Vacation

We recently got back from a 4 day vacation in Colorado Springs. I have a brother and sister that live there, so it was good to get away to see them. We had an enjoyable trip, and really had a great time.

The first day, we really just relaxed. We did some shopping, we drove through the mountains, we went swimming at the motel, and had a BBQ at my brother's house. It was a fun day, and nice to just do things at our leisure, and not be on a schedule.

The second day, we went to the Royal Gorge. We've been their several times, but we hadn't been in about 12 years (our honeymoon), and we also wanted to take our daughter. It was fun, but really, really hot. That evening, we attended a Chuckwagon supper. The food was really good (better than the Chuckwagaon supper in the Black Hills), and the show was soso. We thought the show in the Black Hills was better.

Then on Monday, we drove to the top of Pikes Peak. My two nephews and one of their girlfriends hiked to the top (I was supposed to hike, but chickened out), and we were helping to deliver a car so that they would have a ride down. It was a scary drive, (I haven't driven it, and the last time I was a passenger was about 25 years ago). My wife was particulary concerned, but we made it safely.

Then, we drove home. Our original plan was to spend the night in North Platte so that we could visit the Nebraska Archway, but the thought of sleeping in our own bed won out, and we drove straight home.

All in all, it was a quick vacation, but we had a really nice time, and it was good to get away, if only for a few days.