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Niagara Falls or Motel 6?

“Labor Day Weekend – Niagara Falls or Motel 6?”

Our Labor Day weekends are usually spent looking at Niagara Falls with the spray of water on our faces; proceeding to visit the family in Penn…
This year, we were preparing to go to the farm. I was at the store buying our giant hoagie sandwich that we love to eat, pop, etc.
Loaded up the utility trailer with bedding, supplies, bags of clothes and “tarped it down.” Our tarp kept coming off the trailer – things flying out. Cathy said a coat came out of a box but not sure what was in the box. My grandson-in-law hooked the trailer to his truck.

Passed a sign, Scottish festival held in Payson July 10 and something going on for Labor Day. “Fresh fruit” – Rowley’s Red Barn… Fields of sunflowers by the side of the road; cows standing in them. Do cows eat sunflowers? Passed the turnoff for Nebo Loop Scenic byway and Camperworld where you can park your trailers.

Coming back was an adventure; as you probably noticed, I could find one without any problem or because of one…. Bales of hay strewn across the highway. My daughter and I are in the outside lane with the trailer behind us. Wend our way through, but the pickup beside us stopped with a bale in front of him.
We picked up a baby bird on the farm with a broken wing and put it in a cage. There are two dogs and a bird in the back seats…

Santaquin to Payson is covered with fruit orchards; it would be a lovely place to live. Farmland turns into industrial on one side and residential on the other side.
The wind is blowing out of the canyons, dust devils dance out in the fields. The orange sun sets in a haze and looks like a layer of pollution lying across the valley. We pass a sign, ”Clean Dirt Fill.” Cathy said, ”You don’t have to have it delivered; it will blow right to you.”

Our truck starts acting up, all the lights are flashing –check engine, brakes, oil.
We pull off at a station and add oil. Go back up on the highway and can only go about 40 miles an hour, wind is like trying to climb a mountain. Upon reaching four lanes of an eight-lane freeway, trucks are going by us with their trailers whipping in the wind – “Too close.”
We see a sign, Motel 6, and leave the highway again. Can we make the grade ahead of us or if asked, “What did you do over Labor Day?”
“Stayed in a Motel 6, twenty miles from home with 2 dogs and a bird!”
We decided to continue on and took 3 hours for a 1½ trip!

Dicken's Festival

Flavors of the SLC neighborhoods - Greek Festival

Saltair Resort Great Salt Lake

Greek Festival-We used FREE admittance coupons from Zion's Bank / Utah State Fair

Red Hats including the Queen and I plus the Queen's husband who is our official escort were off to the 35th Greek Festival on 300 S and 300 W. First we stopped at the Greek Orthodox Church which is on the corner - upon entering, your eyes are drawn to the stained glass windows, Murals on the ceilings and an opulent sanctuary lined with icons... A large silver baptismal font is on one side of the altar.

Next we proceed to the covered tent where the festivities are taking place. People are lined up in a zigzag across the floor to the food area. Girls and boys are performing Grecian dances on the stage at the end of the room. People sitting, eating, watching the performers... Bar set up for wine and beer; pastries such as baklava being sold nearby.

I line up and go by cases selecting Souvlakia, dolmathes, Greek salad, and lemon rice - pilaf.. Eat and listen to the wonderful music; finish with a piece of baklava...

This is my third time to go to the Festival. Always a unique experience; the State Fair is opening at the Utah State Fairpark at 1000 West and North Temple. Admission to the opening day of the fair is $6, which includes entry to the rodeo. The remaining days, general admission is $9 with other rates for various people.
I have many fond memories of the State and county fairs - exhibiting 4-H projects when I was growing up and teaching children including my own and continuing the tradition....

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