Anniversary + Birthday Weekend Summer Getaway pt. 2

We woke up early the next day - my birthday. We called the hotel and we were told we can do an early check-in. YAY! So we headed to Park City, almost an hour drive from Provo. After checking in, we immediately checked-off the activities on our list.



There were a lot of summer activities at Canyons Resort. Although because I was pregnant, the activities I can do were limited. If it was just Carl, he'd probably take the zip line the whole day. We got a whole-day pass for the Gondola which took us up 7000 ft above ground. I was confident I could take that because its enclosed and it doesn't spin you like crazy. It was a little bumpy though. The Gondola ride took us at the base of the Alpine Lake Trail. We had lunch there, at the Red Pine Lodge, where Carl and I both had a big fat serving of burrito.

Carl and I at the top of Red Pine Gondola Ride

On the top of the trail was a man-made lake where you can fish or pedal boat. This is where our day got really interesting. Initially I wanted to try it out. Carl learned that the only way to get there is to take the lift. Carl wanted to take the lift - but I was hesitant because I was afraid I would fall. But I wanted to try pedal boating. You see the picture. We had to wait though, for maybe 30 or 45 minutes, because they temporary closed the lift (and the gondola too). Apparently they do that everytime there's lightning/thunder and they wait 15 minutes before clearing everything to operate again. It was a sunny day overall, almost 90 degrees... but up in the mountain, it was raining! It didn't dampen our mood at all. For weeks, I have been complaining about the heat - and now its raining! Can't complain... Until...

Oh well... I should know that advertisements usually lie. We decided not to pedal boat. There were mosquitoes everywhere. Nope... not doing it. We were already there, and there's no other way to go down but to hike. Good thing it was all down hill. But I wasn't prepared to hike, again I had no choice. We had  a good time though. The other people in the trail were biking. We were the only one's "hiking." I got really tired though... but all the calories from our big fat serving of burrito was BURNED.

The happy hiker :)

We took the gondola again to go back to the hotel. We were so high up top that it felt like I can see everything everywhere in the valley. It was a very pretty sight!

When we got back to our room, I DESPERATELY needed a quick power nap. It was almost 4:00 pm when I woke up. I was STARVING. It was time for my most awaited meal of the year - a big steampot of seafood from Joe's Crab Shack! We had lobster, and crabs, and shrimps. WE HAD A BLAST. We headed back to Park City to get some night swimming before we went to bed. But it was RAINING like cats and dogs. We still tried to dip in the pool, but when Carl went in, he decided it was too cold. So change plans... swimming had to wait until the morning.

When we woke up, plans changed again. We decided to check out early and head to Salt Lake City  to attend the temple. Remember Carl's birthday temple trip? Yup. It happened again. Carl thought the temple re-opens on the 11th. Apparently, the last day it is closed is the 11th.... So like last time, we killed time and then headed to L&L for lunch... We then watched a movie in Sandy, and ended our weekend with a visit to Jasmine's family... where a yummy chocolate cake was waiting for me...

I wonder what next year is gonna be like - Oh I know - its going to get better!