colorado

"We were in the desert 6 hours ago" was the often repeated phrase of the day today. Leaving behind Utah and the gorgeous red rocks we headed for the Rocky Mountains.

Denver is a proper crossroads sort of town. While other places we have been all had their own distinct identities Denver didn't seem to. Most of the people who served us during our stay were from elsewhere in the States and the food options on offer here range from Southern Fried fare to Sushi to Italian - in other words an eclectic mix of a little bit of everything. I must confess to not taking the image above, it is originally from this article. We did take a stroll through the park pictured

The worst hail storm in 20 years hit Colorado Springs bringing with it baseball sized hail. The storm hit around 1230am and was absolutely fantastic to watch but our hire car didn't agree. We awoke the following morning to sunny, clear blue skies as if nothing had happened except for the fact that all the cars in the lot, including ours, were peppered with large dents. Luckily no glazing was broken and even more luckily we bought the damage waiver so I'm relatively confident we won't get absol