Dinner after Museum Visit

July 28, 2024 After our second visit to the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science, we walked to Washington Ave, which is the main street of Golden. On the way, we passed the old armory. The rock tower on South Table Mesa lined up with the armory making it appear the old armory […]

Empanada Express Grill in Denver, CO

July 9, 2024 On July 3 (last Wednesday), we rode the motorcycle to Empanada Express Grill on 44th Avenue in Denver. Empanada Express Grill serves Venezuelan cuisine. We’ve eaten at Empanada Express Grill for years and they have the best empanadas I’ve ever had. The crust is crisp as you bite through it, then a […]

Eating at Bob’s Atomic Burgers in Golden, Colorado

July 6, 2024 After hiking the Triceratops Trail, we rode the motorcycle to Bob’s Atomic Burgers. We headed inside and filled out the paper order sleeves. The paper order sleeves have the ingredients and the type of burger you want printed on them. You take a pencil and check the items you want on your […]

Brunch at the Famous Silver Grill Cafe in Fort Collins, Colorado

July 2, 2024 On June 22 (Saturday), Bruce drove the rental car up to Fort Collins from Golden, Colorado, so we could have brunch with an ex-colleague of mine. We had worked together for over twenty years and I was excited to see him and catch up with him. I am just going to call […]

Lunch in Golden, CO at the Sherpa House Restaurant and Cultural Center

June 20, 2024 On Sunday (June 16), we went out to lunch in Golden, Colorado at the Sherpa House Restaurant and Cultural Center. One the way, we passed a new mural at Coors. The restaurant had a buffet and we enjoyed the meal. After eating, we walked around the beautiful garden that was designed to […]

Visiting the Japanese Internment Camps Museum in McGehee, Arkansas

April 22, 2024 With the rain having stopped, we decided to ride the motorcycle to McGehee and tour the Jerome-Rohwer Interpretive Museum and Visitors Center. We decided to eat BBQ in McGehee before touring the museum as they have “Hoots,” which is on the Arkansas BBQ trail. We found Hoots to have outstanding BBQ and […]

Lunch and a Visit to Catfish Row Museum

April 4, 2024 On March 28 (Thursday), we rode back to downtown Vicksburg to do some more touring. We stopped at Rusty’s Riverfront Grill for lunch. I had an oyster po’boy with a baked sweet potato as my side. The bread was good French bread and the oysters were plump and juicy. They were nicely […]

Weekend in Vicksburg, Mississippi

March 29, 2024 We spent Saturday (March 23) running errands such as ordering and picking up medication and grocery shopping. We treated ourselves to lunch at the Gumbo Pot Restaurant. We ordered fried green tomatoes as an appetizer. I ordered a half oyster po’boy and a cup of gumbo. Bruce ordered a seafood platter. The […]

A Walk Around Downtown Quincy, Florida

March 20, 2024 This post is out of order, as it is about our day in historic downtown Quincy, Florida on March 12. We decided to try out a restaurant that mostly got rave reviews in downtown Quincy, Big Papa’s Chop House. We rode the motorcycle to downtown Quincy and parked across the street from […]

Eating in Ridgeway, South Carolina at the Olde Town Hall Restaurant and Pub

October 30, 2023 One evening, we rode into historic downtown Ridgeway and ate dinner at the Olde Town Hall Restaurant and Pub. We ordered a couple of the specials. Bruce enjoyed his fish very much. It was perfectly cooked, as well as everything else on his plate. I can remember he had asparagus, but not […]