Steamboat Springs

We still had a bit of driving to do today to reach our last destination of the holiday - four days of chill out time at the little town of Steamboat Springs. First of all we had a Skype call all the way from China from Ally and Cat, who are having a great time in Shanghai. Ally pointed out that Wyoming is actually nearer to Shanghai than Scotland is! We have also heard from Jamie who kindly took Ally to the airport for his holiday and also took the kitties to the cattery for the last week of our holiday because with Ally now in China they would have been home alone.

We crossed the state line from Wyoming to Colorado and then broke up the four hours of driving by stopping at the town of Craig, where we visited the small town museum. It's a town that is very proud of its Western heritage and there was a big display of saddles, guns, and cowboys clothes, including some amazing huge chaps made of angora. We turned towards the Rockies and the countryside became greener and more hilly until we finally arrived at Steamboat Springs and, as I had hoped, it is very like Whistler in facilities and surroundings. It's a ski resort by winter, so in the summer they promote it as a summer resort with cycling, hiking, hot springs etc. I LOVE our apartment in the Trailhead Lodge! No offence to the perfectly nice and clean rooms in Yellowstone, but this is SO good! We have three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a huge living room, kitchen, washing machine, dishwasher, four televisions! I know, it's totally unnecessary and I'm no stranger to roughing it (D of E expeditions for example) but I can't help it, I love luxury! I keep getting lost on the way from the living room to the bedroom! Davie is thrilled to have a room (and bathroom) of his own for the first time in the holiday. The Trailhead Lodge is on the edge of town at the foot of the ski slopes and has an outdoor swimming pool and three hot tubs. We explored the town a bit and had a Mexican meal in the popular Cantina restaurant - oh the joy of having a choice of eateries!