Day 40 ~ Pike's Peak

Day 40 ~ Pike’s Peak

We did end up driving to see Pike’s Peak.  We didn’t drive up it or take the cog railway, though. 

We spent most of the day reorganizing and getting ready for the long 2 day drive home.  Part of getting ready meant calling Century Link again.  We also had to pay the vacation credit card bill because when you are gone for 6 weeks, it is too long to wait to pay the bills.  LOL.  So Mike tried to pay the Chase bill from his phone, but they couldn’t seem to manage that without a paper check……?????!!!!!!  Or our bank account number….. Seriously?

I wouldn’t have thought of this, but Mike thought of finding a Chase Bank and paying it there.  It just so happened that there was a Chase Bank in the town where the entrance to Pike’s Peak is located.  So we did both. 

Pike's Peak from the Eastside

 



We also needed to stop at a Walmart and try to get a new internet modem and router for the new internet, so we would have that immediately when we got home.  Walmart didn’t carry what we needed, but Natalie and I saw a Goodwill Store nearby and begged Mike to take us there.  Harrison waited in the car because he finds shopping loathsome….especially Goodwill!  The rest of us love the challenge of finding some kind of wonderful treasure hidden in the junk. 

Mike found some new shower shoes that look way more up-to- date than his Chicago Bears Crocs.  I found a brand new Dell computer bag to replace the Vera Bradley computer bag I brought on the trip that is falling apart.  But the biggest score was a new hat for Harrison that was EXACTLY like the one that blew off on Splash Mountain at Disneyland!  At every gas station we have stopped at since Disney, we have looked for the same hat to no avail.  Ta Da!  Leave it to Mike to find one at Goodwill. 

It is pouring rain again tonight, so we will most likely be taking a wet camper home with us. 

We plan to leave very early…..like 5ish AM to get to the Drury in Kansas City with plenty of time to swim and eat and watch TV!  There is one little detail that I hadn’t thought about earlier when we were packing.  We don’t have luggage to stay in the hotel!  Of course, I brought a HUGE purse with me that can double for a suitcase.  Today, I just found 3 fashionable shopping bags, tied up tightly in the bottom of my purse, that my dear niece gave me!  I love these bags and will have to ask Lindsey where I can buy more…….but in the mean time…….They will double as Mike, Harrison, and Natalie’s suitcases!

Shopping Bag Luggage!

 

Up next:  The grand finale of the trip for Harrison:  A Night at the Drury!