Veg Out III: Day 5-The Long Trek Home

After a restless night, we decided to head out at around 6 am for some breakfast at a place I think was called “The Log Cabin.” The food tasted so good after a long tiring night and we even learned what grits were. The latest news from the road authority was that the roads should be open by late morning so we decided to explore Frisco a bit to pass the time.

While exploring Frisco, BlueBerry mentioned that Google was an awesome place to work because of the free food they provided and how he loved to drink blueberries because they were the best berry. He also mentioned that there was no point of going out to eat because the food was worse than the food Google offered and he had an amazing DS that did everything but cure cancer, but lamented the fact that he had forgotten to bring the DS with him.

After some shopping at a local Safeway, we decided to sit at a local Starbucks and wait for the roads to open. While there, we met a friendly trucker by the name of Roy Williams who entertained us with his trucking tales. I never knew that Swift was the company responsible for over 95% of all trucking traffic. Around noon, the roads were still not open while the opening time was pushed to late afternoon. It was at this point that we decided to head out of Frisco by going south to Colorado Springs, then taking I25 north all the way to Boulder.

The crossing required a very treacherous drive through the mountains and taking Hoosier pass across the summit. There was tremendous wind and drifting snow everywhere. BlueBerry did a great job of controlling the vehicle and after a very tense climb, we finally crossed the pass. The temperature outside registered at a nice -3 degrees Fahrenheit. The weather outside totally changed as we came down the mountain. Gone was the wind and snow as the sun came shining through the clouds. The view was incredible as we saw snow-capped mountains under the blue sky. We started to pass through a small town when we noticed a shining bastion of civilization, a Pizza Hut!

The pizza was awesome despite being served by a rather masculine looking man with a very feminine sounding voice. After stuffing ourselves, we hit the road again in hopes of getting to Boulder in time to celebrate the New Year.

The entire time during our ordeal, we had not heard from Kira, who because of illness, we had left behind in Boulder. Because of the lack of communication, we had postulated all these different scenarios of what could have happened to him and what our actions should be. Most of them involved Kira being on his deathbed and our having to call 911 once we finally got back. Kira himself had also been worried about where we were and had also devised several scenarios of what had happened to us. He was afraid that we had gotten trapped in the snow and resorted to cannibalism in order to survive.

We finally reached Boulder after about 6 hours on the road. Along the way, we saw some snow-covered fields filled with cattle and horses as well as several more mountains covered with trees and snow. Once back, we glady discovered that both scenarios didn’t play out. Kira was alive and well and had even gotten in some quality Xbox360 time with Halo3, Assassin’s Creed, and Mass Effect. I think Kira was glad that we also hadn’t eaten each other…

The original plan was to find some nice restaurant to eat at in order to celebrate the New Year. Unfortunately, we were all exhausted by the time we finally got to Boulder and all promptly passed out after surviving until the ball dropped in Times Square.