One of the main chores to be accomplished before leaving the USA was to provide enough wood for the eventual winter of 2023 as sister may just have to winter here alone, alone exception for Maxie and the two goats. :-)

The purpose of the trip was to meet this person who at the point this picture was taken, was just a WhatsApp communication partner. Far more pre-trip logistics would be attended to prior to embarking on, and during, this trip.