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The Cruise--Details

I didn't include more details in the prior "The Cruise" post for two reasons. 1)  I didn't think anyone would be interested; and 2)  This trip didn't include much of the normal topics:  good beer, good coffee or John-style travel. But there are details, which may be useful to some people contemplating how such a trip is put together. On the first day of the trip, we drove three hours to pick up my mother in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  At 85, she isn't comfortable driving for long distances and hadn't flown for many years. We then drove 3 1/2 more hours to Chicago, where we checked into the Wyndham, where you can get a room that includes the cost of parking for up to 12 days.   We were up early on the hotel shuttle to O'Hare, where we then boarded the a non-stop American Airlines flight to New Orleans. Here, we checked into a Hampton Inn near the port.  My mother was pretty tired, so Julia and I went out for a Cajun dinner and live music.   Rememberi...
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We’ve spent several days exploring the Loveland and Fort Collins area. Basically, we look for residences in our price range and then walk the neighborhoods, seeing if it feels good to us. This afternoon, we went to half a dozen open houses to better understand the market. 

It’s been some work but also some fun. One night we went out for dinner with one of Julia’s optometry school classmates and her husband, Dave, a Fort Collins lawyer. They took us out for Mexican food and to some hole in the wall bars in Fort Collins’ Old Town.  A good time was had, but I frankly can’t keep up with Dan, who is a serious craft beer drinker. 

Before today’s open houses, Julia went to the weaving guild meeting in Loveland.  She said the people there were very friendly and welcoming. I found some advanced pickleball players to play with at one of the city parks in Loveland and ended up getting invited to play next week at one of their regular advanced groups that gets together. People talk about Midwest-nice, but we have found people to be very friendly in Northern Colorado.

After another round of open houses tomorrow, we will do some exploring in the mountains next week.

Taking a walk on the Big Thompson River trail

New Belgium Brewery beer garden

“Watching” at Bent Beech beer garden



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MFH said…
Looking at Google Maps satellite, it appears Fort Collins morphs into Loveland or vice versa making for a substantial populous. The proximity of nearby "open space," national forest and other outdoor attractions make it sound a good choice. Could you however, as a compromise, manage two or three months in Tucson...say, from Dec-Feb? That'd let you enjoy many of the town's cultural offerings not the least of which -- for me -- was swimming in the outdoor pool in January. But the summer heat is not to be underestimated.
October 18, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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