Having dealt with Adam, the bugman, and Chad, our contractor, we hit the road about 12:45 PM. Before long we are zooming up I-15 at the legal speed limit of 80 mph. The ride is quite lovely. This part of Utah is big on scenery and small on population.
Part of the reason for this trip is to have a break from the extreme temperatures at home and the even more extreme temperatures in St. George. We watch as the thermometer does not budge out of the nineties. In fact it is 100F by the time we get to Lehi, UT.
But what is this?!
It rains briefly a couple of times. These are intrepid raindrops. Most of their fellow drops have evaporated by the time they hit the ground.
We change drivers at Cove Fort which is not a town. Brigham Young instructed his people to build a fort to defend against Indians and apparently it is made out of lava rock and white rock and the walls are four feet thick. But there was not enough water to sustain a community. I wish we had stopped and had a look. I think I need to be clearer and actually verbalized what I would like to do instead of hoping John will read my mind.
We get to Lehi around 5PM. The ride is longer than I thought. We are quite pleased with our accommodation at Hyatt Place.
Our original plan was to go to Carraba’s for dinner but it turns out to be 18 miles away so we just have dinner at a nearby Olive Garden (sad but true.) John orders eggplant Parmesan and I order something off the “light” menu, shrimp scampi. It looks like more than 600 calories to me so I don’t eat much of the pasta. It is not much of a sacrifice since it is overcooked
Tomorrow we head to Idaho Falls and have a full agenda!