We FINALLY got out of town today. After waiting for almost a week from our planned departure date, we left this morning at about 6:30 AM and arrived in Salt Lake City at about 7:30 (Mountain). By the time we got to our hotel and ready to swim it was 9PM. Long day of driving, but lots of pretty sights. I was amazed at pretty Utah is along I-15. It’s much greener and more settled that I expected from my former drives through Southern Utah. I didn’t take many photos, just this one of us at Michelle’s favorite restaurant, Cracker Barrel. However, Michelle couldn’t quite get into the photo due to our two camera hogs.
Here are a few of the highlights of Day 1:
- Leaving so early we didn’t have any traffic in LA. That was far different from last time we left the July 4th weekend and spent about 8 hrs just getting to the other side of LA.
- Dinner at A&W (it was Monday Family Float night, so we all got A&W Root Beer Floats).
- Driving by Las Vegas and seeing all the cool casinos without getting stuck in any traffic.
- The amazing views of Utah.
- Listening to the Chronicles of Narnia on CD (THANKS Hung & Corinne!)
- Spending a few hours in the back of the van with Madi & Marcus while Matt & Michelle sat up front..
And here are the highlights from the rest of the gang…
Michelle – We got up and out at 6:30!
Matt – Getting out of the car. What a long ride!
Madison – Playing in the pool with Daddy. We made up an awesome game in the pool that wore us out!
Marcus – Being in the car and listening to Chronicles of Narnia.
Me – Playing in the pool with the kids at Baymont Inn in SLC. The water was refreshing after a long day of driving. I really like SLC. Perhaps we’ll vacation here sometime. Seems to be a nice city.
Tomorrow we’re off to Grand Teton NP where we’ll spend the next two nights at Colter Bay Village. I’ll give you an update tomorrow night (assuming there’s WiFi!)
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