Today is cloudy, could not see the mountains at all until late afternoon, we did not get the predicted snow but it sure did cool down, high was 39.9F (4C) and low 23.5F (-5C), which was warmer than predicted and it will start warming up tomorrow climbing back into the normal temps which are 60F to 69F (15 to 20C) next week.
We went out for dinner with a group of friends from the park to Bonanza Pizza House just outside Tombstone, AZ. A neat little restaurant that allows their patrons to bring their own liquor as they do not have a liquor license not a practice that would be allowed in Alberta as far as we know. The restaurant was aptly named, quoted off the menu “Bonanza in the 1800’s meant a rich vein of ore, whether that was gold, silver or copper. At Bonanza Pizza House you can expect that same feeling of discovering the food is rich in flavour and the portions are enough to feed any hungry miner.” The restaurant lived up to its name; the food is hand made from scratch, huge portions and very tasty. All the pizza dishes are created with their unique “Beer crust”, it is very tasty without tasting doughy, we all very much enjoyed the food, the friendly service and of course there is nothing better than enjoying fine food with good friends.
Deciding what to eat, the menu is not large but it all looks good!
The Hughes clan, Jane and Dennis (our friends from Ontario) facing the camera and Mark and Georgane Hughes, they are not related in any way and not from Canada, it just happened that Mark and Georgane are neighbors of Jane and Dennis at the park. Sorry Georgane if I have spelled your name incorrectly.
Our waitress and in the background, Gary and Carol from North Dakata and yours truly. You can get an idea as to the size of the restaurant, there are 4 tables that will seat six and 1 table that seats two.
Visiting while waiting for our food.
Jen and Mike from Ontario, Mike and Lenore from Wisconsin.
Indulging, Woody and I both ordered Pizza Calzone, pizza ingredients wrapped in the beer crust and deep fried, not greasy at all and just enough dough to hold it all together, something different we have never seen on a menu and it was very good.
The gentleman in the hat is the cook whom we asked to meet and thank personally.
Just after returning home we received a phone call from friends we had met here the first year asking where we were, they were at the clubhouse New Years Eve gathering and wondered why we were not there, this was a total surprise as they had arrived late the night before and we had no idea they were at the park. We hurried down to the clubhouse where we were warmly greeted with hugs by Mark, Annette and their son Bret, wow it was so great to see them again as the last time we saw them was in Las Cruces, NM (where they reside) on our trip home in spring of 09. What a wonderful end to 2010!
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