Wednesday 3 Oct Page to Saint George UT

We slept in and then Opal busied herself for a couple of hours to change flights, get new hotels and cars, for our revised trip. About noon we took off for St George. After we crossed the Glen Canyon bridge and saw the dam, Earl noticed a turn off at the Wahweap Marina, so off we went. Turns out that in addition to the marina, there is a nice lodge with rooms facing Lake Powell (which, btw, was about 20 feet lower than normal), and a restaurant located off the lobby with a glorious view of the marina and lake. There were several houseboats making their way both in and out of the marina.

We settled in for lunch at the Rainbow Room. We shared a 3-cheese cactus dip and a Rock Fish (cod) Taco. Delightful, even the cactus! Turns out you can fish year around and there are several fish varieties. After the obligatory tour of the gift shops, we were in the car and off to Saint George on another glorious (and hotter) day,

As we drove thru the typical SW terrain, huge boulders, miles long mesa’s, endless bluffs, bare and sometimes trees, high desert, we saw a roadrunner crossing the road and one Wily E Coyote. I think we are getting sated by the scenery, beautiful and dramatic, but at the same time a little, o hum de dum.

About 10 years ago Earl found us a buffet in Provo UT called the Chuck-Arama. In subsequent trips in and around Salt Lake City we visited the other Chuck-Aramas. It turns out Saint George has one (there are only 4 or 5 in the whole world, all in Utah). And, to our delight, if anything they are even better! I had “small” portions of cowboy potatoes (think fried potatoes, cheese, veggies in a gooey wonderful mix), pulled pork, pueblo pork (like a wurst), bbq ribs, homemade raisin roll with honey butter, fried chicken, a tiny bit of greens, fresh raspberries and blackberries, mac and cheese….I passed on baked beans, ham and prime rib being freshly sliced, banana squash (Opal had some) so I could save room for carrot cake, bread pudding, cinnamon pulls with ice cream….of course I was being good, so I passed on the brownies, hardest thing I’ve done in ages! Opal filled up on salad and carbs…especially the freshly baked buns (soft and warm from the oven).

Back to the room and Opal finished off more of the trip modifications.