Monday, April 4, 2011

Weekend in Boulder

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Two attributes Boulder shares with Seattle are beautiful scenery and politics (left leaning). These features draw us to the town and make us feel readily comfortable here. The characteristic in which they share almost nothing is WEATHER!  Yesterday it was sunny and 80 degrees in Boulder. Today it was 32 and snowing by afternoon, though the morning was a bit warmer.  When we returned to the Artic Fox after dinner Sunday night, it was 34 degrees outside and 45 degrees inside.  BRRRR!  We’re telling ourselves this is preparing us to be back home in 3 days, where it’s been cold and wet much of the past 5 months.

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We’ve had a great visit here. Saturday Bob and Cathryn met Adrienne and her good friend C-May, walked to the Pearl Street pedestrian mall and had lunch at the Boulder Café. We spent Saturday night at Adrienne’s apartment, and after dinner her boyfriend Justin taught us a card game that is popular in the midwest where he grew up: Euchre.  Bob and Cathryn had “beginner’s luck” and won!

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Sunday we had planned to go on a hike, but the weather interfered, so the four of us took a walk along Boulder Creek before it began snowing, then went on a tour of the Avery Brewery in the afternoon. Sunday night found us at Buddha Café for Thai food for dinner.  We’ve had lots of good food and socializing for three days, and tomorrow we hit the road for home. We’re glad we made this stop that was a little out of the way on our way home  from Baja.

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