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Back home after a trip
3 days ago
One half sleepy and tired carno here...
I arrived back home yesterday after a 9-day trip to my old living grounds in Colorado. The main purpose was to attend the wedding of a good friend and former coworker. Myself and
Hamakei left and arrived on the 8th after a 9-hour flight to Denver. During the first days we visited my old neighborhood, as well as a few other places I wanted to get some things from -- hello, Microcenter and Walmart, the latter for some goodies that aren't sold in the UK), closed my remaining bank account in Denver, and showed Hamakei a few places related to my life in Colorado (some of which I will reserve for personal reasons).
We picked up
Zilchwoofs two days later, and the three of us went to Casa Bonita (which I never visited under its original ownership). After the wedding the three of us headed towards Cortez, in southwest Colorado, a long drive from Denver through twisty mountain roads, passing through Fairplay (the inspiration for South Park). After a night's rest, we headed to Four Corners monument, and from there to the Grand Canyon, two places I had never visited despite living relatively nearby for over 20 years. Then another rest in Cortez before heading back to Denver. Another day in Denver before dropping Zilch at the airport early the 16th, after which Hamakei and I visited a small museum in Aurora and the Air museum near old Stapleton before it was our turn for the long flight back to London, followed by a train and bus rides to get home. We came home to find that Hamakei's parents had brought our piggies back that same day some time before our arrival.
Time for this still jet-lagged dinosaur to rest from this vacation.
I arrived back home yesterday after a 9-day trip to my old living grounds in Colorado. The main purpose was to attend the wedding of a good friend and former coworker. Myself and
Hamakei left and arrived on the 8th after a 9-hour flight to Denver. During the first days we visited my old neighborhood, as well as a few other places I wanted to get some things from -- hello, Microcenter and Walmart, the latter for some goodies that aren't sold in the UK), closed my remaining bank account in Denver, and showed Hamakei a few places related to my life in Colorado (some of which I will reserve for personal reasons).We picked up
Zilchwoofs two days later, and the three of us went to Casa Bonita (which I never visited under its original ownership). After the wedding the three of us headed towards Cortez, in southwest Colorado, a long drive from Denver through twisty mountain roads, passing through Fairplay (the inspiration for South Park). After a night's rest, we headed to Four Corners monument, and from there to the Grand Canyon, two places I had never visited despite living relatively nearby for over 20 years. Then another rest in Cortez before heading back to Denver. Another day in Denver before dropping Zilch at the airport early the 16th, after which Hamakei and I visited a small museum in Aurora and the Air museum near old Stapleton before it was our turn for the long flight back to London, followed by a train and bus rides to get home. We came home to find that Hamakei's parents had brought our piggies back that same day some time before our arrival.Time for this still jet-lagged dinosaur to rest from this vacation.
Having said that, there weren't many kids there when we visited. I wonder how many of the customers we saw were people who had been years ago and were curious to see how it had changed.
Glad you had a good time ^^
Kind of like the Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater. I've only been to them twice, both times showing around people who were visiting from out of state. :>