Our original schedule called for Wednesday to be a family history day, with Marianne as our host and guide. But John's illness resulted in a change of plan. Wednesday became a free day, with people fishing, playing in the water, and just hanging out. Eileen spent the day at the hospital, and dropped off Amber and Bridget to spend the day with us.
Throughout the trip, it was fun to watch the kids play with one another. They played together very well, generally in groups where the kids were of similar ages.
Charlie was supposed to return from his business trip on Wednesday, and pick up Amber and Bridget from us. However, weather resulted in flight delays, and we were not sure when he would arrive. Amber and Bridget spent the night in Richard and Marianne's camper, which they took very well.
Thursday was supposed to be a ride on the Durango-Silverton train. But a landslide had shut down the line, except for a short ride to Cascade. Everyone went for the train refund, and we agreed to river raft instead, so we reserved the short raft trip on the Animas River in the town of Durango, starting at 11 AM and ending at 1 PM.
Marianne's old friends, Pat and Pete, arrived Wednesday to join the reunion. Unfortunately, that night Pat had trouble breathing, so they headed to the emergency room in the wee hours of Thursday morning.
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