100818 - Bellingham, Washington

August 18,2010
Bellingham, Washington
When we get to the Northwest, we love visiting with my old friend Joe. We both practiced in the Los Angeles area and often assisted each other in surgery. He is now retired in Bellingham with his beautiful wife Penelope.
Unfortunately, she had a family emergency that took her out of town so for a week it was just the boys – Joe, Steve and Danny. We conveniently parked The Beast in Joe’s driveway which served as the guest house. Winning over Penelope Danny can do with one paw tied behind his back but Joe is another story. For this Danny went all out. Nuzzling, and begging and insisting on being petted and responding to commands. Joe even tried to teach him to fetch but he failed like so many before him. We hit a few restaurants (seafood, steak and pizza) and even found a dog park for Danny to run free with other dogs for a while. With Penelope gone, we did miss her excellent cooking and great hospitality, but Joe held up well and we all had a wonderful time.