After a very long, extremely hot spell in Kansas City, Pleep and Delete were very happy to be heading to Colorado for a well deserved break. Heading west toward Lawrence in the pre-dawn hours, Pleep insisted he needed to text Nancy & Hugh Jay, our hosts in Vail. Ed pointed out that Vail was an hour behind and suggested holding off. Ignoring his comments, Pleep dashed off a text and was pleasantly surprised to receive a prompt reply.
The drive from Kansas City to Vail is a straight shot along I-70 for a total 685 miles. One of the highlights on the trip was the windfarms which provide a break from the cattle, corn, sorghum, milo and wheat. Normally, Peggy and Ed make peanut butter wraps for the drive but decided not to because it was a short day. Fortunately, there was an early stop at a McDonalds where Pleep was at least able to get a nice capacinno. He decided on the large before considering the fact that the VW Jetta TDI has a 550 mile range between stops. Lucky for him, Ed also had a giant coffee so there was an early stop in Colby, Kansas.
Ed pulled in exactly as predicted at 4:00 pm Vail time to the Vail Racquet Club complex. When he learned there was no elevator, Pleep was very glad to see that Hugh Jay came down to help haul the luggage upstairs. Nancy & Hugh Jay had prepared the guest room very nicely, even leaving a special gift. Pleep and Delete quickly made themselves at home diving right into the fridge to check out the supply of adult beverages. After enjoying a nice time on the deck listening to the creek, everyone headed over to the Alpine Hut for happy hour followed by dinner and music. The evening concluded with watching highlights from today's leg of the Tour Of Colorado which had passed through Vail and the weather channel to see how Irene was battering the east coast. Pleep's closing comment was hoping the evacuation of DC was permanent.
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