Donna and Pam and Carol and Reidar and Loren...

We've been here now for over 2 months, and in that time we've had quite a few visitors. Time to play a bit of "catch-up" here...

Way back in mid-July, Donna and her good friend Pam were gracious enough to offer us a ride from Seattle (where we flew) to our new home in Husum. Since our big-rig full of stuff wouldn't arrive for at least another week, it was a bit difficult for us to properly play host. But they do have the honor of being our first official, out-of-town guests. And they brought some basic cooking/sleeping equipment borrowed from Carol, to help us not go crazy sleeping on the floor and eating take-out. Thanks! :)


Donna & Pam, enjoying the drive from the back seat. (The best way from Seattle to The Gorge is via the "east" route - I-90 East to Rt97 South. Avoids I-5 traffic.) We even saw a bear about 100feet or so from the road!

Donna made another trip down in mid-August, this time with cousin Carol and her newly acquired Westie, Chloe. Despite being incredibly antsy and not quite understanding where it's appropriate to "do your business" - the back window of the car is definite no - Chloe made the weekend more interesting, especially for Max. His first close encounter with a dog went fine. Our short drive around the Hood River Fruit Loop was enjoyable and relaxing; the fruit is so incredibly fresh (though the farm-bought Gravenstein apple pie was disappointing.)


Donna & Chloe. If you hold her out far enough in front of you, she can't get any leverage to squirm.



Carol & Chloe, after a walk in the early evening sun.

It would be another month+ before we received our next visitors, Reidar and Loren. While no particular activities were planned for their visit, some "unplanned" excitement did take place (see previous post). During the long waiting periods, they spent some good quality time climbing trees and just relaxing in the sun. The unanticipated events caused them to stay another day, so it wasn't all bad. :)


Leif, Reidar, Corinne & Loren, just after R & L arrived via train. (BTW: I'm not counting Leif as a "visitor" because he lives just a few miles away, not to mention the fact that we see him every day at work. But that doesn't mean we don't love him anyway.)


Loren, hanging in one of the amazing walnut trees next to our house. (He spent very little time on this trip working on his Clevermill projects, which was unusual. Perhaps it was the lack of broadband...)


Reidar & Loren, waiting for Godot. Or maybe it was Max. Or perhaps Guffman, I can't remember.

We love visitors! Come visit us!

- Mike (& Corinne)