Overnight the weather changed rather dramatically. There was LOTS of high wind and plenty of dust and dirt blowing around. We’ve had rain showers off and on all day today with a high in the low 50’s. The wind was so strong that it blew open the new gate in front of the motorhome, breaking some of the boards and bending the gate. The fence guy will need to come back and fix the gate, probably even installing something to keep it from being able to blow open.
We drove over to Soda Springs this afternoon after church to visit with mom and dad. We really enjoy the visit and they seemed to really enjoy it as well. We took over dinner (meatloaf, potatoes, carrots, apple crisp, and vanilla ice cream). It was very tasty and we had a delightful time. As we were nearing Soda Springs on our way over, two Caribou County sheriff vehicles passed going the other direction at high speed with lights flashing. When we left town after dinner (about three hours later) and got to the intersection for the road to Grace, the road over Fish Creek was blocked off and we were sent by way of Bancroft. The fellow directing traffic said the problem was a truck accident. We drove to Bancroft, then went back south to Lund to intersect the Fish Creek road. We could see some flashing lights in the distance towards Soda Springs, so that must have been where the accident occurred. There wasn’t much else to be seen. We arrived home in Pocatello without further "excitement". We’ll probably go back over next Sunday afternoon. After that we’ll be in Europe for three weeks — one week in Belgium on business and two weeks on a river boat cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam.
My boss from Belgium was here for three days this week. We invited him along with another visiting colleague over for dinner on Thursday evening. We had a very nice evening. My boss is a very intelligent and well-rounded person. The conversation was very lively and covered a number of international topics. There was plenty to discuss without having to resort to talking business. He flew back to Belgium with an early flight out on Friday morning, so I’m sure he was right ready to sleep on the airplane! I enjoy working for him and it was nice to get to know him a little bit outside of the office. He and his wife are headed to Turkey the day after we arrive in Belgium, so I won’t see much of him the week that we’re in Belgium.
Meanwhile, getting a hotel room in Budapest at a reasonable rate is turning out to be somewhat of a challenge. I’m willing to spend more on a hotel than our travelling companions want to spend, making the challenge a bit more difficult. I’ll need to get our travel agent much more engaged in the process tomorrow. I’d sure like to know where we’ll be staying when we get there!
The weather is forecast to be cool, cloudy, and showery for the next couple of days. Suits me just fine! I’ve a meeting tomorrow at 8 a.m. and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 6:00 a.m. I think I won’t be needing much outdoors time. Meanwhile, it’s time to wrap up here and head for bed.