Bishop California

Saturday April 28, 2018

My master carried me out for my walk again. There is quite a bit of grassy area so it it isn't too bad. Just makes me look like such a princess. Coolest thing, I heard the train this morning. It sounded very vintage, how cool it would have been to ride on it. Wonder if they allow dogs? We leave the hotel about 9:30, gas up, and find coffee for my master. After a few blocks on combined US 50 and Route 6, splits off to the west. There is a sign saying no fuel for 167 miles, good thing we gassed up. Our destination is Bishop, California.

Right away we drive through a pass with curves and hills. We are still in Humboldt National Forest. We are on a high plateau. The mountains seem to go on forever ahead of us. Cell service is better than yesterday, for awhile anyway. To the north is Mt. Jefferson, highest point in the Toquima Range. Way in front of us is Death Valley. Now there is no railroad and no river or creek. We pass through sections of road that are flat and straight, straight and hilly, and of course hilly with curves. I see cattle grazing on hillsides then a sign that says welcome to pioneer territory.

We drive through Currant Summit then are back to open straight road with mountains on all sides. Blue Eagle Mountain to the south and Morey Peak to the north. Then we see some scattered oil rigs and a refinery. That is a surprise way out here. It is really desolate now. My master realizes that no gas also probably means no toilets. Too bad she drank all that coffee. As we cross Blackrock Summit, we see lava rock left from a long ago eruption caused by overheated underground water. It looks so out of place. You can read more about the lava here.

We see a white dome up on a nearby mountain. My masters think it is some kind of observatory. I tried to find out what it might be but didn't find anything. We pass to the south of Rawhide Mountain then enter Toiyabe National Forest. We traverse Salisbury Summit. We start to see the mountains of Yosemite in the distance, how vast, rugged and beautiful they must be up close. Then there is a Rest Area. I hear a Yippee and "Pull Over" from my master. We pull in. There isn't much here, just a permanent outhouse. We parked right in front figuring we would be the only ones here. The facilities are clean and functional. When we came out, we were surprised to see a camper had pulled in. We get back on the road headed to Tonopah, Nevada for lunch.

We decide to have lunch at the Pullman Cafe in the Mitzpah hotel. The guidebook recommends the Jack Dempsey Room for dinner in this hotel. We hope the Pullman Cafe for lunch will also be good. The Mitzpah is a wonderful old hotel with a cool history. They even take pets. I tell my masters we so should have stayed here last night. They say, "now you tell us". Who knew something like this was in Tonopah? Lunch must have been great based on the heavy leftover boxes and the picture they showed me. How often do you need a doggy bag for a BLT? Why do they call it a doggy bag? Us dogs never get any?

Just west of Tonopah we see this very bright light on top of a tower. What the heck is it? My master guesses a solar concentrator. He was so right. It is a solar tower concentrator. WOW. WOW. WOW. That was my masters. They are such engineers.

The driving is flat and straight but I know that won't last. We pass Lone Mountain. Route 6 joins with US 95, it is a nice road. Route 6 splits from US 95 at Coaldale heading west to Benton, California. We can see Mt Lyell, in the Cathedral Range, in the distance. It is the highest in Yosemite at 13,114 feet. We head into another canyon, and will cross into California soon. This is the short, easiest pass yet. But we aren't done. We traverse Montgomery Pass. My master and I focus on driving. We go by Mt Dubois and Boundary Peak to the north. They are located in the north end of the White Mountains. 

We cross into California, our final state on Route 6. My master didn't get any coffee this morning and the ice tea she had is gone. So we pull into a small mart in Benton. She only comes out with water, no coffee. The place is quite the throwback. As we get farther into California, we see green. It is trees. We haven't seen trees in miles. We are headed south in a valley with mountains on both sides. We pass Mt Gabb to our west.

Bishop is the official end of the current Route 6. Historic Route 6 continued on to Long Beach and that is our final destination. But we wanted to celebrate the end here in Bishop. The guidebook mentions that there is a sign for the start of Route 6 heading eastbound. We found the sign, turned around and took pictures to commentate this milestone. While the trip has been fun, I'm sure glad my masters aren't taking about doing the reverse trip.

