Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

Eric woke up real early this morning, so he could be ready for Danny to pick him up at the campground at 8:00am.  They headed off to POISON SPIDER BICYCLES to catch the PORCUPINE SHUTTLE all the way up to the top of the mountain, so they could all ride downhill all the way – about 35 miles!

I was looking forward to sleeping late and sleep in I did!  I woke up when Eric was getting ready, and it took me a while to fall back to sleep, but I did.  I woke up a few times, but didn’t even look at the clock.  I just rolled over and went back to sleep.  It felt GREAT!  I finally woke up at 11:00am, took a shower and read emails, wrote postcards and watched some TV (on the TV and on the computer).  Eric called around 1:00pm to say they were about halfway down the mountain and they were having a great time!  He called again at 4:00pm to say they were done and back at the shop.  Danny dropped Eric back at the campground and he took a quick cat nap.

Then we met Danny for dinner at EDDIE McSTIFF’S BREWPUB & RESTAURANT.  We started the meal with Buffalo wings, onion rings and pot stickers.  I had the Goat Cheese and Roasted Tomato Ravioli (gourmet ravioli made with slow roasted tomato, chopped herbs and a blend of goat and mozzarella cheeses, served with a home made tomato basil cream sauce.  Delicious!)  Eric and Danny both got the Ruby Red Trout, a boneless filet sautéed in a savory lemon, white wine, pepper, and butter sauce, served with vegetables and potato.  They both said it was great.  For dessert, Danny got the Key Lime Pie and Eric and I shared a Mud Slide Pie.  Everything was surprisingly good – for a place called Eddie McStiff’s!  The place was packed, so it must be a popular Moab hang-out!

Our young waitress had a lot of tattoos and Danny noticed a big one on her forearm of a head of broccoli.  We thought that was the strangest choice of tattoo – especially since it was about six inches long and three inches wide and all green!  We asked her if broccoli was her favorite vegetable and she said it was and then guessed all our favorite vegetables.  She really was adorable. 

Eric said he was going to get a tattoo of Kokopelli, since he’s an image that’s everywhere in Moab and he rode Kokopelli’s Trail in Colorado and in Utah (Kokopelli’s Trail runs from Colorado to Utah).   Considering he's never gotten a tattoo in his life, I doubt he'll go through with it, but -- hey -- a couple more Bloody Mary's and he may just do it!

During dinner, Eric and Danny regaled me with stories of their adventurous downhill run from Hazard Trail (part of Kokopelli Trail) to Porcupine Rim Trail.  They said it was very fast, technical, gnarly and pretty brutal.  They both loved it!  Eric said you don’t know mountain biking until you’ve done this run!

We also talked about our move, work, and careers.  Danny is a Harley-Davidson technician in Tampa, but he prefers mountain biking to motorcycles these days.  Eric said Danny was a great rider, and it made his experience much more enjoyable, because Danny kept him challenged.  I know both of them will sleep well tonight!

We’re heading south tomorrow, probably toward Four Corners.  Moab is really a great town, full of adventurers and thrill-seekers.  I didn’t really fit in, but – hey – I’m with Eric!