Mayos head for cooler temps 2010

Hi friends!!
So, we excitedly piled in the car Wednesday afternoon, and semi-rushed out of town to beat the incoming monsoon and possibly hit Balmorhea Springs before dark. But, the rain was quick on our heels so we pulled off in Fort Stockton and hunkered down in a Comfort Inn for the night. Oh, except all the pet-friendly rooms were sold out in the area, so Sue agreed to sleep in the car. He is SO agreeable.

The next day was another 7+ hrs to Santa Fe, where we hit up the Whole Foods and then on to the lovely cottage at Alexander's Inn we always enjoy so much. They are so super-cool and eco-friendly (plus pet friendly) too. Sweet deal. From there to 10k Waves, where about 3 minutes in I started to wonder if hot tub temperatures were kid friendly. No cell reception up there meant that I couldn't Google, so Sky and I piled back in the car while Marc enjoyed a nice quiet hour of hot tub, cold plunge, and dry sauna. I don't think he missed us too badly...
For dinner we hit up the most rad little restaurant/yoga studio/spa/eco-friendly boutique/fitness studio which had a crazy-extensive menu of vegan, raw, organic options. I embarrassed Marc with how much I ordered, but he wasn't complaining when he went diving for the leftovers later that night. They even had an eco-organic-y day care in there for their patrons. Super rad.
The next day my easily-amused-self downloaded a new app for my Iphone called Imapmyrun that surely has been around since the 90's, but whatever it was new to me and I followed a little blue line on my phone for 7 miles around Santa Fe that I never would have been able to venture solo. Sweet!!
Four-ish hours took us to Durango, where we have been delighting in the company of our good friends the Robinettes. They are so fun and the kids are having a blast together. Durango is so cool, too. Plus Jess and Lisa came for a visit, and Sky enjoyed her Uncle Jess time a lot, especially when he took us down for a soak in the river.
Tomorrow I think we are going to check out a cool hike and the fireworks, Happy Fourth to our friends and family.. be safe and we love you!!!!