KevinM Wrote:
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> I’ve found that depending on restaurants during
> events such as VIHR is not the best strategy, at
> least for me. Charters often leave early and get
> back late, when restaurants are not open.
> Instead, when I hit the ground, I hit a Walmart
> grocery store, such as the ones in Española or
> Durango. I have a shopping list and I buy what I
> need. I get a hotel with a microwave and a
> fridge (there are several in Chama) and I am good.
> I make my own, breakfast, lunch and dinner in
> the room. I can eat anytime I want. It’s far
> less expensive than having meals in a restaurant.
> I don’t have to wait on a wait staff or tip
> anybody. There’s the added bonus that what I
> eat is also far healthier than what is found in
> restaurants. Works for me!
>
> /Kevin Madore
+1. I spent a year traveling back and forth to Alaska; first rotation, I ate in the chow hall and gained 15 pounds. After that, I made my own meals. I'd stop at Wal-Mart in Fairbanks, get the food things I knew I couldn't get at Delta Junction, and head on down. For lunch, I got to where I could drive to my crib, cook and eat an omelette, read the news, and be back at work in 1/2 of an hour. In remote locations, a bit of self-reliance for food is in order.
More pertinent to here, for the week I spent in Antonito on a Friends work session, the provided lunches were more than adequate for my major meal. At the campground, cereal in the morning, healthy snack food in the evening, no cooking on my part. I did have lunch once at Fosters visiting with Jay Wimer (didn't realize they weren't doing breakfast anymore, much sadness...
), and the Friends barbeque at Cumbres, but the rest of the week was as described above. I'm describing this so others get an idea of what to expect at a work session...