Hello again friends! Well, our time on the road continues to narrow… tomorrow (Tuesday) we will be on day 36 of 40. Wow.
After I wrote last, we made our way to Salt Lake City to pick up our goods at the storage unit, which means we're once again traveling with a full load. Also, do you remember how the last time we were there we tried to go to the restaurant Bruges, which my brother suggested, but it didn’t work out? Well, we did get to go this time. It was still packed (we had to wait in a line that went out the door), but we stuck it out and ordered the Machine Gun Sandwich and a cup of Flemish Stew to share. The sandwich is such a hot item that they were behind on orders, so we had to wait, but it was worth it. The sandwich was on good thick bread and had lamb sausage, homemade frites, and a homemade andalouse sauce… soooo good.
The next awesome part about our stop in Salt Lake City was that we came across the cheapest gas prices of the entire trip – check it out people, we filled up for $2.89/gallon. That means we filled the tank for less than $40, woohoo! Also, it was at a Maverick, which is still my favorite gas station chain of the trip. We got coffee and Ben picked up an assortment of snacks, including a squeezable pouch of applesauce, an Idaho huckleberry cordial, and an Idaho spud bar. Not too shabby...
After a bit of time in the city, we kept on heading east – we stopped and spent the night in a little town called Glenwood Springs, CO. The town is built around hot springs and has a really cool little downtown area. Also had an opportunity to try another local brewery spot. It wasn’t the best food or beer that we’ve had, but it’s always fun to try that stuff out.
We made our way a little further east yesterday. We were definitely planning to spend some time with Ashley and Chris in Breckenridge, but we had some time to kill before they got off work. We went to a restaurant called Haywood Café a little ways down the road in hopes of seeking out the Panthers' game. Well, we got lucky because we were seated right in front of a big tv showing it, the food was awesome, and it was actually a really fun game to watch (hooray Panthers! Fumblerooski, anyone?).
I would also like to share with you what we ate that morning. First of all, we started with coffee and bloody marys. Mine was made with peppar vodka and Ben’s was a bacon bloody mary (with house-made bacon-infused vodka and a slice of bacon as garnish). I have to say, mine was better. Ben had a country fried steak and eggs and grits. I had this delicious little meal called Swiss Baked Eggs – a piece of French bread slathered with garlic cream cheese, then two slices of bacon, two poached eggs, and melted Swiss cheese. Will definitely be trying to recreate this one…
After the game and a bit of time running errands and doing laundry at a nearby laundromat (which had huge washers that could do 4.5 loads at once), we met up with Ashley and Chris at their apartment in Breckenridge. We had a really good time talking and relaxing, and also enjoyed some food and drinks at the Breckenridge Brewery. We’re lucky to have friends who offer up their 5-star floorspace and little bit of free time to hang out and catch up. :)
We originally planned to ski at Breckenridge today, but the conditions just weren’t quite right. Warm weather, no snow, and a crowd of people just encouraged us to save a few bucks and head on down the Highway. We stopped in Denver for lunch at another Diners, Drive-ins and Dives spot: Tocabe. We had delicious taco fixings along with fresh fry-bread at this American Indian eatery... it was delicious. After that we drove on to Kersey and are spending another night at my Grandparents’ house, and we’ll keep on heading east(ish) tomorrow. 5 more days ‘til we have to (get to) be home!
And lastly, here is a map of our progress. It's getting a little confusing now that we're re-tracing some steps... maybe I'll do separate out and back versions the next time.
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