ONE MORE GRAND ADVENTURE

So, we decided to make a quick trip down to the property this weekend - we didn't expect to do any work, but we wanted to drop off at trailer load of building supplies to the storage unit we have in Panguitch.

We left Saturday, planning to come home Sunday afternoon.

Interesting place, Panguitch is.  We found out that about 90% of the town closes for the winter... That includes restaurants, hotels, stores..... And, in Hatch, Utah, about 99% of the town closes down... the restaurants, hotels, stores, AND gas stations.

We found a little motel and we checked in.  The owner of the hotel gave us a little piece of paper that listed all the establishment that were actually open.  At about 8:30 or so, we decide to go out and get some dinner.  We drive to the one restaurant on the list, and... it was closed for the evening.  So, we went to the gas station, got drinks and pretzels and cheetos, and that was our dinner.  We took it all back to the motel, and watched tv and snacked.

Sunday morning, we went back to the restaurant, and it was OPEN!!!  Great breakfast!  We decided to unload the trailer, and then head up to the property. We made a quick stop where we have our RV stored and pulled the battery.  It's going to be sitting for the next couple of months and we didn't want it to go dead...

 On our way up to the cabin, yep, blew a tire.  Jim gets out, pulls off the spare and it's flat... like really flat...  BUT, we are excited because we had a little compressor in the van.  It plugs into the cigarette lighter.... We got it all set up, and, the attachment to air up the tire wasn't attached.. Groan.

I called a couple of friends in Panguitch to see if we could get some help - no answer.  I finally called an acquaintance in Hatch, and he came and took Jim, and the flat tire back to Panguitch to see if they could find an air station.  About 15 minutes later, they come back.  Not only is the tire inflated, but, Jim tells me that the Tire store was.. OPEN!!  We drove back to Panguitch, and the guy waited for us to come back...  Two new tires later, we were back on the road!

It was such a nice day, we decided to drive up to the property.  It was nice and dry at the bottom of the road... however, about half way up the road, it was so muddy and wet, we had to turn around.  The van is covered with mud, the trailer is covered with mud - We're going to have to pressure wash it tomorrow to get all the muck off of it.

All in all, we accomplished everything we wanted - a few twists and turns, but still was... one more grand adventure.  (I am so glad Jim chose me to have grand adventures with....kinda like him...)

Cheri