Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Day 11 - John & Alene's B&B and friendship.

This morning I woke up outside Victor, Idaho in a B&B owned and operated by two of the warmest and friendliest folks I know. Cup of coffee in my hand as soon as I walked out of the room, I sat down at the table and, in addition to John and Alene, met Joan, Tom, Marilyn, Frank, Wendy, Maxa, Joan, Dan, Britta, Christian, Bella and Maximo, the last 2 being the family pets. Next thing you know conversations are flying and laughter fills the house with fun and good spirits. I swear within an hour it felt like I'd been here a hundred times before. John and I bonded especially well with him owning his own business and a motorcycle fan as well. 
     Ralph and John in Victor, ID
We (Beth and I) were encouraged to ride up to Ennis, Montana because of the beautiful drive and the town (apparently it is the world fly-fishing capital). And so off we went and about an hour into the ride the skies turned ominous and the wind bed strong and freezing cold. It was an "adventure" the whole way!



    Beth is grateful 


Rain, hail (again), wind and on a few parts snow landing and sticking a few hundred feet overhead (yes, in July).
Finally the weather breaks for a few minutes and we see why this drive is so beautiful. This was to be s night of camping but the freezing wet rains and the fact we are frozen sends us back to John and Alene's B&B.  Agh...

A great day in Idaho and Montana! 







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  1. UnknownAugust 3, 2015 at 2:27 PM

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  2. UnknownAugust 3, 2015 at 2:30 PM

    I thought I published this already but perhaps not anyway my comment was looks like you're having a great time despite some changes in the weather here and there. Its beautiful country enjoy yourselves and take advantage of all the beauty. My friend who is hiking the Great Continental Divide is crossing that same pass imminently or within the past couple of days. He is going from Canada to Mexico I think is on day 45 or something like that now. Be safe!

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