Saturday June 28, 2003

Whitefish Montana

We made it from Anaheim, Ca. to Whitefish Montana in just over 26 hours, so needless to say we were exhausted. I did manage to make to my friends barbeque last night just about the time it was breaking up. I had time enough to say hello and let him know we had made it. Today we slept in after a very long day getting up here. After a late breakfast, we rode up to Canada, just to say we did. We stopped for pictures in front of the Canada / USA sign, then realized we could not turn around without going into Canada. We found the Canadians very friendly. They ask if we were carrying any hand guns or had ever been arrested, then let us in. We made a U-turn and had to wait for the American side to let us back in. This is where we got the hassle. The girl that stopped me wanted to know why I didn’t have any paperwork proving citizenship. When I told her that we had no intention of crossing the line and had just done a U-turn right in front of her, she took my drivers license, then ask me where I was born, then looked at my license and ask when I was born. Then she scolded me again al let me through. We crossed the road and stopped at the Last/First stop bar & grill for a quick bite, then back in time for the wedding. Although I took very few pictures on the way up here, I got some great ones here and on the ride up to Canada. At the wedding I also got some beautiful shots. This is one of the most breathtaking places I have ever seen. For an outdoor wedding, it couldn’t have been beat. When I think of the two people that got married here today, I don’t think I could have come up with a better place. It was a fantastic event that I won’t soon forget. I wish them all the best. Then after taking dozens of pictures around the wedding and surrounding area, while taking a shot of the married couple sitting in front of a waterfall, I did the unthinkable. I dropped my camera in the lake. Yes, the digital camera with a memory chip that holds 997 pictures and about 300 currently on that chip that not been unloaded. Talk about sick, there was nothing I could do. The camera can be replaced, but pictures are memories that can never be recovered. To those of you looking for them, I apologize. A lesson hard learned. Anyway it was a beautiful wedding in a beautiful place between two of the most beautiful people I know. Well we can only hope that tomorrow will bring better results. Till then, I’ll see you on the byways…