Last Friday Elly, Tova, and I were feeling pretty adventurous. We were coming up on the three-day weekend and none of us wanted to hang out in the apartment or in Boulder for three days. So, in the space of about 3 hours, Elly had found a lodge, made reservations, packed our bags and fed Tova. She was a one-person travel agency. I left work around 5:30 and we were on the road by 6:30. I was very surprised at the lack of traffic on I-70 on this President's Day weekend, and the weather was fine, so we made pretty good time. We had to stop for a little while in Winter Park because Tova was totally panicking through the high parts of route 40. We're not sure, but we guessed it was the pressure change that was making her cry so much.
We got to the lodge and it was totally beyond our expectations. Maybe it was just because we've never really taken a vacation until now, but everything seemed so amazing: our condo, the food, the town, the skiing... By the end of the trip we did not want to go home. Here are some of the memorable highlights:
- Skiing in RMNP with Elly and Tova.
- Eating ostrich for dinner.
- Having Tim the Toolman Taylor (Tim Allen) stay in the condo right next to ours (he grunted at me when I said "hi").
- Watching Tova react to the fake (as in electric) wood stove.
- Realizing that we need to buy some skis and a ski rack because we loved X-country skiing so much.
February 23rd, 2005 at 04:22 AM That sounds totally and completely sweet. I would love to do the lodge thing here in Switzerland this winter, but I need to find someone who understands the system. Most higher peaks have at least one lodge. The one on Monte Bar was occupied by a nice german couple, who appeared just to laying around soaking in the relaxation. :-) And Tim Allen, cool!
February 23rd, 2005 at 10:40 AM The Toolman is my hero, Doug I am glad that you said hi. You should have had him over to convert you electric woodstove into a nuclear one!
February 23rd, 2005 at 01:57 PM sounds like a nice trip! :) i am planning a kickass honeymoon.. its going to rock share a tim allen story!!
February 24th, 2005 at 02:54 AM Yeah doug, lets hear all the dirt on Tim Allen.