Staybridge Suites Mukilteo Everett

... queue and the rest inside filling in forms and paying the $6US each fee. We drove through some heavy rain in sections but generally Highway 5 was pretty good, passing through fir forest and farming land. At Seattle we found our exit 149 without too much trouble and after a tour of the block also found our hotel. It's quite comfortable with ...

... sign saying they had moved three months ago and were now near the airport, an hour's drive away!!! We had no choice. So, back in the car we got. However, on the way, we found on the navigator another Thrifty branch closer than the airport, so we went there. We pulled in, parked up, got all our paperwork out. No, sorry, we couldn't return the car to them as they were only a very small branch of Thrifty so we really did have to go to the airport branch to return it ...

... every check that our bags had to go through that we wouldn't make it, but somehow through each one, the panniers, sleeping mats, bikes all made it. Nothing too exciting happened during our 7 hours on a plane today. We got free cookies and Brian and I have mastered the game of minesweep(start practicing ...

... style bedroom and headed out. The walk down to the Convention Centre took about half an hour, which wasn't too bad considering. I expect the walk back up will take considerably longer! I arrived at the Convention Centre and made a quick phone call home, before using the internet facilities to check emails and make a bit of preparation for my interview. I headed over to the booth at just before 2pm for my interview. Steve and I ...

... Diane is part of the Agate Passage Friends Meeting on Bainbridge Island. They live in a beautiful, Japanese-style house surrounded by a lovely pond and gardens called "Poem Rising Garden" since Harry is a poet and retired gardener and landscape designer. We spent a leisurely morning (for a change) talking with them before heading out on our 10-mile day. Diane took the photos of us plotting and planning, getting ready, leaving, and walking. Thanks to Diane for the photos. It's ...

... the cowboy town of Stanley. Although the buildings looked quiet new & well maintained, there were lots of old chuck wagons & water carts & historic memorabila throughout the town. As there were no campsites, we umed & ahed about shelling out $75 for a cabin at the Triangle C ranch. The owner was short on looks and charm - we called her Cruella Deville (we didn't see any Dalmations?) - she almost put us off staying. Her words were short and curt and we felt ...

... Vietnam has a KFC but not a McDonalds. Cell phones - Ev**yone has a cell phone but no one can afford to use them. In the rest of the world cell phone us**s do not pay for or use minutes on incoming calls. This means that it is twice as much to call a cell phone than a land line. So, no one wants to call a cell phone and if they do they make the call as short as possible. At least people are easy to get a hold of if you want to fork ov** the money to ...

... crew. Highlights: 1. Kelly telling me that she was entering the bikini contest. 2. Erik and Kristan coming over to provide fashion advice and whole lot of other tips. 3. Finally meeting Matt and seeing Christina happy like a clam. 4. Frances looking and taking pictures through the screen window. 5. V and ...

... We moved out of our apartment in Ballard two weeks ago and finished working last week. We even had our suitcase packed by Saturday! After driving around to say goodbye to as many people as we could in the last few days, we didn't have much to do. I had my hair cut and dyed back to brown then spent this afternoon and evening programming my iPod. We are not taking a laptop with us so I wanted a good ...

... was awesome. Drove around North Van. Went to Richmond Chinese Night Market: vendors, bubble tea, youth band. Left for Seattle early Sunday morning. (In Seattle Sun.July10-Mon.July11)Beth's cafe for big omellette's in sketchy neighbourhood. Walked around Chinatown (festival), Pike Place Market & went on Underground Tour ...