Olympia

We are home and back to work today in Olympia. 

All journeys have a beginning and an end but it’s the experience in between that defines it.  Our expedition left no regrets, only empty wallets.  We enjoyed generous hospitality by some great friends at breweries scattered between Olympia and San Francisco.  The geography of Cascadia is awe inspiring and we feel blessed to live in this part of the world.

For my part, travelling with these three friends, Mike, Heath and Mac was an honor and privilege.  We spent most of our time laughing until our sides hurt and tears streamed from our eye.  We squabbled like brothers over trivial topics like how to drive a minivan.  We never truly solved the world’s problems (according to us), but we talked through them and gained perspective on our work, public service, the environment, what qualifies as good beer and matters of the human heart.


Like a quote from a film featuring a different odyssey, Oh Brother Where Art Thou,“You seek a great fortune... You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek. But first... first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. Mm-hmm. You shall see thangs, wonderful to tell. You shall see a... a cow... on the roof of a cotton house, ha. And, oh, so many startlements. I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in your path, for fate has vouchsafed your reward. Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation.”

We did not see a cow on the roof of a cotton house, but we saw thangs, wonderful to tell.  And we even found a little salvation.  http://russianriverbrewing.com/brews/salvation/

Mac's spelling was a bit off on this afternoon