Hello Friends!
Ben just realized a few days ago that the last time I sent one of these out was the end of May. He couldn't believe I hadn't sent one out in June.... Ummmm.... where was he all this time? Writing a post to all of you friends? No. He was strangely silent. (Remember when he used to write these on rare occasions? It's been a long time ago!!)
Anyhow, we left our home in Buena Vista BCS on June 20, and made it to Fort Rock and our summer home (our trailer) on June 26. The trip up was uneventful, which is just how we like them! The only problem was the extremely long line at the Tecate border. We'd never been that far back in the line, and it took over an hour to get through. The pups were good travelers, after they got used to it, and were pretty cooperative all along the way.
We never get tired of the views on this journey! For those of you who know it, the picture below is of Buena Ventura on Bahia Concepcion. The little bar / restaurant has been torn down, as well as a few houses on the right, due to a change of ownership. It sure looks different now.
We took our time, and since I'd been sick the week leading up to our exit, I appreciated the several short days at the beginning!
It was great to get together with Katie and Mel, and to introduce our pups (again) to their Lab Cocoa. It takes Pancho 3 days to get used to a big dog, but they were all playing by that time and having a great time.
Ben helped Mel with various projects around their place, and Mel helped Ben build a lid-holder for our trailer. Removing the lids from the pot cupboard made it much easier to deal with the pots in that space!
While at Fort Rock, we had several nights with stunning sunsets. I had to get up out of bed to take the shot below! It was worth it!
We went to Bend July 4 to do all our medical appointments. I had a mammogram Saturday, a colonoscopy Monday, and with Ben on Tuesday and Wednesday, a visit to our GP and Dermatologist. Phew! Good to get them all done, but I found out on Monday at the colonoscopy, that my heart is not beating like it should; I have Atrial Flutter. I wore a heart monitor for 2 weeks, and will have a stress test next Monday, then probably a visit to a cardiologist. So, that gives us something else to try and get taken care of this summer! I feel fine, maybe just a bit more tired or easily winded.
We stayed in Bend until the 13th, when we went to church in Bend to hear and fellowship with the Lack Family, who were doing the Worship Service music at Foundry Church as part of their Summer Tour (they are currently in Alaska). They were very happy to see familiar faces! We also saw our friend's daughter Sara and her husband Sean there, with their 2 grown sons! Sara is the daughter of our very long time friends, Ellis and Marsha. Ellis has passed, but Marsha still lives just down the street and around the corner from us in Baja.
We are currently in Salem for a week, catching up with old friends, and enjoying our special Purkey Trailer Parking Spot in our friends George and Carolyn's yard. (Hopefully, our dogs won't dig up too many more flowers, or chase too many deer, and they'll invite us back)! We are hoping to be able to get some peaches to can (it was much appreciated having home canned peaches in our pantry last season!) And, Carolyn gave us some of her excess home canned applesauce, which I love!
That's about it so far. We've already been here a month, and should get some camping and fishing in soon (Ben did catch some trout with Mel the one day they went fishing.)
We have 2 photo albums with a bunch more fun pics, June 2025 and July 2025. Enjoy!
Your amigos,
Harriet, Ben, Gus and Pancho
