The long and winding road

So, things are starting to feel a little more homely here.

I am a hugely nosy person and like to know where all the best shops, restaurants and day trips are so that has been one of my big focus points. I feel now that I am starting to do this. We have some brilliant food shops and a few nice restaurants close by that we've discovered and the day trips to the mountains are just stunning, I can't wait to show visitors the sights!

I also managed to get long to a AKC dog agility show, where I met up with Julia again. It was so sweet and fun. There was just two rings indoors on amazing artificial turf which puts Crufts totally to shame. There was hardly a dog barking and everyone was chatting and social. The standard of dogs was pretty poor in general but I did see at least two great dogs, Julias Touchango boy and a lovely two year old BC both of which moved so beautifully. I still haven't decided if to compete here. The cost is very high ($100 per dog international transfer fee, plus $20/ $16 per run). That would mean a day of competing would cost me about $72 plus fuel if I did two runs each with Hoaxey and Detour, so we will see. However the people are super friendly and I would like to give it a try!

Mount Evans Byway, complete with sheer drops!

Last weekend we headed up Mount Evans, its the highest paved road in North America and is quite a heady drive up there. I am pretty terrified of heights so this was quite something, but we made it up and wow, what an amazing trip and view. Every turn gives you a different perspective and the size of the mountains are jaw dropping. On the way up there are lots of different stops you can take, we drove straight up but stopped a lot on the way back down. Echo Lake is gorgeous and we stopped here on the way back for some Cherry Pie and coffee, just outside our window was a Humingbird feeder and we spent our time looking out at them feeding and the stunning view.


This week is an odd one ahead, filled with mixed emotion, Ethan starts back at school. Today is his assessment and school photos. We then have a parents intro evening on Tuesday which doesn't allow children, then he begins, properly on Wednesday! It means I will start to have some time back for myself which is great, however I am going to miss my little buddy each day. However, I can finally get my hair done again which is in desperate need of colour!!!

Each and every day, we take a step down the road to feeling at home here. Its a long one but it sure is scenic!