Vegas Trip Day 1
Flashback one week to March 23 (Easter Sunday) and we are off to Vegas for a little trip. "The boy" is on spring break and "The Wife" has a class in Vegas, so we decided to tag along for a little impromptu vacation. We are driving as it is still a lot cheaper then flying even with the high gas prices.
Anyway, back to the trip. After a nice visit from the Easter bunny, we started on the road for the first leg of our two day drive. Today, we are going about 310 miles to Grand Junction, Colorado. We are taking along a tag along rider. We will be picking up our nephew Nick in Golden and taking him back to college in Grand Junction.
First leg of the trip is pretty uneventful until we get to Golden. We are supposed to meet Nick at a convenience store near the Highway that we just could not find. After a rousing game of cell phone tag we finally meet at a strip mall that we both could find.
Once we finally found Nick we decided we were getting pretty hungry as it was getting around lunch time, so we stopped at one of the few restaurants we could find open called Tokyo Joe's. A little Japanese style restaurant that was actually really good. Then back on the road as we head West towards Grand Junction and locations beyond.
We decide to stop at a little rest stop just outside Glenwood Springs and stretch our legs a bit. The pictures below are from that stop. Then off we go again.
After a few more hours on the road we finally get to Grand Junction. We get a nice tour of the dorms at Mesa State College and the it's off to dinner. A lot of discussion here on where to spend Easter dinner, but, unfortunately, Nick doesn't know where to go because he usually eats at the school. After a short, grumpy, hungry drive we finally find a restaurant open. It is a Golden Corral, and even though this is not quite the fancy Easter Dinner Julie wants, we decide to stop and try it out anyway as it is one of Nick's "favorite" restaurants. I thought the meal was pretty good, even if it wasn't a traditional Easter dinner.
After dinner, it's off to the local Wal-Mart to buy some college supplies, and then we drop Nick back off at his dorm room. Even though it is still pretty early, Nick has a paper still to finish before morning.
Off to the hotel, tonight it is The Courtyard by Marriott Grand Junction. This is a very nice hotel. Brand new by the appearance and sparkling clean. "The boy" is ecstatic because they have a small indoor pool, and this is where we spend the rest of the night until we get some sleep for the rest of the trip tomorrow.
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