Day 4 - Denver, CO - Part One

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." - Lao Tzu

Day 4 - Grand Junction, CO to Denver, CO - Daily Distance 243 miles - The Bucket Trip Distance - 1193 miles

Before they got married, there was a time when I caught my Mom and Jack taking a shower together.

I was probably 16 or 17 at the time. I had left the house momentarily but then (unexpectedly) returned. When I got back, I heard the shower on and realized that there was only one place they could possibly be.

So I waited.

They had to have heard me come back home. The front door was right next to the shower.

I sat at the bar.

I heard the water turn off.

I heard some muffled whispers.

My mom's head peeked out of the bathroom door.

"HELLO?" she called out.

"Trying to think of a cool way to get out of there, aren't we?"

She just laughed and ducked back into the bathroom.

I decided to cut them some slack and leave

They were both younger than I am now when this happened.

Now, they're in the shower together again. This time, in a disabled guest wheel-in shower at a Holiday Inn. He's bathing her these days. A good shower is one of the highlights of her day.

And instead of being just outside, I'm in the lobby of the hotel waiting for them to let me know that they would like my help. I'm half-watching an episode of Supernatural on TNT (they know drama!), drinking bad hotel lobby coffee, and alternating between laughing and crying from what so many friends are sending me via facebook.

We have about 5 hours of driving a head of us but clearly we are not in a rush.

Enjoy the shower, kids.