Our day camp at Jordan Park. There is a nice International Peace Garden at the Park. There is a river just behind the garden that meanders through the area and has a bike/hike trail next to it. There are even boat docks every now and again so it might be nice for a canoe trip some time. Why is there so much water in the desert?
Walter and Wolfie enjoying our day camp. The dogs were put outside tied to trees for the day. The weather was nice but overcast all day except for a short period of gale force winds. After retrieving chairs and putting the dogs back in the car, we adjourned to the RV after which the weather almost immediately returned to the way it was. Lunch was chef salads.
We lallygagged around the park until about 1030pm. It's a nice place to hang around. We took turns going shopping. the doggies quite like hanging at the park.
We watched some TV in the evening. It's kind of nice having it start an hour earlier so one doesn't have to stay up until the wee hours to see Letterman.
Before we left the park and just before dark a little after 10 pm, I took a stroll around the park. Surprise, there is a beautiful garden there which we'll have to explore tomorrow.
Dinner was BBQ ribs, baked potato and corn.
Friday: (06/05) Up early and enjoyed the quite usual Don McMuffins. After breakfast we went in to Flying J's for showers. Their showers are very nice very clean and plenty of hot water. A person could be spoiled when comparing these to the usual RV park or campground showers. But, unfortunately for us commoners, they are only for use by CDL (commercial driver licensed) folk, ie: truckers so I was a trucker for the day. After breakfast we moved back to Jordan Park.
The dogs evidently finally recovered from their stay at animal control. They were drinking OK but weren't eating until this morning. We enjoyed some time at the park but the weather wasn't too nice. Today is supposed to be stormy all day and it was during our stay at the park so no pictures of the International Peace Garden. Lunch was hot dogs and salad.
Ernie had a doctors appointment in Magna in the afternoon after which we did some more shopping. I fixed spaghetti for dinner and cooked up some pork chops and Italian sausage for quick future use.
We then returned to Jordan Park for the evening. The doggies got a shower while we were there. We then headed over to our nightly roost at Flying J just before 11pm.
Saturday: (06/06) Cereal and grapefruit for breakfast.
After breakfast, I got to walk through the International Peace Gardens and took a few photos. it's a nice garden.
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When I returned to the RV, Ernie got his chance at the gardens and probably snapped many of the same pictures. We take turns leaving so the dogs can remain outside and enjoy the park as well.
After lunch of leftover BBQ ribs and spaghetti we went to find a laundromat so Ernie can get some clean cloths. We found a nice but expensive laundromat and completed the task. Too bad we had lunch just before coming over here. Right next door is a Crazy Buffet, a Chinese buffet like the one of the same name in Santa Clara that we dine at occasionally.
On our way home (to the park where we left the RV) we stopped by a Home Depot store and got some steel cable and fittings to make short lanyards to stake the dogs outside with. Ernie's 25' lanyards give the dogs too much area to terrorize.
Ernie fixed garlic pecan green beans for dinner with a couple of the pork chops cooked up the other night and some left over spaghetti. The beans were excellent.
We're all enjoying some time on the lawn after dinner playing at the computers. About 10pm we returned to the Flying j for the evening.
Sunday: (06/07) Ernie started the day walking his dogs but the walk was called short because it started sprinkling. Breakfast was fried eggs, Italian sausage and home fries with toast. More elaborate than most recent breakfasts but one of my favorites. Sprinkles turned to a pretty good rain. Ernie had his first RV shower this morning. he survived, so did the RV. We're hanging at the Flying J this morning as there is no reason to head to the park since it's raining.
Still raining, we headed out to the Golden Corral for lunch. it was good as usual. When we got back home, it was dry, clear and sunny. The doggies finally got a little time outdoors tied to the trees next to the RV. i also finally got an opportunity to roll out the awning to let it dry from having been rained on a couple of days ago. It was out about an hour when i felt a chill in the air and decided to roll it up. unfortunately the decision was a couple of minutes late and it got a few sprinkles on it again. it's a geeky day at home in the RV. Time to do some computing.
Chef's salads for dinner.
Monday: (06/08) Cereal for breakfast. The weather man promised a morning without rain but we are expected to get more this afternoon. It didn't look too promising when we got up, still full heavy overcast but dry. Monday is mowing day heare at the Flying J so there was a little more activity than the average morning. It was also the end of Sunday night which evidently is the busiest night here. There were trucks and campers parked against any curb.
We headed to the park after breakfast. Shortly after our arrival the sky was mostly clear. After putting the doggies out on their stakes I put out the awning again. I'll get it dried yet. The dogs enjoyed their time outside.
About noon the rain started so we packed up and stopped by the Magna Walmart for a few things then headed South toward Jordan Valley. Ernie's doctor's appointment tomorrow is in Jordan Valley so we ended up in Draper a little further South at the Camping World for the night. We had a pork chop and an Italian sausage left over. We added some rice and some fresh spinach for dinner.
We have one more night here before heading off to Las Vegas after Ernie's doctor visit tomorrow afternoon.
Tuesday: (06/09)For breakfast Ernie had cereal and I had some of the leftover rice and we each had a grapefruit. After breakfast we pulled out of Camping World and went over to the hospital where Ernie's appointment will be. It was raining most of the morning. We lounged in the parking lot.
We waited here in the parking lot at the South Jordan Medical Center for Ernie's afternoon appointment.
Lunch was fried white fish, fresh steamed broccoli and leftover rice or corn. We'll have to learn how to grill sometime but for now it was fish fried in a little olive oil.
We watched TV most of the time while waiting. That gets to be interesting because of the mosaic picture from new DTV signals when the received signal is not really strong, which is most of the time. This is made worse by the fact that our TV antenna can't be raised due to a stripped gear shaft. I picked a replacement shaft up at Camping World last night but haven't installed it yet. I may not if it keeps raining.
Ernie finished up at the doctor by 2:45 and we were on the road by 3:15 as another rain flurry arrived. We headed South on I15 stopping at Cabela's sporting goods store in Lehi. We needed a look around the store and took advantage of their free sanitary dump. They had a nice dog run area so the dogs got some time out of the car while we had dinner of steak, baked potatoes, and cleaned the frige out of leftover carrot and celery sticks and a bit od green salad.
We hit the road again about 6:15. There was less rain as we headed South. We stopped for the night in the I15 MM88 rest stop a few miles before Cedar City. Ernie says this is one of the doggie's favorite stops because they have an off leash fenced dog run here. it's also a nicely maintained stop with a endless view.
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