Day 2 in Utah has come to an end.

Some highlights:

Free buffet breakfast in the hotel lobby this morning. I was expecting fruit and cereal. They had eggs and muffins and cinnamon buns, too. Not to mention several kinds of juices and some really weak coffee. Of course being from Oregon (land of moderate temperatures and rain eight months out of the year) I like my coffee strong and extra hot. What’s good to me is probably motor oil to the layperson…LOL

Temple Square. We drove into Salt Lake City today and walked around the square that includes the massive and impressive Mormon Temple (can’t go in without the official membership card), the Mormon Tabernacle (dome shaped building with a very big and beautiful pipe organ where the famous choir does their thing) and several other Mormon related buildings. It’s a gorgeous place…beautiful and immaculate gardens. We then ventured across the street to an urban mall to grab a quick snack. There I was able to obtain a latte. I told the barista that I was from Oregon and her drink had a lot to live up to. She didn’t dissapoint.

Next we piled into the van and drove to Lagoon.It’s a pretty decent amusement park all on it’s own…but it also includes a water park. We spent the first part of the day going on rides (a couple of kick butt roller coasters included) and bided our time until the sun finally peeked out. We then went on to amusement park water based rides and proceeded to get soaked. After that it was off to the water park. Unfortunately our weather didn’t hold out especially great…so we spent about an hour and a half at the water park and called it a day.

Tomorrow we’ll be taking the drive to the Grand Canyon. I’m not expecting any free wireless service so there may be no blogging me for awhile.