Red Rock Country, but too tired to explore – a prescribed day of rest

Sunday, April 3

We pulled into the Moab KOA with enough time to set up camp before dark and dinner. Moab, UT is the gateway to Arches National Park, the north entrance to Canyonlands National Park and is close to Deadhorse State Park, which we were told was a wonderful place to go for gorgeous views from a cliff above the canyon below.

Well, our intention was to drive through Arches NP. It was an unscheduled stop along the way, one we've seen before, yet cannot get enough of to keep us from going again and again. Yet, I had been feeling tired – draggy – for a couple of days, and just didn't have much pizzazz. Duffy, tired too from doing most of the driving, finds it hard to stay idle.

We drove to Moab for breakfast, once I got myself out of bed, and ended up at a pancake house, with little or no GF options. The restaurant we tried first was too crowded and the wait too long. So, happy that I had taken my own GF oatmeal, I asked for hot water. Hot water was provided to me, but not without much laying of of guilt for bringing in my own food. I ordered decaf coffee, Duffy regular. The cups were small, the price high - $2.05 per cup. For some reason I cannot explain, Duffy was offered refills of coffee, I had to ask. Maybe it was the fact that the waiter, a young man in cutoff jeans, tennies, and a T-Shirt (Moab style) proclaimed after Duffy placed his order, “Just one breakfast, then?” Or, maybe it was that he seemed ready to run out the door, hop onto his bike, and take off for the red rock that lures so many bicyclists to this area. Whatever the case, we would have been better off waiting for a meal at our first restaurant of choice, and clearly the more popular spot.

Mind you, initially, we thought we were going to spend part of the day driving into Canyonlands and out to Deadhorse, but after breakfast we decided taking a nap was a good idea first, so we headed back to camp. Well, for me, one nap led to another, and then it was too late to go exploring. Darkness was two to three hours away. We could have gone, but I still didn't have any pizzazz, and Duffy didn't care one way or another, so he headed to town for cold cuts to make sandwiches for dinner, while I stayed behind and used the very excellent internet connection we had using our acquired Virgin Mobile 3G Broadband USB connection (first time we've had full bars since we purchased the thing in California.

Showers and bed, early to rise and shine on the morrow.

Until next time,

Pam