Pic-of-the-Week for October 8, 2103

Hola Amigos,

We are back home; arrived safely yesterday afternoon to warm sunshine and a breeze.  Ben managed to get everything unloaded, and we now have piles of boxes here and there around our house!  While he did that, I unpacked our suitcases and got a nice big pile of dirty clothes to take care of today.  

We are sorry if Ben disappointed you with his lack of news in September.  We were VERY busy.  He didn't have time to write, and I didn't have time to upload photos.  In brief, here's what we did in September after that Model A Car show in Bend (I'm sure Ben will fill you in on the details....someday!)
1.  Drove to Pendleton via Prineville and Pilot Rock to attend the Pendleton Roundup.  Met up with cousin Karan Malpass and shared in some fun times with her.
2.  Drove back to Tygh Valley on Sunday after the Roundup, and put the trailer away.... all on Sunday afternoon, then drove to Bend that evening.
3.  Took Sam to the Vet in Bend on Monday because his back problem was worse.  Got him on steroids and more pain meds. 
4.  Tried to organize our stuff a bit, and packed for our trip to Massachusetts.  
5.  On Friday the 20th, took Zoey and drove to Salem, left Sam in Bend to be closer to the Vet, if needed.  We had driven over 5000 miles since the truck's oil change in July, so did it again!  At least they're fast at our favorite shop in Salem.  
6.  On Saturday, dropped Zoey off at our friend's John and Marilyn (who have 2 dachshunds themselves), then drove to Portland to spend the night before we caught our plane.
7.  Flew to Boston on Sunday, met up with our friends who live near there, and proceeded to fast pace sight-see!  Went to Plymouth Rock, saw the Mayflower, toured mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, spent most of a week on Cape Cod, took a ferry to Martha's Vineyard, and attended a Model A Restorer's Regional Meet for New England at Hyannis.  Also visited the John F. Kennedy Library before we caught our return flight on Monday afternoon, and spent Monday night at the same Portland hotel where we left our truck (good idea, huh?)

8.  Picked up Zoey, drove through pouring rain back to Bend on Tuesday,  packed the truck Wednesday morning, and drove to Lakeview Wednesday afternoon!  Phew!  Are you tired yet?  

So, it is GOOD to be home.  I have managed to get a good number of photos loaded from our hectic September, and some for October.  Sorry there are no captions yet, but after we get unpacked I might be able to get to it!

So, here are a few more photos from our trip home.   Above is Bahia Concepcion south of Mulege.

Sam and Zoey are great travelers.  Zoey usually takes advantage of Sam like this!!  Sam was wearing his "Wiggleless"  back brace most of the trip.  

South of Loreto the road crews were doing repairs where water (and rocks and mud) washed over the roads...in quite a few places.  It didn't slow us down too much!

Our big red truck didn't have the issues it did last summer.  Here's a view of the Sea of Cortez south of Loreto (I think!)

Lots of hills and curvy roads.  That's why an 800 mile long peninsula has 1000 miles worth of road to get all the way to our house from the border! 


OK!  Lots more boxes to unpack, and things to do!  Waiting for your reservations to come visit (except around Thanksgiving, when our daughter and her family will be here.)

Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos very happy to back home in Baja!
Harriet, Ben, Wobbly Sam and Zingy Zoey