Beer

"While wine holds the mystery and magic of weather and geography, beer, too, has something to offer.  Beer is instant community, a reason to congregate.  Whether it's Martin Luther in his backyard sipping home brew and philosophizing the origins of a new religion with Philipp Melanchthon or a North Side Chicago watering hole where union workers are planning a strike action around mugs of cheap German-style lager, beer has served to loosen tongues, free minds, incite revolutions and fuel a billion amorous encounters since the dawn of history."  Bruno Tannenbaum, "100 Years of Windy City Beer," Chicago Sun Times

Beer is also an excellent conduit for catching up, reminiscing, and creating new memories.

Nadia

Catching up with Kathy, the "Baja Buddy" with whom I camped a gazillion times in Baja, Mexico's deserted beaches, mountain lakes, canyons, and hot springs