Howdy Trippyville!! I am just now getting over our 11-day adventure that included some incredible time spent with a bunch of awesome friends. I have to say upfront that the visit with Bert & Beata was the highlight of it all. We saw friends in Ruidoso and Santa Fe New Mexico, made a friend in Las Vegas, NM and visited my wife's oldest, childhood friend in St. Louis, MO. However the visit in Colorado was without compare. I can't say enough about their spot in Colorado except to say I could be his crazy neighbor in a heart-beat if not for the needs of both of our families here in Indiana.
Bert & Beata took us to some great restaurants/breweries and as you all saw on a "beginners" hiking trail. I've only knonw a handful of people in my life that are as generous as Bert and his lovely wife were over the course of our visit. Bert let me spend some time on the torch and I even initiated the construction of my own personal Trippy Tip that was turned into a perfect specimen with Bert finishing the finer detail. Bert made it extremely hard for me and Mrs. Brew having any interest to leave that idyllic location. But as with anything that awesome, an end had to come and we continued the trek back to Missouri then Indy with the thoughts of the glorious sunset dropping behind the mountains of Golden Colorado. The Milk Stout @ Colorado-Plus Brewery was great but the Cognac-Barreled Ale was in a completely different league. However it wasn't all about the beer since we did bring along some "special" celebratory Tequila, Organic Top-Shelf Margarita mix into which I hand-squeezed/pressed limes for some sunset margaritas that perfectly complemented that particular evening. Mrs. Brew only had to drive me back to the hotel at the end of that single over-the-top evening
We did have a couple of issues arise at home while on the road but have since gotten that all resolved so I'm now enjoying my hump day in patient anticipation of the pending Trippy sale. I was good and did not ask Bert for any advanced access to anything he was working on so don't go all angry German-kid on me!!
Coralie, I'm sending my strongest healing vibes to both you and Ralf with hopes that things go well and quickly. You are the Dragon Warrior but everybody deserves a break now and then.
I did have one shining light in Indy with my
Microstick order having arrived a few days prior. For the first time in nearly 5 years, I am using a Kayfun mini with the microstick exclusively today. My REOs need a good cleaning after all the
juice they have leaked while climbing as high as 11,200 ft at the SkiApache ski resort, going from 6500ft up to 9559ft hiking in Ruidoso 2 days in a row and then hiking up 1000ft when already a mile high in Colorado. The Ruidoso hiking excursion included about 2000ft in a Gondola
Thankfully all the pocket stains were with red fruit or grape bubble gum
e-liquid . Chocolate or Lemon e-liquids might have led to a more comical scenario. Blue Jeans are Good, Tan Cargo Shorts...Not so much. Hope you're all having a great day. Brew
