s really pretty with the mountains in the background. Unfortunately, it was pretty cloudy yesterday, so it wasn’t as beautiful as I’m sure it can be. Nevertheless, it was neat to see the lake.
Yesterday evening, the five of us went to the house of Bob and Alicia, old friends of my grandparents, for dinner. In fact, Bob and my grandpa were in the navy together way back when. It was nice to meet them!
They were very great hosts — very down-to-earth, having many stories to share, and served some great food, from fruit, to chips, to shrimp, to chicken with rice, and with ice cream and cookies as dessert. It was great food and great fun! Grandpa, Bob and Alicia kept going back and forth, sharing different stories from past fishing trips or other adventures. It was really funny!
Well, I have to get going. We’re about to leave the RV in order to take Aunt Jane to Salt Lake City International Airport. In a few hours, we’ll be picking James up. Please pray for safe plane rides for both of them!
I’m not sure what we’ll do the rest of this day, but we may go to the Utah State Fair or… who knows! We’ll see.