Estes Park
In July our summer
plans for Cotopaxi took a right turn. Wendye & Shelley (owners of
River Spruce in Estes Park, CO where we spent the winter) called us
to tell us that Wendye's brother had passed away. They needed us to
come and work for August so they could go to Wisconsin to the family
cabin at the lake where he had lived and take care of it and his
estate. This would be a good trial run for our time there next
summer. (Last April they offered us a permanent position, working 3
months on and 3 months off, starting in Jan 2015)
River Spruce webpage
River Spruce is a
lot different in the summer than covered with snow in the winter! The
river is bubbling right along and the flowers fill the window boxes and the flower beds alongside the cabins. It is really beautiful. The
fishing is great and everybody has a campfire. We met many wonderful
people and ate a lot of s'mores. Out of 8 cabins we only had 3 nights
vacant all month so we were busy. Thank goodness we don't have to
clean rooms. Jim did a lot of painting and staining, I made 2 pans of
coffee cake every morning and answered a lot of phone calls and
emails …. and washed lots of towels! Since we're going to be here a
lot, we decided to buy an electric smoker. We really had fun with it
and did chicken, a beef roast and even some cheese! The brand is
“Smokin-it” and is just fantastic. Smokin-it webpage
We had a black bear
swim across the river one morning and then never saw him again. Lots of
deer and the elk started coming around before we left. River Spruce pictures
We miss being
there already but are looking forward to being in San Carlos, Mexico
for the next 3 months.
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