More Fun with Friends

We had more fun with friends in March.   This time it was Trina and Ken (Trina and I have been friends for 40+ years and I have known Ken almost as long).    They stayed at Cat Mountain Bed and Breakfast which is very cute and about 10 minutes from our place at Desert Trails.    We had 2 jam packed days of fun.   First we started at Saguaro National Park and watched the video before heading out for a hike to the Gould Mine and around to the hike through the wash to see the petroglyphs .   Ken took lots of pictures as the rest of us enjoyed the perfect weather and spending time with each other.

  

All that exercise made us hungry so we drove to the Brown Mountain picnic area and had a yummy lunch under the ramada.    Once we had our stamina back, we drove to the San Xavier del Bac mission for the tour and film and to see the 250 year old church.   The video was great but the tours are only in the morning (darn it).    Still is is a lovely place with a small but interesting museum.    We were on a schedule that day because John and I worked at Desert Trails for the entertainment that night.    After a bit of a snafu getting there, Trina and Ken joined us for the Mariachi de Atzlan.    These are high school kids who put on a very professional show.   The orchestra is excellent and the music is energetic and fun.

The next day we headed to Sabino Canyon for the tram up the canyon and a very pleasant walk down.   Sabino is one of the few places you can hike along the water.   The creek is made up of snow melt and babbles along.   Very nice

 We stopped at the Jasper Cafe for lunch then headed back to our respective places for some R & R and painting for Ken.    We finished the visit with a picnic of wine and snacks outside on the patio at the B & B.   By 9:00 it was time to say good night and see you in Portland this summer.    Wonderful visit, wonderful friends!