First day on the road reasonably mundane. We left the house at 9:33am and Susan wrote in her journal that "we are off". Correction. After spending some time setting up the destination of Cedar City, Utah in the GPS, we're really off at 9:36am.
OK, after stopping for ice for the cooler we're really off at 9:51am. Short stop at the ATM machine and we're on 15N at 10:00 sharp.
We played it very safe for lunch. Stopped at Chili's at the Outlet Mall in Barstow. Susan had the Spicy Garlic and Lime Shrimp Salad. Face it, it was a salad. The shrimp were nice and plump. I ordered the Chicken Club Tacos. Nothing special. Actually very bland. Don't tell my cardiologist, but they had crumbled bacon in them. When I actually looked closely at the menu, I was surprised to discover quite a few different dishes with chicken. Only one (a sandwich) with turkey, though. I guess I'll have to give them a B grade for effort.
As we got near Vegas, we got behind a 18 wheel big rig hauling four of the biggest damn tires I ever saw (see picture). They were lying down on the bed of the truck and the tread width of the tires is greater than my height (6'3"). I would love to see the vehicle those things are for. I bet they didn't get them at Discount Tire either. The two tires in the picture are actually the same size, but the one on top looks smaller because it is sitting further forward on the truck bed.
If anyone is planning a trip between now and the end of the year that will take you on 15N through Las Vegas, bring something you can use to kill yourself because I'm fairly sure you will want to. From the southern edge of Vegas, where the airport is, to the northern edge of Vegas where the traffic thins out took us 1 hour today. 15N is under construction all the way and narrows from 4 lanes, to 3 lanes, to 2 lanes to one lane. Without the construction, that drive shouldn't take any more than 15 minutes tops.
Arrived at Cedar City, Utah and registered at the Days Inn. We used Onstar concierge service from the Denali to book the room. Very pleasant experience. A nice guy named Steve set up the whole thing for us in a matter of minutes.
For fine dining tonite, the hotel recommended either Chili's, Applebees or Lupita's Mexican restaurant. Surely there must be something else, said I. Nope. The only other choices are fast food and 4-5 pizza places. He wasn't kidding. Neither of us could face Chili's again and Applebee's is just another Chili's with a little different decor, in my humble opinion.
At Lupita's Susan had the carnitas (pork) burrito with green chile sauce. I had the chicken burrito and chicken taco combo. She definitely got the better end of that deal. The green chile sauce was very tasty. My combo was so-so. The chicken in both was pretty bland (basically just boiled chicken). Everything else was the normal stuff you get with any Mexican meal (rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, etc.). I asked for some guacamole to help the meal along. That definitely helped. As far as the menu variety is concerned, it's a Mexican restaurant where almost everything on the menu can be made with beef, chicken or pork. What else can you say.
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