At Breitenbush with Mary..see the snow in the background?

Being silly at the Abbey. Anne made me this cool skirt!

One of many wacky exhibits in the Abbey museum

Scrabble and creme brulee made by Mark - totally delicious (no, he didn't follow Anne's directions)

One of the superb hot spring pools - the water flowing in is super hot!

View from the pool, including snow. There was frost 🥶 on the ground when we arrived

The main building at Breitenbush, thankfully not burnt in the fires of several years ago

Happy Mary with her delicious vegetarian lunch

I walked in a side-channel of the river 🥶, ok when I could go get in a hot pool!

Awesome view from the outdoor showers; we were so lucky to have sunny weather at Breitenbush 🌞

Native Oaks were plentiful in the area until settlers cleared them and changed the regimes

Happy Dave, working on a Vespa in his amazing big 'shop' (workshop)

Lunch in the sun; a rarity in Oregon at this time of year

Mark and I picked pounds of apples from here

Final dinner with Dave and Anne; at a cowboy restaurant 😊

Bye, Oregon friends

9 de novembro de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

We've wrapped up our almost-3-weeks with Anne, Dave and Mary with some final good times, including: Mary and I visited Breitenbush hot springs for a day of wonderful soaking in nature; Mark and Dave took the 50-year old motorbikes for a spin; Mary, Anne and I visited the Mt Angel Abbey; we helped Anne dehydrate pounds of her home-grown apples; we enjoyed our final Pilates class in Silverton; Sara and Donny popped over to say bye and talk about visiting us in Darwin; we laughed at the dogs and of course we all ate lots more yummy food 😋. So grateful for the generosity of these friends, and for the lovely connections 😍Leia mais

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