We arrive at our hotel about 3:30. We are staying 1 night at the Vagabond Inn. I got a walk immediately followed by a foot bath. I wasn't even on the street that much since my master carried me out to the very limited spare grass space. My masters had their lunch leftovers for dinner. Club sandwich, BLT and some mango, key lime cheesecake. The cheesecake must have been wonderful since I heard my master scrap the go Box for every last morsel. I like it when they have leftovers since I get to hang with my humans all night. Tomorrow we go on to Santa Clarita, home base for our northern excursion on the Pacific Coast Highway, otherwise known as PCH.

Ely Nevada

Friday April 27, 2018

My master gave me a bath this morning. As much as I don't like a bath I have to admit I sure needed one. The water was black with dirt. I guess my hair is picking up all kinds of dust off the street. That must be why my master carried me over to the grassy area after I got clean. Good thing we weren't in a hurry. I just can't do a thing with my hair after a bath.

We left the hotel about 9:30, gassed up and my masters had breakfast at the Rancher Cafe. They won't be needing lunch after the biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon and pancakes. Finally we are heading west again on Route 6, destination Ely, Nevada. At first the terrain is flat and the road is straight. That only lasts about 30 minutes then we start to see some rolling hills. As always there are mountains on the horizon. We pass by Sevier Lake, so Google says. It doesn't look like there is any water. According to Wikipedia it is has been dry throughout most of recorded history. It is the remnant of a prehistoric lake called Lake Bonneville. That is the same lake responsible for the sand that created the Little Sahara Sand Dunes we saw yesterday. Great Salt Lake is another remnant of Lake Bonneville.

We see another teardrop camper. This one is larger, an R Pod. That makes 3. We start to see more hills and they are getting closer to the road. Next the road starts going up then down. Then the road starts to curve and before you know it my master has some serious driving over the summit and through the pass. I don't see the railroad and instead of the Colorado River there is only a dried up creek bed. There are snow caps on the horizon. It is the Great Basin National Park.

We cross from Colorado to Nevada which means we also change time zones. I see a Grand Army of the Republic sign but my master is too slow to get a picture of it. It is quite desolate; little vegetation, no animals, no cars, very few buildings, just our Corvette, the road and the mountains looming ahead. Sacramento pass gives us another thrill ride as we go up, down and all around on the Route 6 roller coaster. I thought this was a cool image looking back at the road in the side mirror.

We see another wind farm just before Majors Station. We stop but it is closed. My master took some cool pictures. We enter Humboldt National Forest. Connors Pass is the last one before arriving in Ely. I tried to capture the progression of the terrain in this series of photos.

Ely is a gambling town. I guess all towns in Nevada are to some extent. We are staying at the Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall. It first opened in 1929 offering drinking and gambling - both illegal at the time. Several celebrities have stayed there. There are stars on the sidewalk out front with their names.

We arrived around 12:30. They had a room ready so we checked in. They allow smoking in the ground floor casino so there was a strong order when we entered the hotel. We don't notice it in the room. Room is small and there are no chairs. It will do for 1 night. My master carried me through the hotel and around outside until she found some grass. When I was done, she carried me back to the room. It is embarrassing but better than getting a bath after every walk.

We arrived too early to ride the historic steam train. They only run on weekends. Bad timing on our part as we have to leave tomorrow too soon to take the ride. Maybe some day we can come back. So instead, my masters left me to work on this blog while they walked down the street a few blocks for beverages and a snack. They said it was the only restaurant that doesn't allow smoking so they will likely go back for dinner. What a difference a state line makes. You could barely find a place to drink in Utah let alone smoke, cigarettes that is, indoors and certainly no gambling or other vices. Nevada is a free for all by comparison.

After my masters get back to the room, we hang out together for awhile. Then just as I predicted, they left for the restaurant for dinner. The name of the place is Racks because of all the taxidermy deer heads on the walls. Karen had a really great burger and Bob had a delicious Philly cheesesteak. Some light TV watching and it is time for bed. We even have party lights outside our window from the hotel sign.

