Cedar City

We have just returned from our latest adventure, the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Utah. We watched one play, Lend Me a Tenor, that was fabulous. The comedy was side-splitting and the musical ability of the cast, especially the character of Max, was amazing. It was a very enjoyable time.

We were not sure about this since the last time DeeAnn had visited the festival her view was blocked by a large pillar. But this time, the wheelchair seating, in the back of the theater, was an a level platform and allowed me to sit next to her on a nice padded folding chair. The view was excellent. We can hardly wait to return for next years season.

We left Provo on Saturday morning, drove to Cedar City, and checked into our hotel. Well, it was actually a 7-room bed and breakfast. The Iron Gate Inn, is a lovely Victorian home, lovingly restored by a very nice and friendly couple. The wheelchair room had plenty of room in it. We were treated to a very nice breakfast the following morning and enjoyed some nice conversations with our fellow guests. It's not often you find accessible B&Bs, so we wanted to take advantage of it.

For dinner before the play, we drove up Cedar Canyon. Intending on eating at Milt's (they were only taking parties with reservations and didn't look all that wheelchair accommodating anyway), we ventured down the road to Rusty's Ranch House. DeeAnn enjoyed a very good steak and I enjoyed some potato boats). We drove back down the canyon and prepared for our evening out.We enjoyed a little of the Greenshow of the festival, but with the sun directly in our eyes, it was not that pleasant of an experience. But, as I indicated, the play was wonderful. It's not exactly the kind we would take kids to since there was a fair amount of bad language and sexual innuendo. Looking past that through, we enjoyed the talent of the cast, and the catchy tunes and comedic timing the play brought to life. (Play a video clip)

As we traveled home, we stopped by Cove Fort, an old historic fort built by early LDS pioneers, and marveled at the destruction the fire caused around the fort, but not touching the fort at all. Instead of sticking to the fast and efficient freeway, we ventured off to Highway 89 and saw Richfield, Saline, Gunnison, and then back to Nephi to join up with the freeway.
The pets were glad to see us, after having been abandoned for a night.