Travelling to Westcliffe

Sunday was a day of travel to Westcliffe mainly.  I had to pick up our rental car but had picked the wrong Enterprise car depot.  Luckily it still wasn't too far from my brother's Denver house and he dropped us there.  Time to test my driving on the wrong (right) side of the road skills!  I didn't do too badly although the roadworks always created extra challenges as I tried to sort out where the cones were trying to direct us.  We packed up the car and were off, driving south from Denver on the interstate.  I have driven this road several times before and it wasn't too challenging.  My brother and Nita followed behind us by about an hour or so and when we reached Westcliffe, we decided to let them go ahead to their mountain house to open up while we went to a summer concert at the park on the outskirts of town.  

This was a country music band - the Rifters from New Mexico - and they played easy-listening country music but a lot of references to God and that wasn't to my taste.  However, we listened to a few tunes and enjoyed the shade that the few trees provided, in the warm Colorado summer.  We then set out for the mountain house - "Te Mamo" which is 10 minutes upwards to the base of the mountains.  

Saw the Amish wagon moving along the country roads as we approached - what a place!

Time for dinner and early to bed.