PORTLAND, OREGON --- The week of January 7th, 2007Okay! We flew from Milwaukee to Portland and got in very late. Our friend Anna had left her keys in hidden spot and cute notes. The adventure begins! ...well on Monday we go for a hike around what -for a golf course- was pretty, huge trees and park paths. We leave a happy message for the farm couple and are feeling great. We thought we should limit the time in the tipi and go down on Thursday, meet them, make sure everything is good for all of us and then come back a few days before they leave. Seems wiser even without bringing Jeff.
Well, later on Monday afternoon we got to check our email. There was a disturbing email from the wife of the farm we were going to take care of. It really set us back. It had been sent on Sunday, the day we were flying out. We've been communicating since August... It took us a few days and a lot of talking and we realized it would not be a healthy situation for us, along with the fact that we had already moved our arrival back a month for them and they admitted they still did not know when or if(?) they would leave.
We are extremely grateful for our kind friends in Portland who sheltered us while we re-grouped and worked on a new plan. Thank you Anna and thank you Jess + Michael.
Happy Landing Tavern in Gresham, OR
