UMTravels

So up in the morning early and off to Kissin Cuzins on the motorcycle. Weather looks good so far.

At breakfast — it DUMPS rain, while we are eating… and then, we are done with breakfast, and nothing coming down. Odd.

Finish loading the trailer and off to GeckoFest to set up. Two hours to set up — with the heat index about 105. Employees were dropping, including me. The worry of rain meant rain sides installed, and the trailer left at the site, which was nice because we could keep the extra stock close at hand. To bad we couldn’t fire up the air conditioner in the trailer and make a break room for employees in the heat.

Me — I’m a lovely shade of pink/magenta. Not in pain, but I also bailed on working about 3pm. Took to removing towelettes from their wrappers for the ice cold neck wraps we were passing out.

Dinner was an unexpected pleasure. Across the way was a Basque restaurant that was cold and had a liquor license. We slid in on our sweat (Stinky Vendor, Party of Two…. to the kitchen — where do we want to put the Vendor party?) I had the Sauerbraten, Dan the Veal, which Lisa finished — tag team dinner. The carrots which were cooked to a nice crisp, were cooked in a sugar/amaretto sauce. Damn good. And he sangria wasn’t bad as well. Not bad for $41.00 including tip. We managed to hit the “early bird” time (before 6:30pm). Two dinners (which fed three) and a liter of sangria.

So — let’s see, last night I was a Wendy’s and they gave me the “senior” discount and up-sized my ice tea (unsweetened) — and tonight I’m at the Basque restaurant in Florida for the Early Bird Special. Damn, I must be old.

Take down of the booth at 9pm was helped by a pitcher of gin and tonics Lisa brought. But I have to tell you — I’m wiped. I picked up my laptop at the warehouse and it was home for scotch and a serious shower. Oh, and bed.