On the road again October 21, 2010

The day finally arrived for us to get on the road again. Right before we left, we saw David’s Dad up on a 15 foot ladder cutting away branches that were overhanging the roof. This is impressive and scary because he is the same age as the prophet, 83. We just hope he survives these household chores. We want to see him again! We said a sad goodbye to David’s Mom and Dad and were on our way. I had to drive the 4Runner because the hill out of Sandy is quite steep. With the RV brake system on a recall, we aren’t taking any chances. We have to wait until we get to Texas to have it fixed because that is where some of the best repair shops are located.

 

David and Tiffanie

We went to American Fork to say good bye to Tiffanie. She was at work, but she was able to use her ½ hour lunch to eat with us and say good bye. I hate the fact that she is without any family there, but she says she has some great friends and church members supporting her. I hope so. She wants to come to Austin for Christmas to see her kids.

Terrie and Tiffanie

Monticello Utah temple

After a long detour to get on the freeway from American Fork, we headed out. As we approached Monticello, Utah, we saw a couple of buildings with steeples or spires in the distance off to our right. David said, “Is that a mosque over there?” I said, “No dear, that is a temple with the angel Moroni on top.” I think after our trip to the Near East, he is either seeing mosques around every corner or his eyesight is deteriorating. He told me he didn’t think there were so many Muslims in southern Utah to warrant a mosque. That is my wonderful man!

We saw a nice little vegetable stand next to a gas station as we traveled south. The vegetables and melons were grown at a local farm about 2 miles down the road and they were fresh picked the day before. I bought a huge honey dew melon, a large spaghetti squash and a cantaloupe. The melon was the sweetest I have ever tasted.






The scenery as we headed further south to Moab was so beautiful.

David’s city rhyme: The scenery isn't drab as we spend the night in Moab. 

Moab was the first stop on our way down south. I didn’t remember that Moab was such a tourist haven. There were so many businesses devoted to rafting, bicycling and off road adventures that I lost count. Most of the RV parks were expensive and appeared to be very high end. The OK RV Park was not very impressive but it was “OK” and much cheaper. The surrounding mountains were beautiful and made our stay worth it.