Fredley on Whidbey: 2013

Thursday

Fredley Recycling Continues

The lumber left over from the Fredley project has been stored in our barn, but it's now moving on to its new home in Clinton.

Brad loading his truck with recycled beams

As always the load is bigger, longer, heavier than the truck hauling it!

The Fredley construction tent is now Brad's construction tent. The left over recycled lumber is now residing, once again in the tent, in Clinton, awaiting the development of Brad's property.

Yessi, Brad & Benton filling up the construction tent

Wow!

Wow! is right! It's been almost a year since I've posted on Fredley on Whidbey. I've been doing my blogging on Home on Whidbey instead.

Brad finished up 2012 with 5000 miles of hiking under his belt and a wonderful relationship developing with Yessi from Xiamen, China, the woman he trekked the Annapurna Circuit with at the end of last year (and my last post on this blog).

Yessi & Brad, Annapurna Circuit

In the spring Yessi came to the U.S. for four months to hike with Brad as he recorded trail miles and conditions for Green Trail Maps. They started their adventure with a motorcycle trip to California; joining fellow 2012 thru-hikers at the 2013 PCT kickoff party; and then hiking Big Sur.

Yessi & Brad, California

Brad & Yessi's mode of transportation through Washington, Oregon & California

A sweet little cottage on Whidbey Island was their summer retreat between northwest hiking trips to the Olympics, Cascades, Mt. Rainier and Glacier Peak Wilderness.

Brad & Yessi, Mt. Rainier

Then Yessi returned to China and we all mourned her absence. But, woohoo, she returned in two months and she's here still and we're delighted!

Yessi & Brad

In the meantime, Ed and Fran are traveling to Cuenca, Ecuador in January to check it out for four weeks in anticipation of moving there permanently in the spring of 2013.