Day # 51 - Moab, UT

In addition to Tony still feeling pretty crummy, it’s raining! It’s not the normal pop-up summertime thunderstorm either. It is a constant downpour! There have been quite a few pop-up storms that have been very isolated and as a result, we have seen a number of rainbows. No luck with those wily leprechauns today though.

With all of the rain, I would love to get the kids out of the camper (and out of Tony’s hair) for a few hours, but there’s really no place to go. Moab has no shopping malls, no Super-Wal-Marts and AJ is not quite ready to sit through a full length movie in a theater, so we are cooped up inside watching Disney’s "Cars" and "Air Buddies" for about the millionth time this trip. Thank goodness for wireless headphones! After naps, the rain did stop and the boys were feeling a little better so we decided to venture out into town for dinner. We really just wanted to get out of the camper. That is one downside to camping in a small trailer – if the weather is bad or someone is not feeling well, there’s nowhere to go. Fortunately, we haven’t faced that problem very much.

We went to the Moab Brewery for dinner (another recommendation) and were again pleased with the food, the price and the service as well. The kids were a little antsy after being cooped up for most of the day, so we took them to a small but well appointed city park. Tony had stumbled upon it on his way to the local hospital to get his allergy shots last night. The kids had a great time running off a little steam. It was starting to get dark and storm clouds were heading our way so we decided to head over to the local City Market to pick up a few things. After shopping, it was back to the camper for bed.