Ameritel Inn Spectrum Boise

I'm going to start with Boise, Idaho even though I'm living in Ontario, Oregon. It's the closest that the www.travelpod.com FB application has to my home.

Anyway, I felt I needed to keep a travel log of where I will be going, what I will be doing so that friends and family will be able to keep up ...

I was so excited when my parents and I "discovered" the Sandcastle Motel in Lincoln City a few years ago. Since then we have gone down at least twice a year and had great experiences in the kitchenettes that are very reasonably priced (but without a balcony). Just returned this year and was very disappointed this stay. We were in a two queen room ...

In the morning, we woke up to a nice breakfast assortment prepared by Gloria. We bid our good friends Gloria ad Barney and of course my loving father goodbye and off we went. A ten hour drive to Boise! I had called Elise Saxby (the mother of my friend Jenna, who I have known since Kindergarten) to get her daughter's new number. When I told Elise that I planned on visiting Jenna and her husband Mark, Elise suggested that I call Mark and plan ...

... and driving through northwestern Oregon and on into our stop in Idaho it was dry and brown then for a mile or so there were tree farms, green crops and of course an occasional golf course. Through Wyoming, Montana and Washington I have never seen so much hay grown and rolled, cows and horses. One thing we found was the beef was inexpensive here! We have also been lucky in the campgrounds…all have been nicely maintained and we ...

... Charbonneau and Sacagewea. I stood and looked out over the immense landscape at a lone, large tree, the tallest thing around, that appeared to reach up through banks of low clouds. I felt very peaceful breathing in the smell of the valley. I realized what a great idea it was to stick to about 300 miles a day. I love it. We did finally get to Boise.

... als bis zur empfangsdame haben wir's allerdings nicht geschafft (haben uns auch nicht sonderlich mühe gegeben ;o)...

aber ein super steakhouse im stadtzentrum hat den aufenthalt hier doch noch 'herausgerissen' und auf dem weg in die berge, wurde mir doch tatsächlich von einem einheimischen ein paprika chip geklaut (siehe letztes foto).

Our friends the Blickenstaffs took us to the airport (thanks guys) made it out of Boise alive, don’t know yet what we forgot. Flight on United to Chicago was average. HOWEVER. Flight on Lufrtansa Air to Frankfurt was like going back to old-style commercial flight with current technology. First glimpse of all that orderliness and practicality. Actual dinner ...

... It was so mellow that it made me want to take a nap (something that I never do in the afternoon) so I drove around and it took a while but at the end I got a prime spot and parked by the Shoreline Park, right along the Boise River. I took my blanket, pillow, book and we spend a few hours. There were 3 squirrels that kept us busy in the tree above us, it was raining "top of the nut pieces" - late lunch. When I filmed one of them eating a nut, it peed on us! How rude. I ...

... which was about 2 inches thick! On the way through Twin Falls, Idaho (which was before Wendell), we passed over a very high bridge with a pretty river below. To our horror we saw a man standing on the top of the rail, and as we drove pass Fred said looking in his rearview mirror,"He's just jumped!" He had a backpack on, and a guy standing beside him (who didn't appear to be worried) so we ...

... s needs. One Rotarian leader leads a team of four non-Rotarian team members across the globe to strengthen cultural, professional and personal understanding. In 2006, teams will travel between Rotary District 5400 in Idaho and Rotary District 3670 in Korea. The team members include ...