Cocusa Motel Burlington

... great vistas along cliffs. This weekend is the Oyster Run with 100s of bikes entertaining the local populace.
Mt Baker and neighbors spring up with snow-covered summits from time to time. The temp hovers from 68 - 74F in these lowlands.
Would not be hard to spend a week here, with orca and bird watching and the mountain roads.

Leider konnten wir heute nicht wie geplant Richtung Osten fahren. Wir mussten leider Festellen das das Auto nicht mehr fahrtüchtig ist. Einer von den Kipphebeln die die Ventile steuern ist einfach durchgebrochen. Morgen früh kommt wahrscheinlich ein Mechaniker der sich die ganze Sache mal mit Niko zusammen angucken will. Dann werden wir entscheiden was wir machen.
Den Autoproblemen zum trotz haben wir heute einen guten Tag gehabt. Wir waren auf dem ...

... their passion.

I said my good-byes to Samson, the adorable little terrier that had greeted us when we checked in, then drove with Chris to nearby Burlington for lunch of a chicken taco at Taqueria El Gallito in Mount Vernon. Dropped by the outlet mall for a quick look around, but it was really too hot to stay long. Gassed up at Costco and ...

... great time, everything went off without a hitch and the weather was fantastic. A little to calm come show time . . . the smoke did not clear very well. The 500 gram ...

... From there we went to the next assembly line producing 777's in a moving assembly line, and next door is the new 787 the new Boeing baby. It definitely is not a baby, and the order book is really full with one airline company ordering 50 of these and they are yet to be in commercial use. The first is still rolling out, expected off the line in August this year. At 30% deposit on order, then 30% when the aircraft begins ...

... to his home at Samish Lake with homemade apple pie! Yum, yum. Will joined us a few miles later, about 4 1/2 miles from our destination and stayed on until we reached the campground. We had lots of deep conversations on the way and found much in common with these Friends. We walked through some beautiful woods with meandering streams and little lakes. It was breathtaking. We're so enjoying the Northwest topography and scenery. "I ...

... sleep after the shower, I looked like a half sleep red eyed monster, as I managed to get all of the shampoo in my eye. I finally got myself in to the living room, where I found Richard fighting a battle on the phone with someone and Sheila was still missing after she had disappeared before my shower. I found her in my room looking for that something. It turned out to be a CD of her presentation she was suppose to give this morning on her last trip to China. While she was looking for ...

... spot when you see the locals there. As the walk there had been rather ridiculously long I decided to catch the boat across the water and up on to Davie. I did a few jobs that needed doing and after spending some time on the phone went shopping - nothing caught my eye - that would fit in my bag anyway..... Well I have almost finished my time in Canada and I have a tear in my eye. It will be strange having to get used to another country.....

... Irish), Danny, Gordie(Kiwi's) and Mick(Auzzie). The next 8 months were a blur. I worked for a high class construction firm, saw and help build 20 plus million dollar houses. I saw how the other side of Canada lives and found where home would or will be when or if I return to Canada. I spent the next 8 months working away and saving to head to Scotland to start a year away with Angela. Lots of new experiences and long weekends, but lots of fun.

... tickets which get you a free drink as well, and it would be wrong to say no, wouldn't it? I have become a beer drinker as all the spirits are ridiculously expensive ($5.50 for a vodka and lemonade!!). The bad thing is you have to have ID (sometimes 2 pieces) to drink anywhere here - we all feel like we're 16 again! No luck so far on the job front, have applied for loads of things ...