Delta Utah

Thursday April 26, 2018

We went through. Our morning routine, kibble, walk, load up and were off by around 9am. We have a 4.5 hour drive to Delta, Utah. We might make some short stops along the way but no big plans for today. Just making some miles west on Route 6. So we take US 191 north from Moab back out to I70/US 6 and head west to Green River where we exit. My masters want to see a sculpture mentioned in the guidebook. It is called the Golden Ratio. It is based on a mathematical principle. The guidebook doesn't say how to get there, only that it is in Green River, Utah near the interstate. My master finds directions on line so we are off to find it. The directions lead behind some industrial buildings into an open gravel area and there in the distance is the structure. We can't really see it and there isn't any visible way to get to it. Its not as big as we expected since the book indicated you could see it from the interstate. What a disappointment. My master got out and took the best pictures she could. Well at least it didn't take long to find out this was a bust. 

Later I researched this Golden Ratio online. The artist is Andrew Rogers. He is from Australian and evidently well regarded. He has built three of these. Green River is the largest one and it is about 4 stories high. It must have been farther away than it looked. The best explanation I found is that the blocks are arranged in a Fibonacci Sequence which is a mathematical sequence of numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... where the next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. An article in the Salt Lake Tribune said: ""The Ratio" is based on the Fibonacci sequence, a mathematical concept of universal significance similar to the Golden Ratio of science and mathematics. This sequence is found in numerous patterns in nature and has been used by architects of the Parthenon, the Acropolis and Egyptian tombs." An example from nature is the structure of a nautilus shell. Items that follow this principle are naturally pleasing to the eye. Evidently we could have gotten right up to the structure as shown in the pictures on this website from a local motel. I added one here so you can see what it looks like. 

After a few miles on I70, Route 6 and US 191 separate and head north to Price, Utah. Route 6 splits from US 191 little past Helper, Utah heading northwest to Spanish Fork. Near Helper there was this amazing formation that looks like it might have been the inspiration for the Flatiron Building in New York City. Spanish Fork looks like a good place to stop for lunch. As we approach Price it starts to get hilly again. We pass through Price Canyon and again I see the railroad by our side. It has been a regular site on this trip. We pass Strawberry Peak on our right and Loafer Mountain on our left. The views along this drive were amazing and varied. We weren't sure what we would see next. We get out of the mountains as we get close to Spanish Fork which is a suburb of Provo. As we round a turn there is a small wind farm, surprise.

We decide on the Sidecar Cafe at Legends, a little North in Springville. It is located at Legends Motorcycles. They have tons of vintage motorcycles. The oldest I found was a 1905 Harley with sign saying it was the oldest bike in the world. Legends Business is helping their clients create custom vintage bikes and turning factory bikes into true classics by manufacturing custom vintage parts. Their passion is preserving vintage bikes for all of us to enjoy. My masters sure did. Lunch was good too. My masters sat outside on the patio with a nice view. I could keep an eye on them from the car. It was a nice break after the hard drive. 

Now on to Delta. First we have a short distance on I15 South before Route 6 separates at Santaquin and heads west then southwest. The terrain to Delta varies every little bit, continuing the theme of the day. First it is flat farm land then it is hilly again. Surprise again, there are sand dunes out here. The Little Sahara Sand Dunes is Utah's largest dune field. It has actively forming and moving dunes as well as plant-stabilized dunes. Looks pretty cool. We didn't go there because it has become a playground for dike bikes and ATVs and that's not our scene. While the scenery changes, the one constant in this section is the isolation. There is almost no traffic, no houses, ...  we don't even see much cattle even though there is open ranging in this area.

We arrive at the hotel in Delta a little after 3pm. The plan is to just stay in tonight. My masters did laundry, clothes are such a hassle why don't they just grow more hair like me. I had kibble and they had lunch leftovers for dinner. It was a nice quiet evening. We sure are having a good time together.

Moab Utah - Side Trip

Wednesday April 25, 2018

I enjoyed my morning walk. We left the hotel about 9:30, went to Octopus Coffee so my master could start with a hot coffee since the mornings are cool, and gassed up the Corvette. We headed back to Route 6 downtown Grand Junction and followed it to Mack, Colorado where Route 6 joins I70. There is a road sign indicating the end of Route 6, it really means that it joins I70. We could see the Colorado Monument area to our south. It looks amazing. It was too hard to get a picture so I'll just have to keep the memory. We crossed from Colorado to Utah. As you enter Utah there is a Grand Army of the Republic sign - I haven't seen one in a long time.

