Monday 25 May 2009. Again it was sunny and cool in the morning and warmed up to a delightful 20° or so by afternoon. I was so happy to be back in shorts and T-shirts again.
After coffee and toast and fond farewells, I think Dino was the one who was sorriest to see me leave. He is a cute copy of 18 months.
The drive down to Lethbridge was quite easy. It was sunny traffic, was light and I just cruised down the road. I took my time and got in to Lethbridge about 2:30 in the afternoon. I was staying at the pepper tree Inn where I had stayed on my way into Canada.
Almost too late I walked over to the Japanese gardens and spent a very delightful half-hour or so walking through the grounds. With all the stress of the last few days I could have used more time to sit and just enjoy the quiet. However, it was a delightful 30 minutes.
I did recognize the irony of visiting Japanese Gardens on Memorial Day. I brought home even more the sacrifices of American Service Personnel as well as those of other nations who died defending our liberties.
Instead of dinner I decided to have a big Dairy Queens Sundae. It was good.
Yup, not too much to report for these few days. Things will pick up as a return to real sightseeing.
May 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm |
Reading about your adventures reminds me of that song Driving My Life Away, by Eddie Rabbit. Someone who’s coming from nowhere and going to nowhere. Just driving.
Sounds like fun to me.
But, now (sigh) I need to get back to work.
May 30, 2009 at 10:11 pm |
Well, I don’t quite fit the song. I know where I’m coming from & have a destination in mind. How long it takes to get there is not always certain as I do stop & take photos.
I shall be in Tempe at the beginning of July for an SF con.
I have a whole lot of things to see along Rt. 66 over the next week or so.