Invasion of the Rotary Exchange Students-Part 2!!

Following a fun, windy, and wet picnic at Karen Hornaday Park, 22 Rotary Exchange Students were parceled out to various very enthused hosts to spend the night.  I can't say what happened at other houses, but we (Gayle and I) were absolutely delighted to host Ricco (Italy), Thomas (Belgium), and Gio (Brazil) for the night.  We were able to take a quick tour of Skyline Drive and East End Road and got out of the rain at our house.  After the obligatory "this is where you are staying" tour of our house, we got to sit down with popcorn and talk of the young men's experiences in Alaska, their homes, our experiences in Alaska, and all of the other fun things until we all started to fade. The next morning we feasted on waffles (Belgian waffles are not like Alaskan waffles!), and headed for town.  The normally 15 minute drive took 45 minutes due to road construction, but modern cell communication worked and Gio, Ricco, and Tom didn't get to stay in Homer--darn!  A stop at the Homer Chamber of Commerce for a few thousand pictures and a chance to meet Homer's Mayor Bryan Zak, and away they to Two Sister's for coffee and then north for more exploring. What a delightful bunch of young people!