Back to the road, and back to the mountains, the ones we love so very much. Our next destination is Salida and Buena Vista (don’t come at me with that “boona” pronunciation😖), we say it in the Spanish pronunciation, probably at the disgust of the locals 😜

Through great luck and mutual Facebook connections, we found a place to stay initially in Salida with some new friends that also have a vintage trailer and two kids (and two super cute pups!). They just moved here from Evergreen and are also Colorado natives. We’re flipping unicorns here folks!

We started our homeschooling routine after our first night getting settled. It’s going good so far. The usual arguments ensue, someone doesn’t want to get up at a reasonable time, someone wants more computer time, so, basically it’s going completely as expected. The hardest part has been introducing the idea that there can be a lot more flexibility than what they’d previously experienced in school. We can go out for a hike mid-day and learn things in nature, but so far they’ve chosen to remain close to home base.

We are loving being “locals” in Salida, the kids can free range into town, we can walk pretty much everywhere, it’s just easy living being outside most of the time, smiling and waving to all the friendly folks around.

Zach and I had our first date night since February! We went out to dinner (seated outside) with our house hosts and their friends and had wonderful adult time. I’ve missed adult time so much. Hoping for more opportunities to sneak away like this and get creative when we do get the opportunity for one on one time.

Here are some Salida pics from puppies to aspens. Enjoy!