Crawled out of bed at the B&B relatively early (for having stayed up late the previous night, reading, enjoying a bit of wine and a few truffles in the hot tub, etc.), went down and had a yummy breakfast, then slowly packed up and checked out. Cheyenne Canon Inn is a lovely place — we’ll have to go back
there again (hopefully sooner than another seven or eight years).
Drove north by roundabout routes, through Garden of the Gods and various neighborhoods to bypass the freeway construction. Eventually, we were back on the interstate, headed for …
Castle Rock?
Yeah, Margie had left her jacket at Helen Hunt falls, and despite a night-time-by-headlamps search, no joy. So we decided to swing by the London Fog outlet down there on the way back home.
Only to discovered that it didn’t exist any more. Which didn’t stop us from doing a bit of wandering and shopping and picking up a few things. Then back in the car and headed for home.
Jim and Ginger, whilst we were gone, had been a whirlwind of activity, and the new guest room is nearly empty and all repainted in a sort of creamy pumpkin color. Katherine’s room is thoroughly cleaned, too. Wow!
Margie and I got sent off to buy some more stuff for the project — four 16-foot lengths of baseboard, among other things — and then we had a quiet evening of opening birthday gifts, eating yummy pork roast, and just relaxing.
We’re taking today off, the both of us, to hopefully get a bunch more work done on the Project. So posting will be (still) light. But, work should be heavy and results visible, so that will make it worth it.
A very, very pleasant trip. A thousand thanks to Jim and Ginger for making it possible, and for my lovely wife for making it so enjoyable.