Well that sort of sums up the BIG news on this end. We have the final review to go through but based on everything we've heard from them, we have two slots reserved in a english speaking Central or South American country. For us this is really big news and we are both delighted and scared to death...in just about equal measures.
Spent the day in Boise and will until we leave on Friday. Did an 8 mile hike high into the foothills overlooking Boise. VERY dry but oddly enough, there were the occasional puddle at 4,000 feet all by itself without any other water around. Plus, they have had no rain for some time. At any rate, a good hike in a very different climate than we are used to. Ric and I spent the evening at a sports bar [Cheerleaders] with our wives watching the Red Sox crush the Rockies. Ric and Kathy have been extremely gracious hosts - something we have been blessed with the entire trip. It was wonderful to meet their family, new baby and of course to play with Dexter their Golden.
The next day, did some mandatory car cleaning [do you have any idea just how groddy the car can get essentially living out of it?} and then played 18 holes of golf with Ric and one of his buddies. Played pretty well considering that I haven't hit a ball in 2 months. Then to dinner at their favorite downscale and very fun restaurant. Enjoyed the evening.
Took off for Salt Lake City and made a few stops along the way. One was a huge canyon that outlaws used to hide in until the local constabulary realized that all they had to do was to starve them out. Then on to Salt lake and to tour Antelope Island in the middle of the Salt Lake. Very beautiful and essentially unchanged since it's creation. Among other considerations on the island is that they raise Bisson to help repopulate Yellowstone National Park.
Onto SLC to find that the hotel we had booked had changed its address on our nav system so that was a bit of a pain to find out where they actually were. Plan to stay here tomorrow and then off to Monument Park.
Finally, just for curiosityI signed on to the VITAL website to see how the project I managed was going....to find out that my sign on had been revoked. VERY odd and disquieting feeling. Guess it is over?
Matt
Matt
