Up this morning about 6 am, and fortunately, R bought the NBC-SN Gold package which enables us to watch the Tour de France via computer each morning! Down for breakfast about 7:30 am so we could get something to eat and still watch the end of the race. Quite a finish, actually; very fun to watch! Today, we both had o.j. and side orders of wonderful bacon and breakfast potatoes – but these folks are very plentiful when it comes to servings! I couldn’t eat six big slices of bacon, no matter how good they were!
Finally, the race ended about 9:30 am and we gathered up everything and, with great regret, left our lovely hotel. Truly, we will be back there one day for sure! Just have to remember rooms 414 or 416!
Unlike yesterday, the wind wasn’t blowing at all, which made getting everything loaded back into the car pretty easy. It was, however, only 33 degrees…We headed out of Idaho Falls and toward Rexburg and then over the mountains via Driggs.
Some wonderful scenery, as we headed into Wyoming, just before Jackson. It was interesting that there was actually snow BELOW us on the mountains! Definitely leftover from yesterday; glad we weren’t driving here then! We had thought we would have lunch in Jackson, which we did last summer with the Lowders, but when we got to the Jackson turn-off, neither of us was particularly hungry … so we pushed on toward Thayne.
Arrived at Cabin Creek Inn about 1:30 pm and in minutes we were in Cabin #14, which is lovely!
Unlike last time we stayed, where we basically had a nice bedroom with a couch and a bathroom, this cabin is larger – it has a nice kitchen area and kitchen table (great for doing take-out!) with a lovely plaid couch. Then comes the large bathroom with tub and shower, and then the bedroom – complete with built-in electric fireplace! Fortunately, the heating system works well and while it may be cold outside, it’s nice and warm inside! We got everything unloaded and settled in.
About 4:30 pm we decided that we should try to find food … it’s a bit difficult here as it seems that for some reason, several of the restaurants in town are closed. We drove to Dad’s Bar and Steakhouse, but they don’t do food until 5 pm. However, right down the block (main street) was a BBQ place which was open. R ordered their ribs with beans, and I got their pulled pork sandwich and cole slaw. A few minutes later we were back at our cabin and, thanks to traveling with our large and over-stuffed picnic basket, it was no problem putting dinner together. R had received some BBQ sauce for his ribs that he didn’t want, which really saved my pulled pork sandwich! (I always just eat the pork and leave the buns behind; fewer calories and definitely easier to keep your shirt clean!)
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| View from our side window! |
Now, we’re enjoying a red Portuguese blended wine with a 90 score from Wine Enthusiast, before watching tonight’s U.S. Open (so much easier to watch without Djokavic) matches!
Not sure what’s on our agenda for tomorrow, but we’re thinking possibly the Fossil Butte National Monument that we visited years ago when we were looking for fossils in Kemmerer, WY. There, the best place in town happened to be the Pizza Hut … we remember that trip well!
More later!
Much love,
m
xxx
Pretty countryside! AND, I saw the Cheez-It box on the table!! I remember going to Costco to buy R the BIGGEST box that they had. Made me laugh to see them.
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