A walk in the park

Hot flashes were not much of an issue last night, and my legs were not restless. Still, I had trouble falling asleep and someone was up doing stuff next door, again. I had turned my alarms off. When I checked my phone, it was almost 8:30. Sleep wasn't coming back, so I got up, and so did Chris. He took a shower while I checked e-mail. Then he checked e-mail while I took a shower. I made breakfast and looked up trails to see which one we should do today. I wasn't enthused about spending $40 each to get the bus that takes you to the trails in the north end of the park. It is possible to get walk-up tickets after 3, but the computer repair person is scheduled to come at 5 so we need to be in the room then. I checked e-mail and searched for the list of tapping videos. I thought the tab got closed, so I used cntl-shift-t, but it never came back. So I searched my history file until I found it and opened it. I went through about 6 of them. I walked to the river and hung out for awhile. While I was gone, the technician came to fix Chris' computer. (Good thing we weren't out walking a trail). As it turned out, the problem was not under warranty so he did not fix it. I heard about it when I got back. We walked to the Springdale Visitor's Center to see what there was to do. But it was mostly gift shop. So we walked back, and then even further to the park. It was grassy and people were picnicing. There was a bridge to cross the river (more like a creek) and signs about dogs off leash. But we didn't see any dogs over there, just bicyclists and lizards. Lots of lizards. We walked one trail downriver as far as it would go and back. I picked up a few small rocks. Then we walked back to the motel room. I laid down for a nap and Chris sat outside with his phone. I tried really hard to sleep, but I don't think I ever did. I sat outside with Chris for a bit, eating a tomato. Then I got on my laptop and watched some tapping videos. Afterward I started a video called MaskFacts, not realizing it was an hour long. I paused it at 5 and changed my clothes. We walked down to the visitor's center and crossed the road to The Bit & Spur, a SouthWestern style place. There was a line so we got in it. The people at the front were escorted to the patio to wait for an outdoor table. When our turn came, so were we. I am not certain if they were serving indoors or not. They did not take our temps like King's Landing did. We waited in line, then we waited on the patio to be seated. We waited to give our order, and then waited for food. The ribs were really good, and the first was hot. But not so much after that. Chris' steak was barely warm, and the black beans were same. I wondered if it was from being carried so far from the kitchen. During our meal, yellow jackets investigated our plates. As we finished our meal, a four-point buck showed up and dined on grass, mostly headed in the other direction, so lots of people got pics of its behind. Children crept closer to see it. When our credit card came back, we got up to leave. We enjoyed a leisurely strole back to the hotel, except for the section that was bing sprinkled. I ran through that, but got a little wet anyway. In our room, I jotted notes for my blog while Chris read things via his phone. I finished the mask video and made my magnesium drink. Chris connected my laptop to the TV and we watched three episodes of Another Life. Then he went to bed and I finished up my blog post and brushed my teeth, almost ready for bed. * I guess the buck didn't want to eat alone. *