aye. sucks to leave one's (third) home, eh? but i am writing this page in the comforts of open eye cafe with a banana latte; jazz playing; and dinner with ginger AND trivia night at skylight exchange to look forward to. home is wonderful wonderful too.
so i didn't take any photos from my backpacking trip until my last day there. 'twas a very pleasant last few weeks. lots of wonderful meals with julie and ben. my last backpacking trip didn't pan out, but my last full weekend there turned out well instead. a harried last few days was helped by scott granting me a two-day vacation before i left - without me even asking for it! pack pack pack. worked on a paper for my independent study class, which'll be posted up here soon enough. and kicked effin' ass on my last program (hurrah!) :). and despite all the hurry, 'twas a good chance to have a feast with ben and julie the night of his last program; and an hour sitting by the dock watching mars twinkle and the red moon rise. (and a paper to write in the living room - where i crashed on the floor to be awakened by ben walking by in the morning and grunting "IS SOMETHING BACKWARDS??? *mumble mumble* beaver *mumble* dream *mumble* BADGERS!"). that started the last day; i managed to pack to go somewhere the afternoon before for the first time in my life - the going away/birthday celebration that evening was incentive enough. and it was a pleasant evening, sitting on the deck and chatting; being a spaz as usual; watching ice age; and having one last chat outdoors with kara, julie and ben. leaving wasn't too hard - i've said plenty of good-byes this year that it's old hat. the six hour boat ride back was pleasant; chatted/played cards with ben, georgia and wanda. and then off i flew to atlanta - my first night spent in an airport - and greensboro in the morning. a wonderful brunch in winston-salem was had; and a wonderful trip to chapel hill is still being had. but that's for the next page. it's time for some pictures i do believe...
what better way to start out a celebration than by being officially checked out of the room!
jen digging into val & wanda's german chocolate cake ... accidentally broiled up by scott ;). the most unique bday cake i've ever had.
john fish reading up on his romance literature (we have an ... excellent ... book collection in the ben east, i must say - haha).
brandi admiring the coffee press scott got me for my birthday :) (and collin admiring COFFEE that day after 4 hours of sleep the night before ;)!).
john fish's infamous finger wagging - and kara, matt, pat and brian being wagged at.
wanda and scott :).
ben and brandi!
john and jen - the cute couple :).
trees above the deck.
ben!
AND - BEN.PHOTOGRAPHY
val
wanda
erin and anneli horsin' around
bye IRI folks!
julie and little julie (anneli)
ben's new hairdo
bill munsey
and - ice age followed by some sleep followed by ... our last morning on the island :(
julie gettin' us breakfast.
last sight of our favourite sign - what we wish we could have put up for our favourite folks in the world (annoying visitors!).
good morning brandi!
the pillsbury dough boy says good bye to the ben east house and isle royale!
last sight of mott island from the ranger iii.
farewell, isle royale - i'll be back in a year :).
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