This is a brief summary of only part of the Bexar Grotto Holiday Party, [ Disclaimer: posted by David Locklear, but with permission ]
Geary & Sue Schindel sent out a public invitation to attend the party. I think 74 people attended. I have no idea how many were cavers, as it seems like half the attendees had some kind of date or partner, etc. I only know a few of these people by name and face as I only see them briefly once every few years. About of half the cavers that attended were ( in alphabetical order ) [ Disclaimer: from fuzzy memory ] Don & Jenni Auburn Randy Baker Allan Cobb Rick & Rebecca Corbell Gary Donham Tom Florer Leia Hill Chris Lafferty Bennett Lee Kurt Menking Joe & Evelyn Mitchell Linda Palit Cynthia Ann Perez ( w/ mom and daughter) Joe Ranzau Tom Rogers Sheryl Rieck Lindsay Smith Roy Wessel Others: ( not sure of names ) Aaron Michelle Natasha Pam Campbell ? also, Rob Bisset ( Sunday morning ) There was plenty of wine and a few beers left over. There was a large variety of sweet snacks, including a home-made shortbread cake -British style ?? The gift exchange took up a large portion of the party. A few cavers talked of long forgotten caves and missed cavers who disappeared or left us. The following morning Sue cooked breakfast for a few stragglers that spent the night. At least 4 tried the jacuzzi, and others enjoyed the fire pit and the beautiful weather I think I have now attended at least 8 grotto holiday parties from 5 different Texas grottos. There are obviously lots of names left off, and some I should know. I will let someone else post an addendum. A real caving trip apparently followed on Sunday afternoon and seemed to be an extension of the party. David Locklear dlocklea...@gmail.com P.S. this was my first road-trip to use my smartphone's voice-navigation, as I have only tinkered with it previously. I think my next phone will be a phablet-size, as this is a useful tool for road-trips once you get the hang of it.
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