Our house sold and closed and we hit the road on Saturday morning Oct 30th at 5:00 AM arriving on Bainbridge Island at 7:00 PM after 14 hours of driving. I drove the Jeep loaded with "stuff" (computers, plants and liquor) and Mary Lynn drove the Subaru with our four Golden Retrievers: Sammy, Olive , Lani and Tommy. Mary Lynn and the dogs listened to a reading of John Lescroart's novel, The Oath , while I listened to classic rock and smoked cigars ;-}. We stayed at the Island Country Inn pending the official filing of our closing documents. Washington state also has furlough Fridays and as a result the filing was delayed until the following Monday or Tuesday. The Island Country Inn is a very comfortable pet friendly Inn and we patiently waited for the system to move forward.
One night we enjoyed a delightful dinner with our BI friends, Bob and Nancy Fortner, and then it was early to rise to get Mary Lynn to the 5:20 AM ferry to Seattle to link up with her scheduled ground transportation to SeaTac Airport. She would be in Wash. DC and Boston that week on business. The movers arrived on Thursday Nov. 4th so I was unpacking the boxes that I had so recently packed.
Many of you have shared kind words and memories about our time in California and asked questions about Bainbridge Island. I have put together a group to receive this e-mail and future e-mails about our transition from Kings Mountain, California to Bainbridge Island, Washington. If you would prefer to not receive future e-mails just drop me a line and I will delete your name. No offense taken as I realize that the volume of e-mail on a daily basis can be quite heavy.
How about those Giants !!!!!!
