Trying to sleep in on our first zero almost never works out for me so of course I was awake a little before 7. We definitely stayed lounging in bed until around 9:30 though. Finally getting around to breakfast at the local diner where I drank way too much coffee as usual.
We had already planned our resupply so we walked straight over to the grocery. It always takes longer to shop when we have a lot of choices and we had tons of choices. We ran into Dean in the store and I gave him some cooking tips because he was worried about how much fuel he had been using. Most of the things we make for dinners don’t need to be simmered for as long as the packaging says, a quick boil and then patience will get you the same results.
Once we were done with groceries we were hungry again so we had to stop at Del Taco before heading back to the room. More relaxing and hanging out before we were planning to get steaks for dinner. Jakes Steakhouse was our destination for the evening. I was so excited after trying in two other towns to get steak and a baked potato. It’s funny the things you get a craving for on trail.
A dirty gin martini, steak & potatoes and a free dessert because we had to wait for about 1.5 hours for our food. There was a moment where I thought for sure we were going to be foiled again but they came through for us and it was everything I hoped.
Zero day #2 started with a trip to the German bakery where we bought way too many pastries and an enormous sandwich for lunch later. Our only plan was to lay around and we stuck to that plan. It was a little boring but it’s so important to truly rest on our days off. The only time we left the room again was to walk over to the Italian restaurant for pasta dinners.
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