Today was really special… Our old freinds Steve and Kate and their kids and partners were also in the Santaa Fe area this week. They’re here celebrating Steves dad Marvin’s 90th birthday. We hadn’t been able to meet up with them sooner because we were all covid carriers.. bit by this time we think we’re pretty clean.. and we decided to do something outdoors together. We picked a 3 h.5 hour rafting ride down class 2 and 3 rapids on the Rio Grande. It was . so fun !> The water was up and fast due to the rains… so it pr’omised ”to be a good ride.   We met Steve, , his son mathew.. one of Max’s earliest freinds. , mathews wife caroliine , Steves daughter shannon and Shannon’s huspband Aaron at the place about an hour east of Santa Fe and got our gear.. they then bussed us up several miles on the river..   and  tossed  us  in! Steve, Diane and I were in one boat with a great guide named Brian. Max, Mathew Caroline, Aaron and Shannon were in another boat. There were enough rapids and features to make it interesting.. only a few folks fell in.. none of us did though 

It was so great getting together  !

we headed back to Santa Fe and met back up with Becky and Beckys folks .. We decided to head out to a pop up Pizza restaurant at the  hotel Del Rey. It was a really cool retro place.. we made a picnic in the grass and ate. the pizza was great  !

Very full and dun day !
nite all, nite sam

-me