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Our morning drive through Capitol Reef National Park revealed the heritage orchards of the lush, historical Fruita District and the mystical Ancient Fremont petroglyphs carved into the canyon cliffs. We didn't stay for long as we still had a way to go, but I stopped over at the Gifford Homestead to check out some artefacts from the pioneer Mormon days. They had a lovely gift shop selling artisan pies and I bought the Forest Berry pie!
After driving through hundreds of miles of varying forms of desert, we finally arrived in Moab and boy was it hot hot hot - 100 degrees Fahrenheit! We pitched our tents at Canyonlands RV Park as it was the closest campground to the town so we could walk around and not have to sit in the car again.
Did you know that the State of Utah has very strict licensing laws? Probably not a surprise, given the Mormon population and history, but it reminded me a bit of the Calvinist old school days in South Africa where you couldn't order drinks at restaurants on Sundays! We found this out when we ordered cocktails at the Peace Tree Cafe, only to be told that we had to also order some food as well, as this was required according to Utah's State licensing laws! I tried the Peach Daiquiri - mmmmm, refreshing AND seasonal! Sand and Sunny were playing live music covers of western-style tunes whilst hummingbirds sipped nectar from the bird feeders. Very relaxing after a hot day spent driving in the relentless desert dust and sun.
Dinner was at Miguel's Baja Grill where we shared a fish taco and a monster pork burrito. This was like our own episode of the reality show "Man vs Food", except we've renamed it "Woman vs Food"! The pork burrito sure was an absolute whopper! I have never seen such a huge dish for one person before. And I hope to never again!
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