Quiet

Douglas and Saira are in Challis, ID this week, helping Mark build a skate park. Saira has a lot of experience working with concrete, and Douglas just went along for the fun of it. He says it's gorgeous down there, a real small town. The kids come past the job site and say 'thanks!' for building the skate park. And in the evenings the guys go to the nearby hotsprings for a soak. It sounds idyllic. The concrete truck was supposed to come today, so they're making good progress.

It's been a quiet week here, aside from Sunday's whirlwind shopping trip with my parents. I wanted to get some new work clothes with my first paycheque, and we all 3 went to the mall in Coquitlam to check out the new H&M store. It's billed as the Ikea of clothing, and I'd say it's not far off. We all got some good stuff. Well, not my dad. We looked at some tools, but he didn't buy them. He did spend some time browsing through the clothing racks, though, and even suggested we try on the odd item. Mostly he was very patient.

I didn't take any pictures this week because, as soon as Douglas left town, it started to pour and it hasn't let up for a moment. Here's a picture he took last week on one of his bike rides:



I'm working on editing the rest of our Latin American trip photos. Maybe soon the Uruguay, Brazil, and the last of the Argentina photos will be posted....