Not sure why but this dead tree caught my attention during the hike and I was immediately reminded of the tall building in Dubai!!

That and the Vitamin D!!

It brought out the hiker out of even somebody as sedentary as Natasha!

Stopping point during the hike up Tubbs Hill…

Let’s see… First flight was a comedy of errors. A door won’t close. Five mechanics and an hour later, we pushed out. Then there was an engine issue. More mechanics. More delay. Finally we took off … with very little chance of catching our connecting flight. Thankfully, Delta had held the other plane back for a few minutes and we made it. Except, that got delayed … because… you guessed it – more door issues. Eventually, we reached our destination and joined our friends -Joydeep and Swapna from our good old Dallas days for a few days of R&R in the scenic resort of Coeur d’Alene.

Time to sip wine past 1am (that is 4am for me) catching up on old friends. (Ours are the only two families among a close set of families in Dallas that left Dallas)

Time

Half the fun will be trying to remember how to pronounce the name. Sadly this is our last spring break before Natasha leaves for college this year. I am going to so miss the constant fights between Sharmila and Natasha during vacation time…