Bon Voyage-Kalo Taxithi and Adios Amigos

So here we are, over 3 weeks and 4000 miles later we unfortunately must drop our wonderful friends Rod and Ann off at Denver airport and say thanks for a great time with such great people.

Just as a reminder here is where we have visited---
-Seattle + St.Helens, Washington State
- Portland + Seaside, Oregon
- Yellowstone Park, Idaho/Wyoming /Montana
- Cody, Wyoming.
- Deadwood, South Dakota
- Mount Rushmore, South Dakota
- Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Colorado Springs. Colorado
- Rainbow trout ranch in Antonito, Colorado
- Bluff and Monument Valley, in Utah via New Mexico and Arizona
- Montrose and Black Canyon. Colorado
- Manitou Springs, Colorado
- And Finally-- Denver International airport via Nordstrom's at Park Meadows shopping mall.

Not bad for a bunch of old folk and the majority of that done at altitude of anywhere between 5 & 12000 ft.

Afternoon beer at bar in Manitou Springs yesterday afternoon. It hammered down with rain on the way down the mountain into MS but cleared up for a walk round--very arty and more "genuine" Indian jewellery than you can shake a stick at.

Below has just gone on my bucket list to do in America at some point in the future-- Electra Glide in Blue-- remember the TV cops show-- brilliant--

So I mentioned yesterday I think on facebook that the Cliff House at Pikes Peak is a bit up market and so it continued to prove as we had drinks and a meal in the restaurant at the Hotel -- rooms are a bit like this---

 

 

The food and wine for dinner were outstanding and the chef here is extremely talented.

 

 

Sorry about the duplication --it wasn't that good and I have still to master the delete and rotation buttons---   BTW, the loo seat is heated but I am not sure about sitting on something that has water in and has cables attached.

So here is one of the last we will take of Rod and Ann as I doubt we will get to many photo shoots tomorrow--- although I might do especially to prove what the average couple should come home with---it is more than they went with.

Still trying to get them booked on line with BA but not happening--lets hope they have been upgraded. We will miss you both and in a funny way look forward to the next time we see you as it will be at the end of our phase 2.

Right then -- need coffee badly and then I can face the day --More shopping !

Later's