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... it became apparent Obama had been elected. From that time forward we heard repeatedly from many nationalities how deeply they hated what America had become over the last 8 years and how lifted up by hope they were by Obama's election. The emotion around the world about this election is like nothing I have experienced in travels going back to the 70's and the Viet Nam war. Each time we heard this elation and hope about Obama, it was a proud moment for us ...

3:06 pm PDT - October 29 - Well, we got out of Portland A-OK. We are sitting in the Seattle airport waiting for our LONG flight to Frankfurt, Germany and then on to Venice. Lisa is already curing me for bringing the computer...she ...

... into very bizarre and unexplainable 'gift shops', and the Experience Music Building upon its closing. What better cue for dinner? The GPS sent us to our next destination, Café Flora, a vegetarian restaurant also on the 'best of' list. It was some of the best food I've ever had. We shared a quesadilla as an appetizer. For dinner, Phil enjoyed a heirloom tomato pizza, and I had vegetarian tacos with mashed potatoes inside. It was ...

... stars complete with the classic pushy mother bossing them about. Having forced as much as we could stomach down we headed up to the dizzy heights atop the Space Needle. We spent quite a while up there, messing about with the binoculars, snapping the view and reading lots of fascinating facts. It was built for the worlds fair along with the monorail, it's 605ft tall and the lift to the top travels at 10mph. Any questions? For a different view of the places we'd seen we ...

... point, and everyone else was hammered! Once the game as over we headed back to the house, and the next day I spent most of it watching the God Father 3 and 1 again. Sadly I missed the second one. Which is my favorite one. I am now convinced that as a masterpiece I will be buying the DVDs. On Sunday, Elaina, my friend from back in Africa, came to see me from Vancouver. It is only 2 hour drive from Vancouver to Seattle. It was great seeing her again and she is a lot of fun. The ...

... Emirates, Vietnam Airways and Bangkok Airways were also very nice. At the end of our trip we flew to Belize and Argentina on American Airlines. The planes were old, the movies were either old or bad and had commercials! The food was terrible and beer and wine was $5! You are charging us for beer and wine on a 10 hour flight? Once the meal was served we didn't see the flight ...

We had a busy morning today. I got up around 7am and drove Riley to a Vet in Marysville.(about 45 minutes away) She'll stay there this weekend while we go to Olympic National Park and then over to Victoria Island, BC. The Vet is on barter, so she's going to get her 'ID chip' put in and get a few other things done. After I dropped her off, I drove back and met with a production company in Seattle that's ...

This family visit has been a deep, loving and tenderness time sharing Claudia's health. As we prepare for traveling back towards Ottawa in " La Paloma", our new-old 87WV camper, the heart stays behind, here with them, giving all the comfort and joy they need, all the love we have for them: Ricardo, our son, his wife, Claudia and their kids, Tomas (11) Mateo (9) and Camila (16 ...

... actually very excited about this event my Grandfather (DeLos) attended the University of Michigan and it will be fun to be on the campus in his honor! After what I am sure will be a whirlwind three days, we board a plane on Thursday for a 19-hour ride to Manila (changing planes in Japan). My first three months of training will be spent in Manila focusing on language (Tagalog) and cultural training. I know it is going ...

We spent a wonderful Christmas with family in Black Diamond, Bainbridge Island, and Maple Valley in Washington state. Sure wish we could have spent more time back home, but we're off to Sea-Tac airport and beyond!