It began quite casually…
The “Brian” referenced in the messaging screen shot to the left has been my friend for over 30 years. We grew up together, attended Great Falls High School in Great Falls, MT and played basketball for the Mighty Bison.
We have had many great adventures together, but the recently undertaken tour of the former Iron Curtain ranks in the upper echelons.
Brian recruits seasonal foreign workers under the United States’ H2-B visa program for United Work and Travel. He goes on multiple trips to Eastern Europe each year to find workers for Alaska’s salmon industry.
On a lark, Brian invited me on one of these trips to check out what he does and see some amazing places to which I’d never been. Thanks to my fantastically generous wife, Marcey, I was able to say yes. This site tells the story of the trip and shows photos of the places visited. I hope you enjoy the virtual trip.
Gerard Cote, February 2017