Lunch and a Few New Boxes in Santa Fe

While I was in Philadelphia a few new boxes popped up in Santa Fe and before I left for the trip I had planned lunch with Astro D and rubberpeace for today to celebrate rubberpeace's birthday. So this morning I got things ready and headed out to take care of some errands. I was meeting Astro D and rubberpeace at La Cocina de Doña Clara in the Santa Fe Village on Don Gaspar at around 11:30am. I was done with my errands early and got downtown with an hour to spare.

Hamm

So I decided to get one of the boxes before lunch since it was hidden off of San Francisco St. at Moon Rabbit Toys. So I made my way to the store and asked for the box at the counter. The guy there at first didn't know what I was talking about, but after a short explanation he found the box. I took it out side the store to a bench to stamp in to My Favorite Swine: Hamm. It didn't take me long and then I returned the box to the store. I still had a little time to spare so I walked around the Plaza for a bit and then made my way to the restaurant. The girls were already there.

We had a nice lunch and talked about my trip and Astro D's plan for a trip to Texas. We also talked a little about rubberpeace's upcoming trip to Oregon. We barely talked about letterboxing and the lunch ended abruptly and quickly. Maybe I am being too sensitive but I felt that things were strained and I am not sure what happened. I hoped it wasn't something I said or did but I definitely didn't feel comfortable with the visit. So in less than an hour we left the restaurant and parted ways.

My next stop was at the LaFarge Library on Llano. I parked and followed the clues for My Favorite Swine: Wilbur. The clues took me down a short path towards an arroyo. I found the box at the base of a juniper and found a place to sit. I stamped in quickly and got the box back into its hiding spot without any problems. Time to continue on.

The Half-Blood Prince

I made my way to Governor Miles Rd. and parked at Pueblos del Sol Park. I crossed Governor Miles Rd. and followed the trail and the clues. Not far down the trail I found the landmark I was looking for. I was searching for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Series and the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Series. These are two series of three boxes each. I read the clue for the first box of The Half-Blood Prince Series and found it easily and stamped in - noticing that Astro D and rubberpeace had been there that morning (I wondered why I wasn't invited since we were all meeting for lunch anyway and decided I was just being paranoid).

The Deathly Hallows

I put the box back in place and then read the clue for box two and three of the series. The boxes were all right there within feet of each other. So I nabbed the other two and stamped in making sure to replace them to the correct spots when I was done. After getting my things together I made my way back to the trail and continued on to find The Deathly Hallows Series. All three of these boxes were placed near a culvert in a sandy arroyo. I found all three boxes quickly and used the culvert as a table to stamp in. Once I was done with all three boxes I made sure they were sealed well and also made sure they were all back in the right spots before heading back to my car.

It wasn't my best day of letterboxing - I just can't shake why they didn't invite me to letterbox with them. I hope I haven't done anything to offend them.