I 70
Oh, the gorgeous, majestic Rocky Mountains! We had a beautiful drive through Utah, but there’s nothing that compares to the glorious Glenwood Canyon and the views both east and west of the Canyon
Then we were just east of Vail, and were stopped for almost 3 hours because of a fatal accident on I 70. We were blessed because it happened just minutes ahead of us. By the time we reached Denver, we were in rush hour traffic. It’s all good though; almost 11 hours in the car to go 450 miles, and we’ve arrived at the FF safe and sound. DanaRiley was a dream pup through it all.
Abbey had a delicious dinner ready and helped bring in the luggage, thank God! She’s such a doll!
Alene and I had a good time in the car today. She was interactive and very funny…that is until we got off I 70 and we’re on I 76 heading north to Nebraska - she seemed lost and very confused with still 3-4 hours to go. She didn’t recognize any part of the drive (except the last 30 minutes) and kept saying she thought this was a new way, even though she’s been on this drive so very many times since 1999. She’s tired and so am I.
No sausage egg McMuffin this morning! We stopped at Dunkin drive thru in Rifle for coffee and got a sausage egg croissant instead. It was okay.
After the party on I 70 for 3 hours, we stopped in Georgetown for petrol and to walk and feed DanaRiley. As were leaving, I saw a bbq food truck and stopped. We shared a chopped brisket sandwich and it was so good!
Alene’s dementia is exaggerated tonight probably because she’s so tired. She told Abbey when getting out of the car that she didn’t bring a suitcase on the trip. Of course she did. She’s asked me 4 times in the last 30 minutes if she has a suitcase from the trip.
Many endless questions and conversations today, but she was calm when she needed to be, like when we waited on I-70. She was actually quite witty, observant and fun to be around!
All in all, we’re just happy to be out of the car.
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