We left the lake at noon on Tues the 11th of Dec and after picking up a few last min items in Swift, we headed west to Coaldale, Ab and spent the night at my sister in law Vel's home. We had planned to go out for supper but she had a wonderful roast beef supper ready for us. It was delicious and the best was the mashed turnips. I learned her secret was she boils the turnips in water that has brown sugar in it.....Ah a new trick to add to my menus....
After a good nights sleep we were up and on the road by 9 am. We always wait for light to start our trips ( its and old people thing). We travelled 8 hours and only had one quick stop for gas and a map....So hard when one can not access maps on phone or computer unless in WiFi range , so a map is helpful.
Along the way I realized I had left the plug in end for my phone, in the wall at Vel's house but I still could plug into car so not all was lost.
The roads were terrific and only one tiny spot with a bit of drifting from the high winds in the mountains. We always worry about the Modina Pass in the winter but all was brown and dry....How lucky for us. We then drove to Idaho Falls and stayed at a neat little motel called Motel West off exit 118 . Now we usually stay at hotels that cost more but I had read good reviews about this place and we had a nice clean room, with our overloaded car parked right in front of our door....( Karen....No alarms went off in the car so no need for Dad to hit the panic button.)
We only paid $48 and a little cafe right with it that served our needs fine.
Gas is running about .85 a liter when converted from gallons so that helps the budget as well.
Today sees us on the road in an hour again and we will try to get to Mesquite Nevada
See I told you this blog will be boring .....well maybe the days ahead might find some excitement but don't count on it ....lol
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