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July 20, 2007

Home and Gone Again

Friends, we have returned from Alaska. The journey took approximately 30 hours and was highlighted by an 8-hour stint on a sticky bench in the baggage claim area of the Seattle airport. We arrived in Chestertown late Wednesday night with 200 lbs of still mostly frozen sockeye in tow. The barn was so hot we were tempted to despair. But 30 minutes of the trusty window unit (gift of good friend Christian) cooled the bedroom to a blissful 60 degrees, creating a 35 degree disparity between the sleeping quarters and the "big room". Moving between the two required an act of courage. Courage which we lacked.

Yesterday we cast about a bit, collecting our month of missed mail, trying to get our lives in some sort of rough order. Around dinnertime we packed the car and headed for Baltimore, where we spent a comfortable night in the swank Calvert St. accommodations of friends Christian and Emily. Friday morning now, and we are preparing to depart for Logan, Ohio, where a reunion of my Grandma Swanson's family is about to commence. There will be lasagna and burritos, bratwurst and corn on the cob. And walks in the wood, apparently. We are stumbling forward like the dead, uncertain which time zone we are supposed to be inhabiting. We will go where we are told and will do what we are told to do.

No pictures today. Perhaps there will be an internet connection at Crockett's Run and time for a proper update.


Posted by bogenamp at July 20, 2007 09:35 AM