Awake: 6:15am Temp 53 Clear Overnight @ Denver, CO
K & I make the 8:30 rendezvous with Marge & Tom for breakfast @ the Le
Peep restaurant just up the street from our campground….very convenient
for them & us. This is our farewell time together as M & T will start
driving back to Grand Junction, CO later this morning. We are thankful
that our plan & their plan worked to allow this family/friends time
together. It was truly a lot of fun.
Next, K & I drive directly across the street to the Ross store, where you
can dress for less. I am looking for a few ties….all my ties are in
storage, but I buy nothing. Kathy wasn’t looking for anything in
particular but she finds a nice blouse. Back to our bus @ 11:00am.
Claudette’s husband TC calls from Parker, CO. He had given Kathy route
instructions to our designated meeting place yesterday; his call this
morning is to clarify some of the street names and distances.
@ 11:55am we start driving to the growing town of Parker & meet with TC &
one of his sons, Ryan @ the August Moon restaurant for lunch. We haven’t
seen TC since April 14, 2003 & haven’t seen Ryan since 1995. He’s a
handsome fellow now.
I wasn’t particularly hungry since our healthy breakfast meal ended just a
few hrs ago. So K & I ordered the “Happy Family” meal, a combination of
shrimp, scallops, chicken & beef with vegetables, egg drop soup, & an egg
roll to share. Once I started eating this gourmet Asian food, I had no
problem eating my share. It was great!
We follow TC & Ryan another 5 miles or so to their home in the “High
Prairie@ the Lake” subdivision. Claudette, who is recovering from spinal
fusion surgery that she had several weeks ago, greets us warmly & we spend
the remainder of the afternoon catching up on each other’s lives &
activities. Claudette is already feeling positive results from the
surgery, but has much physical therapy to go thru to regain her strength
and full functioning. TC takes the time to give us a splendid tour of
their grand & beautiful house with its manicured grounds. They moved to
Parker 10 yrs ago from Alaska….Parker is no longer a small town. We say
our goodbyes for now and wish Claudette a continued and speedy recovery &
drive away @ 5:55pm.
En route back to the campground on Parker Road, we stop @ a Wal-Mart Super
store for a few groceries and, with Kathy’s help, a few silk ties. Back to
the bus @ 8:00pm.
9:30 dinner: Leftover food from our Friday night meal @ the Macaroni Grill.
High temp=? Out 11:28pm
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