He wasn't kidding when he told me there was not much to do there and it was kind of out in the middle of nowhere. But I have to say...I sure do LOVE small towns! LOVE them!!
The sun certainly knows how to put on a show here...my cell phone barely captured the
magnificent sunset tonight. The colors were beautiful and it seemed to last forever!
Last night we enjoyed dinner at a nice little Mexican Restaurant - sorry no photos but the people's interaction
was just as great as our meal was. Everyone knows everyone here and going out is such a social experience. It's so much fun to people watch!
Tonight Mark said we had to go to Rancher's Motel/Cafe. It is pretty much the only sit-down
restaurant in town and it is where everyone in town suggests you go for dinner.
Look at that tiny little moon in the sky.
As we were walking in this van caught our eye. Hey, isn't this the guy that was in the news not too long ago? The one who had like 500 reptiles in his house in West Valley?
Mark is very intrigued with this sign and decides he would like one for each of
our cars...maybe it would help keep the RIF-raf away :)
So we are seated, make our selections from the menu and enjoy looking around the cafe. Don't you just love them? Our waitress brought us some warm rolls from the oven - the kind of rolls that are so soft and fluffy but also quite weighty in your hand...oh the love of homemade bread - and two containers full of homemade jam. "Snap" went the camera. "Uh - are you taking photos of your food?" She asks. I humbly answer yes and she throws her laugh out into the room! "Oh, that's awesome!" she says and starts to tell us about a cruise she just recently took with her mother and how she loves taking pictures of her food, too. Then she goes on to tell us about how she has these little toy animals that look just like her cat and dog. She takes them everywhere with her and loves to include them in her photos when she travels. We really got a kick out of her stories. She got in trouble for posing them in a photo when she was in Greece. The officials told absolutely no toys in any photo. Well I almost got thrown in jail one day myself when I snapped a photo in a fancy deli owned by the mafia in Providence RI - (well not exactly but I did run for my life when I got the look and the guy signaled someone in the back!)
Here comes dinner. Special of the night - Ribs. We got the last two portions and boy did they ever pile on the meat. Best $9.99 dinner we have ever seen....and it included a trip to the salad bar!
Meet Blitz and Blue
Yes, she just happened to have them in her purse! We got chatting with her again and asked her about the van out front with the reptile rescue signs on it. Sure enough, the owner was there (sitting at the bar when we walked in) and they had just recently moved to Delta. You can read about it here. She told us several crazy stories that he had shared with her earlier and we looked at each other in disbelief. These small towns are awesome!
And if they have homemade pie on the premises...you can bet we usually save a little room for it!
Cococut Cream Pie - a slice divided for two! Thanks cute server lady! You were a delight!
Are you smiling yet? Don't you just love small towns?
Earlier in the day this little place with the flowers painted on the building caught my eye.
Turns out it is a bakery called, "Eat Dessert First"
We had take out from their earlier in the day - two yummy sandwiches
A Rueben and a French Dip.
I love this window and the paint peeling off the bricks. If you look closely at the chalkboard inside it says:
"Grandma always said, Eat Dessert First!" and there is a cute photo of the owners Grandma!
So right before dinner we snagged up a box of yummy treats and took them over to the hospital so all those cute nurses could eat dessert first. (We also brought home a yummy piece of carrot cake for us ;)
Delta is a sweet little place....out in the middle of nowhere.
4 comments:
Oh I love it...small town America. Almost makes me want to visit!
i've been to Delta a handful of times back in the day! We would go with my dad when he had field visits out there w/USU and we would stay at the best western and just swim in the pool all day and at night we'd head to the restaurant. :) sounds like you guys had a nice little break from town.
I like this post! Your pictures are very fun! I am glad you had the chance to get there!! :)
I've never been there....sounds and looks like you guys had fun!
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