Welcome to Colorado!

Wow! After three long days and almost 26 hours of driving, we have arrived in Denver, Colorado. The boys have been incredible travellers and have spent most of the long drive happily playing games and watching movies. Amazingly, they have even avoided sibling squabbles and have been getting along really well even in such tight quarters. We are hoping this bodes well for 5 ½ months living in a small condo and trailer.

The scenery along the drive today has been quite lovely. After leaving Lincoln, Nebraska early this morning we spent many hours driving through the US equivalent of the prairies and enjoyed the many massive herds of Black Angus cattle that were grazing roadside. In addition to the cows and some horses, we also saw lots of wildlife including large families of deer, a huge flock of wild turkeys, and some rabbits. As we drove through the foothills on our way into Denver, we saw firsthand why this area is known as Big Sky Country. The sight of huge open fields and rolling hills beneath a wide open gray sky was truly breathtaking.

Now that we have arrived in Denver, we have been able to see glimpses of the amazing mountains way off in the distance through the clouds. Unfortunately, since it is kind of overcast today, they are a little hard to see with the camera – we will add some photos as we head to Frisco on Wednesday.

Although we have been travelling now for three full days, the realization that we are really on our “Big Trip” did not fully sink in for any of us until we saw the Welcome to Colorado sign. Actually arriving to ski country makes our journey feel a little more real and we are all looking forward to strapping on our skis and boards later this week and seeing what real mountain powder feels like. Tonight and tomorrow night, however, we will be taking some time to enjoy Denver and take in some of the city sights including the downtown aquarium and a wacky Mexican restaurant called Casa Bonita that several folks we know from Colorado have said is a must-see. It should be a really fun couple of days!

Tammy & Shawn

P.S. Way to go Canada! We have been very proud to be Canadian over the past few days as we chat to people about the Olympics.