More SLC.........

..........Saturday afternoon, after bike rides, Laura and Karen were back at the house unloading bikes. Karen's neighbor comes over and invites all of us over for a BBQ. Smoked pork shoulder by a guy originally from North Carolina, how can you pass that up! We headed back to the coach, showered, did some errands and headed over for some down home BBQ.

We met a bunch of great people at the BBQ, like minded (read non-LDS), outdoor oriented and (no offense to our many fulltimer friends and readers) our age. We spent the evening chatting about everything under the sun. Of course, we had many questions for everyone about the SLC scene. Everyone had just as many question for us on our adventure. One common denominator, most of the couples there are not originally from SLC. A few in particular, had only been here since November, so we got the lowdown on their transition.

We struck up a conversation with one couple in particular. Shannon and Joe. They are childless by choice and dream of the same type of adventure as ours. They do not have any RV experience and had many questions on budgets, rigs, destinations etc.... They are coming by on Tuesday to see our coach and then we are heading out to dinner with them and Karen and Rich as well (they live across the street from Karen and Rich) to the Red Iguana, the BEST Mexican in SLC (I've been told, anyway!)

On another positive note, we've found a suitable substitute for Zingerman's here in SLC! If you don't know about Zing's, check out the link. It is THE destination for meat, cheese, olive oil and bread! I was looking in "The All American Cheese and Wine Book" for some appetizer ideas. I happened to come across a list of recommended cheese shops around the country. A store called Liberty Heights, in downtown SLC was on the list; Road trip time! We talked to the "Cheese head" there for a while. It turns out the owner is originally from Michigan and they are using Zing's as their business model, I guess imitation really is the best form of flattery! They seem to be doing a pretty good job too. They had all of our favorite cheeses, a knowledgeable staff, fresh baked bread, an olive oil tasting area, locally grwon fruit and veggies and tons of other gourmet goodies. Not as good as the original, but a great store none the less!

We'll fill the remainder of the day with such exciting things as laundry, cleaning the coach and enjoying the nice weather. We might throw a road trip in, just to mix things up!

-Rich-