Germans!
It’s been a busy few days. We got word on Wednesday that some old friends from Germany were in town. Like, two miles away! We invited them to stop by yesterday and we ended up plugging their RV in to an electrical outlet and parking them in the driveway overnight. It was so much fun. John met Tom Herbst and his wife, Chris, over ten years ago when our friend Franjo was working on Thompson Island, in Boston. They were traveling with their then-tiny kids, Sarah and Benedikt, and tell a great story about kayaking through the Harbor to find parking for their enormous RV. John was the ferry captain on their trip to the island.
This time the parking was easier. Sarah is 17 and Bene is 15, and their youngest, Hannah, is 8. We caught up with them four years ago in Germany. They were even lovelier than I remember- funny, smart, kind friends whom we look forward to seeing again soon. Sophie was wrapped up in the arms of the big kids, and loved every minute of it. We always laugh that Tom takes great pride in the fact that his house in Germany, “is older than your country!!” True. But I think he appreciate the fact that our house has a waterfront view.
