St. Louis, Joplin, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Oklahoma City - VFG 2.0 "Serve On"
2012:7 cities, 175 hours of service, 1800 miles. One big life lesson.
This is a Vacation for Good. VFG VI is to Colorado! - Topeka, Steamboat, Denver, KC, more. VFG 3.0 Zoey (9), Mia (10), Holden (18), and Megan and Chris will be flying from St. Louis to Seattle, and driving one way from Seattle to San Diego via 6 cities. In each city we are going to do our best work for some very special organizations. Check out the cities below and think about joining us. More inf
07/22/2017
Our much needed lunch was brought to us by Blue Bonnet.
Holden- Smothered Burrito- B
Megan- Two beef tacos- B
Zoey- Tacos- B
Chris- Barbacoa Tacos-B+
Mia- chicken quesadilla-A
Atmosphere: A (this place had yet again another great patio, great service, traditional Mexican Decour)
07/21/2017
Dinner last night was a different kind of experience. All the food had bacon in it one way or another.
Holden- southern fried chicken sandwich- A
Zoey- bacon mac and cheese- A
Megan-bacon mac and cheese-A+
Chris- shrimp and grits- C+
Mia- chicken and waffles-A
Overall group rating on our appetizer:
Bacon Flight- A
Billionaires Bacon- A+
Atmosphere: A (this little place was tucked away off the main street with a great patio and great services)
07/21/2017
In life we pick one door or the other. Great time at the The Food Bank of the Rockies. 509 boxes adding up to 16,288 pounds of beverages packed for local community centers thanks to a team of 20+
07/19/2017
Today we spent time helping out the CO State Park system by rebuilding a fence that holds their horses in.
07/18/2017
Today we went with no electronics (all day), and did a 16 mile float down the CO River. We had a wonderful guide, and tons of laughs! Another great day😊
07/17/2017
Spent time today exploring!
07/17/2017
Very late breakfast at Freshies this morning!
Holden-Lily bowl(grits, scrambled eggs, weeds, avocado, bacon)- C-
Megan- Lily Bowl-D
Chris- huevos rancheros-A
Zoey- Lily bowl-D
Mia- French toast-A
Atmosphere: A (This was a little breakfast/lunch place right off the main drag. Great patio with lots of shade. Family friendly and the staff was great!)
07/16/2017
Tonight we took some time out to cheer on our US men's soccer team. We visited a local sports bar called Dude and Dan's Sports Bar to have dinner and watch the game!
Megan- chicken tenders- C
Holden- jerk chicken with coconut rice-A
Chris- cheese steak sandwich-A
Zoey-chicken tenders-B
Mia- chicken tenders-B
Atmosphere: A (This cool sports bar had lots of TV's, and tons of awesome people in it. It is in downtown Steamboat and is very close to a whole bunch of fun things.)
07/16/2017
We had a late breakfast this morning after resting a little, and exploring some! Found Johnny B. Goods in the heart of Steamboat Springs!
Megan- Oops in a bowl (scrambled eggs, ham, hashbrowns, gravy) A+
Holden- French toast-A
Zoey- flapjacks-B
Mia- flapjacks- B
Chris- huevos verdes-A
Atmosphere: A (This cool little place is awesome and super eclectic. It was delicious and really family friendly.)
07/15/2017
We have arrived in Steamboat Springs, CO!
07/15/2017
Stopped in Denver for dinner before heading to Steamboat Springs. Eat at Ale House in the middle of downtown.
Mia-fish and chips- A
Megan- deconstructed pot pie-D
Zoey-four cheese bow-tie pasta-C
Holden-buffalo chicken sand.-B
Chris-meatloaf- A-
Atmosphere: A (This rooftop patio over looking the city of Denver was an awesome little place.)
07/15/2017
Lunch on our way to Denver was in the little town of Salina at a place called Corkie's Diner.
Zoey-A cheeseburger with fries
Mia-C grilled cheese
Chris-B roast beef plate
Megan A grilled cheese
Holden- A cheeseburger
Atmosphere: A- Tucked away in the city of Salina. Where all the buildings look like they were from the 1950's.
