Life in Geezerville: Day 1

The most exciting part of today was meeting a huge bull elk on our drive to the airport. lucky for the elk and us, we both survived the event, but our adrenalin was pumping for awhile. The elk, in full velvet rushed onto the Snake River Road about 4:30 and ran right in front of our car. I had a warning that something was amiss as the vehicle in front of me, put on his flashers and that caused me to slow down, and that was a good thing. The rest of the drive was very uneventful.

We boarded the plane without a hassle and headed for Salt Lake City. From there we boarded our second flight and headed to MSP (Minneapolis-St.Paul airport). On the plane I saw "Barbie." A year late and a dollar short, but I saw it. I even got teary eyed a couple of times. Who wudda thought that movie had some sentimental moments. It's a chick-flick filled with very curvy-Barbie doll look-alikes. The look-alikes are all young and gorgeous--in the end, it's just a fun (semi-woke) movie. Along the way, Delta served us a gourmet lunch, which we had pre-ordered. Flight was uneventful except for the first few minutes. Someone forgot to pave the sky as it was full of potholes and very bunpy...after about 10 minutes the "pavement" smoothed out.

In St.Paul we took a taxi to the fancy St. Paul Hotel. It's an old-fashioned hotel with a bell captain in top hat and tails greeting all the guests. (Don't look at his shoes tho--he had on black running shoes covered with spats. I liked the look even if it was not traditional.) As you enter the hotel there's a huge round table with a beautiful vase of flowers. Once inside, you see crystal chandeliers and faux-marble pillars...and some fine art reproductions. Our room is large, very clean, and has all we need and more.

Tomorrow morning, the porter will pick up our luggage between 7 and 8:30. At 10:40 we will be taxied to the riverboat and we'll start sailing down the Mississippi River. It's been a good day. I hope your's have been good too. Remember, we're all in this together.