Once it sank it, we realized the only way to remedy the
situation was for me and the girls to rent a car and drive back. Tony would
have to wait for the truck and drive back alone. It’s not the solution any of
us had hoped for, but it is going to work out fairly well considering. All we
can hope for is that they’ll get the part quickly and he can get home safely
since he’ll have to drive the 22+ hour trip alone.
Once we decided that, we put our minds to enjoying the day.
We had already been to Red Rocks Amphitheater and checked out Boulder. We were
nearly to Rocky Mountain National Park when he called. There was no sense in
letting the bad news ruin our day. We couldn’t do anything to change it anyway.
Just before we got into the park, we saw a group of people
crowded alongside the road. We stopped and about 150 feet off the road in a
cropping of rocks, a bear was rolling around. He didn’t have a care in the
world about all of us gawking at him. A park ranger was there to do crowd
control thankfully. We didn’t have any situations like yesterday where someone
tried to walk up to it. He threatened some folks with tickets if they didn’t do
what he asked. We decided seeing the bear was God’s way of making amends for
all the bad luck.
The park is absolutely gorgeous. Of course I took more and
more pictures of beautiful mountain tops, trees, and critters. We saw tons of
elk, chubby chipmunks, and deer. We were dying to see a moose, but that didn’t
happen. When we got to the pinnacle of the park, a rain storm blew it. It then
turned to hail. When we left Denver, it was 92 degrees. It got down to 47 on
the mountain. Brrr…
The drive down the other side was just as beautiful. We were
amazed at all the twists and turns of the road. The little towns we drove
through are all quaint and very western-ish. There were also a couple of ski
resorts. The roads are very steep and curvy. We had more than a few “hold on to
your ass, Fred” moments. Only fans of the movie Smokey and the Bandit will
understand that quote, and of course this family is a BIG fan!!
The reality of our situation sunk in when we got back. We
emptied out the van that has been our saving grace for the past eleven days. We
had to unpack and repack all our suitcases to make sure we had everything we
need, but make sure it would fit into the new car. We’re not sure what size it’s
going to be, so who knows if some of that repacking will have to happen again.
Tony and I enjoyed the hot tub and pool again for the
evening. The girls decided to stay in. Deputy McCann thought she was going to
have to serve as back up as there was some altercation across the street. Not
entirely sure what was going on there, but the police were looking for someone
in an apartment across the road. I shewed them inside to avoid being caught in any
gunfire. I guess that’s just some of what I’m going to have to get used to with
this career she’s pursuing. UGH!!
We’ve had an amazing vacation, but it’s all about to come to
an end. Tomorrow will turn into a job of trying to get home. Cass isn’t allowed
to drive, so it will just be me and Jen. I somehow lucked out in the last
eleven days and haven’t had to drive much. I’m not looking forward to this
drive whatsoever. But home will feel amazing. I’ll keep that in the back of my
mind as we hopefully make quick work out of ticking the miles off this 1500+
journey.
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