I totally forgot to offer to pick you up at the airport! I can't believe I did that and now I feel really bad about it. I'm sorry. Plus, I have a new car so instead of the rough treatment of the past it would have been in luxury, you know, things like electric windows. Welcome home though. I'm glad your flights went well. You are going to love the new airport the next time you fly out.

Very quick recovery … as I mentioned symptoms were very mild. Hope you get over whatever you picked up soon.

Welcome back. Glad you made it home safely. Rest up and get better soon, you two.

Thanks! We made it out on a few errands yesterday and I was pleasantly surprised. I was glad to see that there’s still some yellow in the trees, but especially pleased to see that in the downtown at least it’s considerably cleaner and welcoming than it was in the spring. Maybe things have finally turned the corner.

Thanks, Janice. It really was a good time for it. It makes us want to come back and see it when it’s all done and the last cranes are down.

Are you still heading down to Tucson this winter? It won’t be long now. We’ll be arriving in the middle of next month.

Very nice shots of the Sagrada Familia. We happened by there late on an afternoon too, really a wonderful time to experience it.

Thanks, Karen. I just completed my Covid test a few minutes ago and it came out negative, so that’s a good thing anyway if it holds up. You’re right that flights are getting old. That’s a plus about nine month tours though - it’s long enough that you forget how bad they are. A bit having a baby.

Hope you do not have Covid..But, then, my “just a cold” after my return from Germany ( in September) only lasted a bit over a week, but my right ear is still plugged, leading me to get an MRI in January. Overseas flights and getting older despite our healthy bike lifestyles are always a challenge..

You bet, glad you enjoyed it, and thanks so much for joining us!

That flight plan sounds terrible, worse than going to Europe. Good luck with your tour though. I hope it’s a fabulous experience. See a quetzal! I hear they’re resplendent.

Thanks, Patrick. Even though it’s damp today and we feel like hell, it’s nice to be back for a spell.

Sorry to hear about that, but thanks for the info. It’s a start at least, and came at the time we most needed it. It sounds like we’ll need to relearn our way around the new terminal too.

Thanks, Keith. A Covid test is on tomorrow’s agenda, so we’ll see. It sounded like you took a pretty good hit. Are you fully recovered yet?

Also, I wanted to mention that the Smart Cartes at PDX are only free in the international arrivals area, dang it.

"Loaded portrait"! Easiest through doors...but a nightmare to navigate and dodge unaware travellers. Welcome back the the 'Wet Coast' guys!