Courtyard By Marriott Boise

... me! I'm pretty excited about this trip, and have been wanting to go see my kids for quite some time, so this is an event worth waiting for.<br><br>I'll be updating my travel log here, and you can read where I'm at, where I've been and what i've been up to.<br><br>Here's to a wonderful adventure!<br>

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 ...

... had a bad leak. Lying in bed, we were on the ground in no time, so we pulled out the couch bed (the bed I remember sleeping in while having sleepovers at the Saxby&#8217;s in elementary and middle school). In the morning, Jenna sent us off with blueberry scones she made the night before, as well as some more snacks. I wish we could have visited longer. But Jenna is coming to SoCal in December, so I am looking forward to seeing her then.

As we drive (actually Terry drives and I sleep, read or play on the iphone) for two days to get to our new location I think about all we have seen in the past month. The longest we were in one state was Washington but we have tried to cram so much in to be home in our allotted 2 months. We learned about the wolves in Yellowstone where one of the campers comes to watch them and even has attended workshops during the winter at Yellowstone ...

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

... we got to experience a taste of that through paragliding. After becoming student pilots (be sure to watch our video on this), and signing our lives away on the scariest rider I've ever signed, including a line that read "paragliding is dangerous and we cannot list each horrific event that could occur" we all piled into a van and braved the steep drive up a mountain, about 10,000 feet. Each of us had our own pilot with his or her own gear ...

... t see too much else besides your neighborhood bars, some old houses, and a couple churches. We DID however see this awesome sign out on the side of a street..... seriously, if you could help out... they need just a few things including eggs, milk, cheese, and AA batteries. Hahaha... who doest that??? SO RANDOM! Well, after all that strenuous sitting and eating we headed back here to this lovely hotel where I proceeded to play around ...

... eats. On the way we found a group of Basque folks playing trikitixa, traditional Basque music anchored by an accordion and tambourine. The group of elderly trikitixas were kind of like street performers. No big show. They were just enjoying themselves. There are over 15,000 Basque people in Boise. Just down the road the farmer's market was just closing. Zac told me that he buys elk meat at the market and he has packages of elk in ...