We can see Mount Waas in the La Sal Mountain Range to our south as we head for Moab. The scenery is stunning out here. As we near Moab, Utah we see the terrain is a very distinct blue, nearly robin egg blue. Turns out these are the Blue Mountains. I haven't figured out what makes them blue. We see a dog riding on a motorcycle. I thought I had it bad.

We head into Moab so my masters can have lunch before going into Arches National Park. We stop at Atomic. They had the tacos on a lovely patio. The tacos were very good but small. I guess the waiter had warned them. It was OK with them since they are saving room for dinner. They saw a magpie but couldn't get a good picture. I saw one at "the farm" in Pine, Colorado and again in Glenwood Springs by the Hotel Denver.

After lunch we entered the Arches. We bought a senior annual pass. My master has one but we forgot to bring it. Since we plan to go to more parks, this is still a good investment. The spectacular views start as soon as you enter and continues to the very end. We say something more fascinating at each turn. We toured almost the entire park. We have more pictures and videos that I can possibly put in this blog. I found this flower, wonder it is? A small taste of the stunning views is shown below and a larger sampling is on the Arches National Park page.

After that my master is ready for some relaxation so we head to the hotel. We are staying at the Red Stone Inn. As we are driving through town we see this teardrop camper. That is two on the trip so far. The hotel is very rustic but seems fitting since much of the charming downtown looks like a throw back to the Wild West.

My master and I went looking for a good place for my walk. There sin't much except for the grass patches at the hotel. They did' seem to want us to use that but it is all there is. My feet are so dirty my master gives me a foot bath. Bummer. My masters go across the street to the Moab Grill for dinner. They shared a steak and is was wonderful. I even got a taste of the small bit they brought back. Plus I found a perfect dog cave. Tomorrow we are going to Delta, Utah.

Grand Junction Colorado- Day Two

Tuesday April 24, 2018

I had a nice walk again this morning. Then my masters headed out for breakfast at Bernie B's Classic Cuisine. I guess they feature all kinds of pancakes. They stopped to wash the car before returning to the hotel. It is a good thing because she was very dirty.

They told me about their breakfast. Bob had pancakes and Karen had the California Skillet with green chilies, eggs, bacon,  I told them to stop already. We hung out for awhile. I caught up on the blog. We have been so busy, I am days behind. No lunch with those big breakfasts. My masters left in the afternoon for the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens. They met a nice young man who gave them a tour of the inside spaces and then took a picture of them together. They said there were lots of interesting things and it was good to walk around outside on such a lovely day.

After the botanical garden, they went to a wine tasting at Maison La Belle Vie Winery also in Palisade. It was a lovely tasting with a very nice young women pouring the wines. They liked these better and bought a bottle to bring home. When they returned we took another walk and I ate my kibble. My masters headed to the bar for dinner. It was Taco Tuesday. The bar provided free tacos. What a deal. They had a duo singing and playing guitars. They were pretty good. You could make a request and then join them in singing the song. Some of the patrons were quite good and obviously having a good time performing. They met a nice man named John who they had a great conversation with. They told me all this the next morning. That night they came in singing Mustang Sally and Brown Eyed Girl. Bob requested Mustang Sally for Karen. He didn't go sing but it made Karen very happy. John had sung Brown Eyed Girl at karaoke before but he wouldn't do it this night. Glad my masters had such a great time. Tomorrow we leave Colorado and enter Utah. We are taking a side trip to Moab to see the Arches National Park.

Grand Junction Colorado

Monday April 23, 2018

It is a beautiful morning in Glenwood Springs. We don't need to be in a hurry since we are only driving about1.5 hours to Grand Junction. My masters have looked at the sites they had planned for our stay in Grand Junction and decided not to go to them. The access roads for Colorado National Monument and Grand Mesa National Forest are just to windy for our mutual comfort. My master and I take a nice long walk around the block. There are lots of restaurants and neat shops in this area. It would be a fun place to spend some time just exploring the local area, etc. 

My masters consider an alternate route home that would not go back through Colorado. They discuss going further south. Maybe from the Las Vegas area to Flagstaff taking I40 through Albuquerque to Oklahoma City then up to Manhattan Kansas. This would be fine with me. I had to stand up much of the time going through Colorado to keep from falling off my bed. Looks like we need to reduce this portion of our trip by a day to two to make that work. We decide to skip a planned stop in Price and go directly from Moab to Provo. Well, enough planning for one day.

