St. George Utah

St. George Temple

He Said:   We made a good getaway from Provo, happy to be leaving the snow behind.  It was a nice trip to St. George, but as Pat says, I probably was speeding too much. Didn't want the other Motor homes to beat me south???  Anyway, got to St. George and went directly to Camping World so they could de-winterize Willie. We walked to lunch about three blocks away, and as we just ordered, Camping world called and said I didn't leave the access key to the water. So I walked back and gave them the keys, then went back to lunch which was waiting for me.  My feet were killing me though. Picked up Willie and discovered the car on the dolly was coming off.  I did a bad job tying the wheels down. I need more practise. Took the car off and Pat followed me while we went to give Willie a much needed bath. Washing a thirty foot RV is not an easy task. I got very wet!!!  Decided to stay in St. George at the Temple View RV park. It was a nice spot easy to drive into and set up. As this was our first night in the RV since Lethbridge we had lots to do to get it comfy for the night. 

The next day, we took in a session at the St. George Temple. It is a beautiful temple in and out. Our first time there. Went back changed, then went on a bit of a sight seeing tour. Had a great tour in the Brigham Young Winter Home.

Pat in front of the Brigham Young Winter Home.

Brigham Youngs Winter Home

For New Years Eve we went out to eat and  to a movie. Saw
Saving Mr. Banks (the Mary Poppins story). Was a great movie but we had to sit in different rows as it was very full. Managed to stay up till midnight and kissed in a brand new year. 2014 will be a very different year. But we both are very excited to be on this journey together.

She Said:  As John said...we had a FAST trip from Provo to St. George - it felt like the Indy 500, and as there were a lot of big rigs on the road, I think John really got into the spirit of the moment.  I don't think we got great gas mileage on that part of the trip, but as we were going downhill, it probably wasn't as bad as it could have been.  It was nice to pause for a day, to get things more organized inside, and to do some 'touristy' things around St. George. John claims he took me out to dinner and a show for New Years Eve...we went to a fast food Mexican Place I'd never heard of for mediocre food, because it was close to the theatre.  At the theatre, you chose your seats when you bought the tickets - it was almost sold out, so John sat in the row in front of me.  I was in the middle of two older gentlemen, who liked to sit with their legs spread, and one of them had a mild case of gas. In his defence, he was a very nice guy and we had a bit of a chat. I loved him as he did comment on the number of grey hairs in the room and he figured there was no one under 50 in the room, other than me...made the gas much more endearing :)  Saving Mr. Banks was a great show!  We packed up this morning, made sure the car was on much more securely, than when leaving Provo - made sure the steering wheel was locked, as well, and made our way to Nevada.  John thought we would stop in Mesquite, but as it was only 30 miles from St. George, we decided to keep going.  I did a search for the 'best' place to RV in Nevada and came up with Pahrump.  Never knew it existed, or that I would want to go there, but we decided to go for it.  The RV place - Lakeview Casino -  is associated with a Casino, has a lake, paddle boats and kayaks.  It is quite lovely, and we will be here, in Pahrump for 10days.  It is located an hour from Vegas and an hour from Death Valley. We'll have to check out other things to do.  Today I walked the dogs around the Lake, while John unsuccessfully tried to hook up the satellite.  We then went into town to pick up some fruit, and odds and ends, and ate supper at Panda Express.  TV will be some downloaded shows - old Carol Burnett - CLASSIC!