We awoke to a gorgeous day in Colorado Springs. Have I mentioned that in the almost seven weeks we’ve been on the road, the only time it rained is while we were staying in New Paltz at my sister’s house, a few sun showers in Florida, and one night in Oklahoma? We have been SO lucky. The weather has been fantastic for us and we feel really blessed.
Here's the views from our back door:
We left MOUNTAINDALE RV after I spent a few minutes in their computer room. As you know by now, I wasn’t able to get on the internet for 3 days and it was SO frustrating! I read all my emails and then we hit the road for PERFORMANCE BICYCLE SHOP, so Eric could get his tire fixed.
There was a STARBUCKS three doors down from the bike shop, so you know my day started well! Next door to the STARBUCKS was a tanning salon called TAN YOUR HIDE. And I thought all the healthy-looking people in Colorado got that way naturally!
I then went back into the RV, hooked up and was able to get on the internet, so I started blogging. I managed to do Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in just over an hour. I always type each day’s blog into WORD the day it happens, and download my pictures every night, too, so it’s really just a matter of cutting and pasting the text and then uploading all the pictures and adding the links. I’m so happy to be back online again. I am addicted to the internet! We use the internet to get from place to place, as we plan our itinerary through GOOD SAM CLUB, and also use it to locate great campgrounds and get information and directions.
After Eric got the free hub on his wheel fixed (and he fixed the two flats he got from the cactus needles!), we got something to eat right nearby at a place called OLD CHICAGO. Then we headed to PALMER PARK right nearby for his ride. He made plans to ride tomorrow morning with one of the guys who worked at the bike shop, so he was just planning to check out the park for a fast ride today.
Eric ran into three guys riding the trail at the park, so he did a 2-hour ride while I worked on the computer, neatened up the RV and watched DANCING WITH THE STARS on the computer (since I missed it on TV). I didn’t even get to finish the first episode when Eric came back, happy as a clam, having had a great ride!
We drove to our next campground – FOUNTAIN CREEK RV PARK in Colorado Springs. This campground is in a much more urban setting, which I prefer. A few blocks from the RV park is a strip of fabulous stores – antiques, crafts, clothing, restaurants, bars, etc. It looked SO cute and Eric and I decided to go back there for dinner. I also noticed a STARBUCKS right across the street from the campground. I turned to Eric and said, "I could live here."
I registered at the campground and Eric took a fast shower. Then, we went back out to eat. By now, it was 8:00pm, but we didn’t think we’d have a hard time finding someplace to eat. We had seen a Japanese restaurant on the strip, so we went there first, because we were thirstin’ for some sushi. We hadn’t had any since Florida and we were missing it. There’s not much sushi in Texas, I can tell you that!
Anyway, I walked into the Japanese restaurant, which had a big sign outside that said JAPANESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI. I asked “Are you still open?” because it looked like they were closing up. I said, “We just want sushi.” They said, “We don’t have sushi.” So, I said, “Well, why do you have the word SUSHI on the sign outside?” So, the woman said, “It’s blacked out.” But it wasn’t. At least not well. We didn’t notice anything until we looked again and then saw that they had put black lines through the black text, but it really didn’t show. Anyway, we left.
We parked right across the street and went into a really nice-looking restaurant with a lovely menu. They were closing for the night.
Finally, we went across the street to a place called JAKE & TELLY’S GREEK CUISINE RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR. They were open until 9:00pm. Eureka! Who knew this town shut down so early?
We looked at their great menu and saw that they had fabulous appetizers, so we decided to get four and just share them all, instead of getting entrees. That’s something that Eric and I used to do at our favorite Cajun/Creole place in Whitestone – COOKING WITH JAZZ – which closed a few years ago.
So, we ordered the following:
Crab Cakes: Blue crab lightly seasoned with fresh herbs, pan-seared and finished with a roasted red pepper aoli.
Saganaki: Kasseri (sheep’s milk cheese), grilled to perfection and served flambé, with lemon and grilled pita.
Grilled Asparagus: Asparagus served with fresh water mozzarella and finished with a sun-dried tomato, Kalamata olive tapenade.
Anginara: Artichoke hearts blended with sour cream, Parmesan, cayenne pepper and honey, served with fresh seasonal vegetables and grilled pita.
We finished it up with a Tiramisu, decaf coffee and green tea, and headed back to the campground. We have cable TV, so we’re relaxing and enjoying Thursday night TV in Colorado Springs!
Today is my niece, Keri’s, 23rd birthday. Happy birthday, darling! I spoke to her (and my brother-in-law, Rich) and they're going out for Sushi tonight to celebrate. I told her that we were planning to have sushi tonight, too, but of course it didn't turn out that way!
If I was better at photo-shopping, I would have put a candle on the sushi, below!