We load up the car around 10:30 then drive over to see the Hotel Colorado. It is a historic hotel frequented by presidents and other famous people. My masters go in. All I see is the inside of this Corvette. It sounds like a really cool old grand hotel with a huge lobby area. Many group seating areas inside and in a courtyard area. Lots of taxidermy on the walls they tell me; bison, bobcats, and more. Guess I'm glad I didn't go in. Who needs to see that?

We gas up the car and head for Grand Junction. The guidebook says Route 6 is separate from the interstate until the town of Rifle so we head out west on Route 6. My master sees signs saying No Outlet but Karen says the google map shows the road going to Rifle just like the book. We continue on but sure enough, we come to a gravel dead end. Thank goodness there is a turn around because there is a very steep drop off on the left. It is scary getting turned around but Bob does a great job. We go back and get on I70 to continue west on Route 6 for real. We pass lots of interesting scenery. Route 6 separates from the interstate at Palisade, Colorado. The Bookcliffs are the predominate feature in this area and they are beautiful. They were formed from eroded sandstone. There are many interesting formations and the colors are subtle and very intricate. I think about how it would be to explore them but I don't see how a short legged Havanese would manage it. 

Palisades is a wine producing area. We see lots of grape vines and vineyards with tasting rooms. I foresee some alone time coming up. Route 6 passes though Palisade and Clifton before bisecting Grand Junction. It is slow with the traffic. My masters decide on a place in downtown Grand Junction for lunch. Taco Party is a restaurant that features six of their hundred taco recipes each day. They also have appetizers done the same way. My masters tell me all about it and the great blue tamales, duck confit taco and pork belly taco they had. If we lived here, they would be regulars. 

After lunch we call the hotel to see about an early check in. They have a room ready. The Grand Vista hotel is located near the airport and right off I70. It is a nice hotel but not "grand". They have a restaurant/bar in the hotel so that will be convenient. The room is large and comfortable. It is warm enough for my master to change into short pants and short sleeves. That sure makes her happy. We take a walk around the hotel. It is a nice area for smelling and walking. My master spies lilac bushes. They are her favorite. She breaks off some blooms. I finish my chores and we walk back to the room, I'm sure melling the grass and she's smelling the flowers. 

Just as I suspected, my masters left to go wine tasting at Plum Creek winery. I hear it was an interesting experience. They have dinner at in the hotel. So do I, more kibble.  There was a gentleman playing so they stayed and listened. Karen brought back pizza. Sounds like a fun night. Wonder what's up for tomorrow?

Glenwood Springs Colorado

Sunday April 22, 2018

We were up early this morning since we have a big day. We are going to Rocky Mountain National Park then on to Glenwood Springs where we will spend the night. It is sunny and clear but still quite cool. The snow cap on the mountains is sparkling. My master takes me on a different route for my walk, hoping I don't get as dirty. We load up the car and are off by 8am.

We plan to enter the park at the Grand Lake entrance on the west side of the park. We are going the long way because the Trail Ridge Road is closed. We head west on I70 then north on Colorado 9 then back east on US 40 and 34. The Eisenhower Tunnel is our highest elevation on Route 6 at 11,158 feet. It is a long but interesting drive. At the visitor center they tell us there is one road partially open on this side of the park. The road would go all the way to Estes Park but it is closed due to snow. We drove up to the road closure at the Colorado River Trailhead. You couldn't see the Colorado River from the parking area. There were hikers getting ready, I'll bet they go along the river. I'm sure it's pretty. Wish I could go but hiking is not in the picture for any of us, especially not hiking in snow.

On the return drive, we stop at a historic miner's cabin. My master got out to look. Bob and I stay in the car. We know we can see the pictures later. We exit the park and head back the way we came until we get to Silverthorne. We stop in Dillon so my masters can have lunch at the Lake Dillon Tavern and Pizza Company. They said it is definitely a tavern. They were the only people there at first. Bet I could have come in too. They were waited on by Ivan. He brought them chicken wings and a meatball sandwich. I wonder what all these things taste like. I only get the same kibble every day. A couple of quick pictures and we are back on the road again.

