TO USA DAY 184 to 245 BOZEMAN - COLUMBIA FALLS - HAWAII. June 14th to August 19th 2023.

We had to go to the US for Brandon's wedding in July, so we went two weeks earlier as he wanted me to build some portable high end mobile toilets.

Got straight to work building the toilets on my own. Went up to CFalls to see Karen and Pierson and Bramdon came up with a trailer and we filled it with all the exterior wood needed to side and trim out the toilets, all Cedar siding and shakes a small and 2x10 trim boards and tools and hardware out of my inventory, pays to be a hoarder eventually. All the materials were at least 20 years and maybe even older, about $6K worth.

I spent the entire time building until the wedding on the 8th July and Justin and Jin Ju and my brother came so was able to get a few days off. Was great having all the family and we did some sightseeing , Yellowstone and Beartooth Highway and around Bozeman. 

The wedding was a gret success, held up in theboonies on a farm and Pierson, Karen and Fred came up and so did my old neighbor now 86 Bob and Elaine came to celebrate. All went well except for the Tesla on the dirt roads, fun was had by all.

By midweek everyone had departed and I plugged away at the toilets, slow but consistent. I wasn't  aware I had to complete them on my own, I could have rough framed a 1400 sq.ft. house in the same time,  yes I know because I have.

    Bob and Justin.

When Brandon and Jess got back from honeymoon  we went Teo visit another old friend Jerry,  who just clocked 80 but still as strong as an ox and without the Elephants memory. Spent 16 days on Kauai and had a most enjoyable time plying the beach at sparrow fart every morning in ideal temperatures. Another old friend lives there aswell ,Richard 78 and Darlene and we visited twice so was a busy few weeks.

I was hoping to leave for Turkiye by now but alas the materials were not ready for me, so went back up to visit Piers and Karen again got three days and got a game of pickleball in, haven't  lost my touch , never really had any to begin with. They ran me silly around the court for two hours and suffered for days afterwards. Headed back to Bozeman on Friday and Brandon and I jammed on it and got it almost wrapped up as I was leaving on Saturday so only had five days to dial it in ,which I did.