Remembered joy is twice sweet. And sweet is was to re-connect with our friends, David and Ginny Kral. We rendezvoused at the Red Hills Visitor Center on the West side of Saguaro National Park. The Kral's have been our Tucson connection since we began our retirement traveling, but our connection goes back much further than that. Ginny and I were colleagues at Sacajawea, and beyond that, Ginny gave Elizabeth flute lessons during her middle school years. The Kral's have been wintering in Tucson for a number of years, and every time we meet-it's sweet. This morning we hiked the desert, once again among the cacti. I managed a few peeks at the Saguaros, but mostly David and I chattered like kittens sharing fresh milk. Up ahead, Judy and Ginny did much the same. After our hike, which lasted about an hour and a half under perfect skies, we headed back to the casita for lunch where we enjoyed a socially distanced lunch of vegetable pie that Ginny baked. Whenever we were in close proximity, we were masked up, neither couple wanting to expose their "contact pool" on the other. We hope to see them at least one more time before we leave. It seems especially important to enjoy close friends in this time of uncertainty. Judy and I wiled away the afternoon with a little reading, a little sun bathing, a little napping, and quite a bit of what the Chinese call "Song" (Pronounced Sooong), otherwise known as complete relaxation. Simply said, life is good, especially today.
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