We are back making westward progress on Route 6. Route 6 parallels I70 and merges with I70 for much of this section. We decide to stay on I70 vs getting on and off repeatedly. Route 6 (I70) goes through Glenwood Canyon. The scenery is breathtaking. You travel up and down through the canyon with the Colorado River at the bottom sometimes so far down you can't see it, other times right beside you. The east bound lanes are at a lower level much of the way. Both directions of interstate are suspended and/or cantilevered over open space. What a feat of civil engineering. It is very dramatic but demanding driving. Too bad Bob can't enjoy the experience. The pictures and videos don't capture the rugged beauty. Speaking of pictures and videos, I took way too many but posted most of them on this page.

We arrive at the Hotel Denver about 4pm and get a great parking spot right across the street. It is a very cool historical hotel right in downtown Glenwood Springs. We get checked in. They even know my name. We go up to the room, very cool. My master Bob made an excellent choice. Way to go! 

After a walk around the neighborhood, my masters leave me in the room for some peace and quiet while they go to the Glenwood Canyon Brewery for dinner. It is right in the hotel, how convenient. I find a great dog cave to hang out in. They must have had a good time based on all the laughing and talking about how good the chili and potato green chili soup were. We had a wonderful night and great sleep in a comfy bed. Good pick Bob!

Georgetown Colorado - Day 2

Saturday April 21, 2018

We all slept in this morning. My master had to wash some clothes. Clothes seem like a nuisance. She didn't start their laundry until 8:30. Then she took my for my walk. You guessed it, there was snow on the ground again. There was about 2 inches on the car. My masters are watching and talking about the weather. We are supposed to go to Rocky Mountain National Park today. The laundry is done about 10:30 and we set out for the park.

First order of business is to find coffees for my master. She drank the ones she had. Finally we found some at our third stop, the Valero. She bought the two they had. The entrance to the park is at Grand Lake. There are two routes as you can see in these screenshots. The shortest is highway 40 but it has way too many switchbacks and curves for us, especially in this overcast, wet weather. We elect to go the long way. The driving conditions were not very good and it would be wet and cold at the park so we decided to stop at Dillon, have lunch and then head back to the hotel.

My humans had lunch at Dillon Dam Brewery. They said the burgers were really good. The weather was a little better on the way back to the hotel. After getting to Georgetown, we went to the bighorn sheep wildlife viewing area. My master went up to the big binoculars but didn't see any sheep. She was disappointed. We went in search of socks and found them in at the Family Dollar store. Then it was back to our room. There was a very light snow most of the afternoon. My humans were not interested in dinner since they had such a big lunch. Thank goodness they didn't forget to give me my kibble.

Georgetown Colorado

Friday April 20, 2018
We woke up about 7 and my master took me out. Snow again! This snow crunches. Boy we're my feet dirty after my walk. My master put me straight in the tub then dried me off. Snow is pretty but is sure is a hassle. I chilled out in the room with the birds while my masters had a wonderful eggs benedict breakfast while chatting with Chris and Jim. They have been to several of the places we will be going to. We took a parting picture of the "farm".

We left about 9:45 headed for the Buck Snort Saloon. It is snowing pretty good but quits not long after we turn onto County Road 126 which leads to Pine Grove. There we pick up Elk Creek Road. It is a narrow, gravel road with lots of turns. The we see a sign that says Road Narrows. How is that even possible? Fortunately there is no one else on the road. The scenery is breathtaking. 

We arrive at Buck Snort Saloon. They are closed which we expected. Bob wanted to go here with his best friend Gerry who passed away in October. We brought Gerry's ashes with us so now they are both there. Elk Creek runs behind the saloon. A perfect place to spread some of Gerry's ashes. We took more pictures which you can see on this page.

We headed back to 285 since our destination is Georgetown, Colorado. It started snowing so heavy we thought we might not be able to go since Route 6 takes us through the Clear Creek pass. We went so far as to book a room in Golden but then the snow stopped so we went on to our hotel in Georgetown. The drive through the pass was spectacular. Pictures don't do it justice. We arrived about 12:30. My master checked us in and we got settled in the room. Georgetown is at 8,530 feet of elevation and boy does my master feel it. She has to take it very slow. It starts snowing again so we decide to stay in until around 4:30 when I get my walk and my masters go next door for an early dinner. They had pizza and listened to music by a gal and guy duo. I could tell the pizza was great from the smell of the leftovers they brought back. So not fair.