Tue 23 Oct 2007
We made our way through Oregon and stopped in Boise for a few days to visit family. Then we came up to Moscow and picked up our friend Crystal to head to the Okanogan Family Faire. We attend the barter faire every year so we couldn’t miss it. Unfortunately dogs were banned this year, so we had to leave Juneau with friends in Moscow.
We got up to the faire Thursday afternoon, driving through rain that eventually faded into sunshine by the time we got in and set up our camp and booth. We got a good spot near the drum circle and were excited to finally have the bus at the barter faire. It was a cold weekend but we had a blast. We made some great trades and had some excellent food at the many delicious food booths. It was cold at night so we spent a lot of time around the fire sharing some homemade barter faire wine. On Saturday night we climbed up the hill near the barter faire and saw a glowing figure up on the cliffs. Curious, we climbed up to discover a guy wearing a glowing costume and spinning color changing glowing orbs. “Glow Man” became our night’s entertainment as he handed us some 3D glasses to fully experience his “show.” It was certainly like nothing we’d ever seen before.
We had a great time at the faire and got to see a lot of friends we hadn’t seen in a while, but as usual the weekend went by way too fast. Sunday morning brought rain and we made some last rounds around the faire before packing up and heading back to Moscow. We hope to stay in Moscow for a while and decide where to go from here. We’re hoping to start seriously looking for a place to settle down in coming weeks. Stay tuned!