First of all, I have posted some pictures from the skydive on that post. I just received them from the cameraman today.
We had a boat rented all day Wednesday so we started out early with wake boarding and water skiing. I wanted to ski but my leg was too sore so I relinquished myself to driving the boat. Everyone did really well and Sarah, who is from Germany, got up after only 5 tries and stayed up for a very long time. Doug, who is my age, got up on the wake board for a short time and was very happy. They skied until they were exhausted and then we traded in the skis for an inner tube. I got off the boat and handed over the driving to Doug and went in to eat and rest. They had a good time but incurred a few injuries but nothing serious. We had a great meal and then everyone just hung out. I played all the Nintendo Wii sports games with Alex and of course he destroyed me at them all but we had a great time playing.
The next day I decided it was time to ride the bike again. It had been almost a week since my last real ride so I was itching to go. The weather was perfect at around 70 and I rode to the Northern Cascades scenic road a couple of hours away. It was a hazy, cloudy day but the mountains and lakes were spectacular. Where I took the picture of myself looking down on Diablo Lake, it is so windy that they post warnings. The wind blew so hard at one point that I had a hard time standing. I rode 370 miles and got back around 8:00 to settle in for the night. I said goodbye to a few of the people I would not see the next morning and went to bed. I left early the next day to head for Denver after saying my final goodbyes which included a tearful goodbye with Janice Hopper. She and my Janice always cried whenever we would leave because they were afraid they would never see each other again and I would make fun saying of course you will see her again. But now I realize that you truly never know if you will see someone again after you leave them so it is always good to let people know how you feel about them when you leave just in case. I had a fabulous time with everyone and it was so good to see them again. The children are now young adults and they are all great kids with wonderful futures ahead of them. I wish them all the best in life. Everyone treated me as one of the family and I am proud and honored to be a part of their family. I hope we can get together again in the future to share good times again. I want to especially thank Ed and Janice for having me into their home for the week. They have always been such gracious and generous hosts whenever we visited. I absolutely love the Northwest and it's good to know I have friends there I can visit.
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