Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving was a wonderful day. After swimming in the afternoon, we went over to Dick and Gwen’s house for dinner along with 34 other folks. Wow! 2 Carolina turkeys, over 20 pounds each, dressing, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, pureed carrots, bread and ,for dessert , a Cuban lime pie. Dick and Gwen had the entire menu under control and we were just supposed to bring wine or beer, but Peggy made a gazpacho fruit salad of mango, mandarin oranges, cucumber, cilantro, papaya, and hicama with a touch life lime juice and chili powder. Yum! Dick and Gwen had been cooking for several days. Dinner was an absolute delight. Perhaps the best –ever tasting turkey!
Seating was at 5 different tables. We were joined by Lynn, a nurse from Minnesota, who along with her husband Bob owns a house and spends the winter here. Also sitting with us was Sergio, who operates a large scuba/snorkel operation called Aqua World and Miguel, along with his wife Faviola, both local photographers. We had met Sergio several times over the years at Dick and Gwen’s house. Miguel looked familiar and sure enough, we had met him years before through Eco Divers. Miguel was making underwater videos for scuba divers. Everyone at our table spoke English so conversation flowed along with the wine. Sergio shared great stories about growing up in Mexico City and Sunday dinners that lasted for hours.
We also talked with an American named Kevin and his wife Pavla. We had briefly met them last year. Dick and Gwen had them care-take their house this past summer. This year we discovered that Kevin had been a long time resident of Vail and owned a business there. Come to find he knew and actually worked with our friend Roxanne Yates. In fact, when he left Vail, Roxanne took over his property management business. Small world! We emailed Roxanne and hopefully she and Kevin will communicate. Just a small example of Peggy and Ed trying to bring the world closer together! Peace and love, dude!