Month: August 2024

Bob and I left Laramie, Wyoming, on Wednesday to head to Logan, Utah, on our trip west. It was a little shy of about a 6 hour trip.

On the way, we passed the beautiful Bear Lake. Bear Lake is a 109 square mile freshwater lake split almost evenly between the states of Utah and Idaho. We were able to stop at a rest stop to get photos and walk onto one of the beaches.

From Bear Lake, it was another 45 minute drive into Logan, where we are spending 2 nights with friends. We are happy to have a return trip, as we had to leave quickly last year when Bob’s dad unexpectedly passed away. They made us a lovely dinner Wednesday night, and then we had a walk on the path behind and above their house before we turned in.

This morning after coffee, we did a nice walk on the Logan River Trail, one of many paths in Logan.

After our walk, we headed downtown to Le Croissant for breakfast. Highly recommend if you’re in the area, everything from croissants and other baked goods to breakfast sandwiches and lunch salads and sandwiches as well. We left full and happy and ready for a stroll around downtown.

Logan is the county seat of Cache County, Utah. It has a population of about 53,000 and is home to Utah State University. It’s about 82 miles north of Salt Lake City.

Bob and I arrived back into the US on Tuesday, July 30th. We were supposed to get to Des Moines, Iowa, on that day, but because our flight out of London Heathrow was delayed 2 hours, we ended up having to spend the night in Chicago on British Airways’ dime. It was a quick sleepover, as we didn’t get to our room until almost 9 pm and then we had to be on the 5 am shuttle back to the airport.

We arrived in Des Moines at about 9:30 am the next day to pick up a rental car to drive 2.5 hours to pick up our personal car, which we had stored at Bob’s mom’s house. It made for a long day, but we were able to visit with Bob’s mom before heading back to Des Moines to drop off our rental car and have dinner with Bob’s sister and brother-in-law. We then checked into a downtown hotel near where our nephew would be getting married on Saturday.

The next morning, Thursday, Bob got sick, and by that evening, I was sick as well. I guess we both had a bad case of international flight-itis, or something like that. It wasn’t Covid, as we were tested, but it knocked us both out of commission until early Saturday afternoon when we determined we’d be able to make the wedding after all.

From the wedding on Saturday night through Monday, we were able to enjoy time with family. It was definitely not the time that we thought we’d have, but we’re thankful we had the time that we did.

Tonight, we’re spending the night in Laramie, Wyoming, after a 7.5 hour drive. We are working our way to Vancouver Island for 2 repeat housesits that we did last year. Tomorrow, we’ll head to Logan, Utah, for a visit with friends.