Candlewood Suites Olympia/ Lacey

... fiancee Lisa. I love to be surprised by people. Nate and I met for the first time on the Appalachian Trail in 1999. There is definitely an uncanny connection between thru-hikers. Thru-hikers (those people that choose to hike long distance trails all the way through in one continuous hike). <br><br>I have to say one more time, it was a great evening and I am thankful for everyone that came and shared the moment. <br>

... sign read "In between jobs...any help you<br>can give would be appreciated." I could tell he was new to the street<br>because his beard was getting to that point of just slightly overgrown,<br>but most notably, his face and arms were sunburned, but his legs were<br>pale. And his sign could've been my own. I, too, am just between jobs.<br>I'm just lucky; I have my family to fall back on. I could be in his<br>shoes, even temporarily. <br><br ...

... options, but there's only one Daniel Joy and he's on the eastern seaboard. <br><br>****<br><br>So back to studying about poetry. I anticipate dreams about coffee in iambic pentameter, but that would be too simple. Emily Dickinson said to "tell the truth but tell it slant." In my dreams espresso beans gyrate to the tamp's tamp. Pressure-pressure, one tap -pressure. In 22 syllables or seconds, I'll be still missing you know who. <br><br>

... Attack: October 14th: The Lechon Feast - There will be a pig roast (lechon) and I will meet my dad's wife's family. 16th-20th: To Bacolod City for Masskara festival, Bacolod chicken, and visit my Dad's Wife's home town and distant family. 22nd-25th: My Shanghai B-day. Eat some street food, and visit my old "girl friends" in Shanghai. 25th: Head up to Dalian to my dad's house. 26th: REST!!! November: Use Dalian as my "home base". As time permits ...

... fixing things as much as Louis does. The following morning they were able to jury-rig a new central post out of a hardwood broom handle--which Louis thinks is maybe even better than what we had originally. But back to our hosts for the evening. They are members of a Preparative Meeting under the care of University Friends Meeting. We were entertained by a delightful little four-year-old girl named Mei. Her mom, Erica Nishioka, was not feeling well, so we didn't ...

Here we go, I leave tomorrow from Seattle to Philly and then on to Rome. I will spend 4 days in Rome and then move on. I was going to head south to the Amalfi Coast (Oh, by the way, I'm not the best speller in the world and might just rival the worst, so get used to it.), but I just found out the Formula 1 has a race the weekend after I arrive in Milano. I'm tempted to go check it out. Anyway, if I don't go ...

... spot on the road. Waited for hours....well no actually one...but it seemed like it anyway....then we thought we were going to get some action...but it was just a fun run thing!!! Not sure what it was about, but it entertained us for a while! Then we waited some more. We were hoping it was all worth waiting for....but its one of those tings you just gotta do.... Finally the parade started...it started with a bang....coppers on shiney harleys, doing formation riding ...

... front and about 80 carriages each they make a hell of alot of noise, plus they all hoot their horns by the camp site as there is a level crossing. We sailed a few Full Sail beers with Tom and lennin from LA who were cycling across the states! They planned on doing 100 miles a day but so far had managed 80 in three days!!! Top couple of guys though. Not alot of sleep was had that night so we decided to move and found a top site out of town on a high hill over looking ...

... the outlying villages. Mekong Delta, Near Siagon You could buy pineapples already carved and ready to eat. Mekong Delta, Near Siagon Doing the pineapple toss. Transferring from seller's boat to buyer's boat. Mekong Delta, Near Siagon It was a jumble of boats and we often had to push our way ...

Tourist tack, If your short of time in a big city but you want to see a lot then take a duck, not a real one but a boat that goes both on water and land, what fun. It helped that we had a crazy captain for a driver who really didn't care what the public thought of him. He gave a piece of advise that has stuck with me, "who cares what the people on the street think of you, your never going to see them again". How true!