050925 ST. GEORGE, UTAH
9/25/2005
St. George, Utah
9/22/2005
Even with all the rain yesterday, today was a clear, warm, sunny day – excellent for travel. interstate 80 is the main road out of town – heading south – and basically a good driving road. It soon changes into interstate 15 and apparently this is a road that is in need of repairs in some areas and that’s exactly what is happening as we travel it – roadwork. We have a schedule to keep today and did not plan on traffic and road crews, but then again, it could be worse.
We could be trying to get out of town in Galveston or Houston.
According to our map, Draper is about 20 miles south and there is a camping world store there. CW is like a toy store for Rvers. Anyway, as we get near, the exit # we are looking for doesn’t exist. We found this odd event a week before – it seems that the map and the actual exit #s don’t match. Besides, that, the mileage is also “off” and Draper is 4 miles further. As we pass Draper, we expect to see a large sign for CW but nada. Not being in the mood to drive around trying to find it – we pass and stay on the highway. One of our discount clubs has a RV park and restaurant for $7.50 a night. However, when we get there, the restaurant is closed and a sign on the door offers it “FOR SALE” with the RV park. We check our “Bible” for the next city. Cedar City, and are not too fond of the parks and their descriptions, so we decide to bite the bullet and put in some extra driving time. There is another club park listed in St. George, so off we go. The park (Settler’s) is large and nice, and when we check in, we are told that they are not nor have they every been a member of Happy Camper – so our hopes for a 50% discount is dashed on the rocks. It’s late, I’m tired, peter is whining for a tree, so we settle for our 10% Good Sam discount and hook up. With our next stop at Pahrump, Nevada, we’ll stay here thru the weekend, blow by Vegas and settle in at Pahrump for a long week.
Settler’s is in the heart of the city and so we are within Batmobile range of some stores and restaurants. We get to cruise the neighborhood, which means Peter wishes he had brought his Nikes. The weather is warm, 60s at night and high 80’s daytime – we enjoy it and drink lots of liquids.
I am not sure if I will have cell phone or internet service at Pahrump – so if u may not hear from us for the next 10 days. For some of u that will be a relief.
Till next time,
St. George, Utah
9/22/2005
Even with all the rain yesterday, today was a clear, warm, sunny day – excellent for travel. interstate 80 is the main road out of town – heading south – and basically a good driving road. It soon changes into interstate 15 and apparently this is a road that is in need of repairs in some areas and that’s exactly what is happening as we travel it – roadwork. We have a schedule to keep today and did not plan on traffic and road crews, but then again, it could be worse.
We could be trying to get out of town in Galveston or Houston.
According to our map, Draper is about 20 miles south and there is a camping world store there. CW is like a toy store for Rvers. Anyway, as we get near, the exit # we are looking for doesn’t exist. We found this odd event a week before – it seems that the map and the actual exit #s don’t match. Besides, that, the mileage is also “off” and Draper is 4 miles further. As we pass Draper, we expect to see a large sign for CW but nada. Not being in the mood to drive around trying to find it – we pass and stay on the highway. One of our discount clubs has a RV park and restaurant for $7.50 a night. However, when we get there, the restaurant is closed and a sign on the door offers it “FOR SALE” with the RV park. We check our “Bible” for the next city. Cedar City, and are not too fond of the parks and their descriptions, so we decide to bite the bullet and put in some extra driving time. There is another club park listed in St. George, so off we go. The park (Settler’s) is large and nice, and when we check in, we are told that they are not nor have they every been a member of Happy Camper – so our hopes for a 50% discount is dashed on the rocks. It’s late, I’m tired, peter is whining for a tree, so we settle for our 10% Good Sam discount and hook up. With our next stop at Pahrump, Nevada, we’ll stay here thru the weekend, blow by Vegas and settle in at Pahrump for a long week.
Settler’s is in the heart of the city and so we are within Batmobile range of some stores and restaurants. We get to cruise the neighborhood, which means Peter wishes he had brought his Nikes. The weather is warm, 60s at night and high 80’s daytime – we enjoy it and drink lots of liquids.
I am not sure if I will have cell phone or internet service at Pahrump – so if u may not hear from us for the next 10 days. For some of u that will be a relief.
Till next time,
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