Instead of being a side accompaniment to breakfast, it was the centerpiece…..a thick rectangular slab as long as the platter ….golden crisp crust on both sides and thick shreds of al dente potatoes on the inside…indescribably delicious! The “kitchen sink” omelet (bacon, peppers, tomatoes, onions, cheese…all covered with green chile)
was good in and of itself but next to the stellar potatoes, it was no contest. We also shared a homemade cinnamon roll…I thought it was wonderful, but Opal complained that it was too sweet, all the while quickly scarfing down most of it, keeping me at bay with her elbows.It was almost noon by the time we pulled out of town and began our trek to Bluff, Utah…a tiny town close to Monument Valley National Park which we plan to visit on Tuesday.
From Opal: The scenery along the way was constantly changing. Sometimes the terrain was brown and desolate; other times we passed flat green pastures. In the background, we saw all shapes and sizes of rock formations, from a range of mountains (the “usual”) to plateaus that looked like someone had taken a saw and cut straight across, to wind pock-marked sandstone. The highway passed precariously close to what looked like piles of boulders…some that looked like a strong wind could cause them to tumble to the road below, others that caused one to wonder why it hadn’t already slid down the slope….many were HUGE…. bigger than houses!
We took a short detour to the Four Corners Monument, where the boundaries of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado are marked by a marble plate
. Earl took advantage of the opportunity to indulge in some made-to-order Indian fry bread. Yes, they ARE good…especially hard to resist when you can smell them cooking…so Opal turned the other way and checked out the nearby stands where all sorts of souvenirs and Indian jewelry were being sold.The Executive/Honeymoon cabin suite at the Desert Rose Inn turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. We did not expect much from a motel in a tiny town like Bluff…but to Opal’s delight, our accommodations turned out to be a spacious and well furnished ranch-style cabin with a wide porch
that ran along the front and side, a good sized living room, huge bedroom, and a Jacuzzi tub. The cabin was well designed with lots of windows looking out to the scenic bluffs that surround the area. All for only $125…such a bargain! It made Opal’s Chinese blood run faster!There were two choices for dinner in town…a steakhouse just a couple of doors down, or the Twin Rocks Café about a mile down the road. Opal opted for a more diverse menu and we took a drive to Twin Rocks, seeing some spectacular scenery along the way. Twin Rocks are exactly what it sounds like….two almost identical vertical rock formations next to each other. From Opal, this made me blush: If you substituted the “r” for a “c”, you would get the picture
in fewer words! I had the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and corn. Opal had veggies stir fried with peanut sauce over linguini. We saved room for dessert….had their specialty of flaky pastry topped with home baked cinnamon apple slices and cinnamon ice cream….yummy!
Earl could hardly wait to try the Jacuzzi when we got back to the cabin; into the hot water he stood, hotter and hotter; to make suds he threw in the shampoo; finally slowly lowering into the near boiling water, he sat and pushed the button! Nothing! Again, and again nothing! So he asked that Opal call the front desk to ask how the jacuzzi works. She came back to the bathroom telling me it was broken. So I sat, like a lobster, and took a shampoo bath.
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2007 SW 10-1
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