Hello from Bellevue,
We spent a night and two half-days in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Frankly, we were not impressed with the city but charmed by the wonderful lake. Perhaps we visited the wrong part of town. Nevertheless, the lake is beautiful as well as substantial. We hiked to the top of an overlook in the nature reserve—5.5 miles with an elevation gain of 1100 feet. The views of the water were terrific.
We moved on and passed through Moses’ Lake, spent a little time at the Columbia River near the Gorge in Washington and slept in Ellensburg, a college town. We did some business this morning, quite a lot actually, and thereafter made our way to Bellevue, Washington—our gateway east. The direct route from San Diego to this city is about 1,150 miles. We recorded 3,060 miles for our journey, bearing in mind that we did not get lost, not even once. Perhaps that’s the highlight of the trip. As one ‘wag’ put it, ‘couldn’t you find a closer airport than Seattle?’ We suppose he has a point.
We wish to express thanks to our friends who have maintained contact with us, either by writing or, reading the communications. It is a wonderful feeling because it keeps us part of the community while on temporary leave of absence. Our friends in deepest Africa, including other parts of the world, are most encouraging—thank you. Some of the advice received has been most useful and we wish to share a few of these suggestions with you.
Thank you for helping me over come my Diet Coke malady. It was refreshing to read that instead of Coke, I should try water. I had never thought of that before, so thank you for the original suggestion.
I was a little upset by the comment that Jenni has more attractive legs than me. I suppose people are entitled their opinions, no matter how misdirected.
We thank friends for their concern about being careful around the wildlife. It is great advice but rest assured, we don’t frequent bars or nightclubs.
Others are worried that all mountains are the same and we must be very bored. Each trail, every mountain is unique. They share similar characteristics but they all differ. Besides, we are far too tired to be bored.
Other wanted to know about kosher issues. That’s the easy aspect. It’s lugging the heavy bins of utensils and foodstuffs that’s the problem. The spinoff is that I’m finally beginning to develop biceps—well, sort of.
We are with our son Gavin until very early on Tuesday. From Seattle, we leave for Switzerland and then onto Israel. Please keep in touch, especially should you have some wisdom to impart to us—we are ‘fairly light’ in that department—or anything else to express.
Have a great Shabbos,
Jenni and Jeffrey
PS We’ll be at Chabad in Bellevue for Shabbos, G-d willing.
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