Yessi putting together a Hot Pot feast.

Ludo and Flore's last night in Seattle was a wonderful evening.  After two years of not seeing them, we've had a week hiking together and it's like we were never apart.  Always smiles and always fun from those two.

Brad, Ludo, Flore, Fran, Ed, Yessi all camping in the Cascades last weekend.

Our excursions around Mt Rainier were well supported by Fran and Ed, and Greg and Deb.  So, in celebration and thanks, Yessi planned a wonderful meal, one of her favorites.  Hot Pot!

Brad and Yessi in Seattle's International district shopping for HotPot.

We all gathered at Greg and Deb's in Seattle, our closest home, collectively, to Sea Tac.  Ludo and Flore had an early flight the next day, about 5am.  As it turns out, we dropped them off at the airport around 1am, after dinner and entertainment.  The entertainment was watching Ludo and Flore try to put two years worth of possessions, mostly hiking, into 4 little bags!

Yessi's amazing Hot Pot spread.

The Hot Pot was the best Yessi has made yet.  Shopping at Uajimia in the International District, we were able to get many of the thinly sliced meats and odd vegetables you just don't see in most American grocery stores.

A panorama of the outside of the Hot Pot table including from l2r
Yessi, Fran, Deb, Flore, Ludo, Greg and Ed.

Thank you to all who helped show my good friends Ludo and Flore a great time in and around Seattle.  And thanks to Yessi for the wonderful meal and for being at the Invicargill North McDonalds at 5:45pm on April 21st, 2012, so I could meet you.