Jeep and more

Good news! We have possession of our Jeep again! We picked it up on Tuesday in Troutdale after the worst transport company ever (DAS) was in possession of it for almost 2 months. When Abe started driving it, it was making a horrible banging noise. We were really scared it was something serious. We asked the people we picked it up from if there was somewhere close by we could take it to have it looked at. They suggested a very nice transmission place right around the corner. It turns out that when we had some work done before we left FL, the guys forgot to reconnect the 4 wheel drive and it was banging on something. So the very nice transmission people fixed that for free - we were very appreciative. We got it back to Hood River with no more problems, and it even has its Oregon plates already.

We have some fun plans for the weekend - we're going backpacking on Mt. St. Helens with several friends. Our destination is the Plains of Abraham (very fitting, huh?). I'm sure I'll have lots to post about on Monday (and plenty of new photos up on flickr), so stay tuned!