Written by Kim
Getting to Vegas from Myrtle requires a connection and is expensive so we decided to drive up to NJ and take the best and cheapest flights from JFK. Our drive up wasn’t easy because we left around 1 pm after Alex golfed and it was rainy terribly so we stopped a few times arrive in NJ at 2 am. We spent the day enjoying the kids and left 26 hours later to head to JFK. The only thing about going to the airport at o dark thirty (a favorite phrase of my friend, Kathryn, boy I miss her) is that there’s no traffic. We just parked in the airport long term parking and took the air Tran because offsite parking at jFK tends to be very sketchy.
It’s was an easy drive, easy checkin and early departure but there is nothing easy about flying into Las Vegas. We got off the plane, into the train to go to baggage claim, our luggage was already out then we stood online 30 minutes for the rental car shuttle. Finally we were on our way.
The ride to St George was gorgeous. We got to Carolyn & Jack’s home late afternoon. I worked with Carolyn at J&J and it was great to catch up since I haven’t seen her since I retired. We realized when chatted lots of our life experiences are similar. We are both second marriage with 4 kids combined – 3 boys and 1 girl each – and now we both have 7 grands – Carolyn & Jack have 5 girls and 2 boys while we have the reverse.
We enjoyed a nice dinner at their clubhouse then went for a drive to see Snow Canyon which is near their home. It’s beautiful with fantastic hiking trails and great views
After checking out the canyon we drove over to see Tuacahn Amphitheater where they have outdoor shows and concerts in the natural amphitheater. They were preparing for a show but I snuck in the back gate to get a quick photo and the usher yelled at me. 🤪😂
Even though it was a short visit it was so great to catch up with Carolyn, we compared notes about life after J&J and our love of retirement. We drove up to Hurricane where we are staying to visit Zion, We actually just left Zion as I write but will post about that a bit later after a short nap 😴
Until then….
