Here!

After a typical-for-Lance crazy, last minute two weeks I arrived at Doe Bay. Friday was a beautiful day, hopefully a premonition of my time here. Sunny and warm, traffic was light and even though I left an hour later than planned, I got to the Anacortes ferry terminal wth time to spare. I made it to Doe Bay... Oh! Speaking of doe, a deer almost jumped onto my car! She/He made an amazing 90 degree turn at the last minute and scrambled behind me before the next car came around the corner. For an instant our eyes were locked in panic just a few feet apart. Wonderful-scary it.
So here I am now, trying to hold onto the drifting wi-fi connection at this wonderful place so I can let you all know just how darn lovely it is.
Got to the resort with just enough daylight to set up my tent and made it back to the cafe in time to eat a mistake. Yum, huh? It was one plate too many for a 14 top, so lucky me, a free and deliciouc meal of crepes with goat cheese and raosted vegetables with a roasted red pepper sauce nestled on a salad of wilted spring greens and vinaigrette. After that I found my way through the dark back to my home and settled in for a much-needed sleep.
Today I worked my fisrt shift, 7 am-12, my phone (also my alarm clock) died during the night, but fortunately the bird life here is crazily abundant, and by sun-up, the air is loud with bird calls. I lay in bed (bed? Sleeping bag) for a while lisstening until I realized I should know what time it was... Aaack! Can't be late on my first day! After sccrambling to freshen up a bit I hot-footed it to the cafe.
Once there I met Lindsay a cafe server, who wasn't awake yet, and Sarah Lynn, a southern belle from South Carolina, my co-cook for the day. Not an exciting shift really, prepped lots of breakfast potatoes, chopped onions, ran down and up the stairs to storage. I did get to make bisquits for the bisquits-n-mushroom gravy, that was fun. I also helped Sarah Lynn plate food for the dininig room, she doesn't like breakfast burritos, so I did most of those. I also smoked some musrooms (that's not what I meant, they're for the bisquits-n-gravy!) That was also fun, and simple and they looked really good when they were done. What else...? Oh we do our own dishes, so I did that, and, well it was a good day, not very exciting, but nice.
Other folks so far: Abigael, the sous chef, Jessie, a waitress, Ann and Claire, housekeepers - they were the first two I met, very nice girls/ladies/women - how do you want to be refrred? Anyway, Nathan, a cook, Harlod, the on-site resort manager, Elsa, no wait, I met Elsa first, she's the massage therapist. Today I also met Garret, housekeeping, Rory, maintenance and Adam, maintenance. I also saw naked people in the soaking tubs. I didn't stare.

I just read this post, now I'm bored. Sorry. I'll try to post pictures soon.
Everyone is really nice, the food iis good, the stars and moon are bright, the air smells great. I haven't moved my car since I got here last night.
Send money and my dog,
Lance