Extendedstay Portland Hillsb Hillsboro

... with a large cold cup of milk for each of us. That made a lovely bedtime snack. The room was tiny, but cozy and warm. Kermie doesnt take too much extra space and we all slept really well. The next day, I had to be at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach for a Relay For Life training. EJ went to the movies with Emily and Jacob while I was busy. He picked me up that night and we came home.

A slight modification on the first noble truth.

As I prepare for my journey, an important shout out to this virtual world that the perfectionist in me will be letting go. On the path to my true Self I will be letting go of (hopefully) the noise pollution ...

... more than their nakedness!! The next mornign was not so good, we had drunk way too much and were all very very hungover! A lay in was definitly called for. We headed to mount st helens that lunchtime and drove out. It as beautiful seeing the mountains as we got closer. I love landscapes so much. A whole different sight seeing compared to the night before. We headed up to the visitors centre, watched a film about it errupting and got some cool photos and headed back for another ...

Today is my last day in Portland!!! :( After a late wake up Fran and i headed east on I-84 to Multnomah Falls for a hike. A beautiful drive east alongside the Columbia river, took us a little over an hour to finally reach our destination. A quick carchange into my hiking gear and we were ready to go. Since i am always so ...

... and seeing the beauty of the Karri, Marri, and Jarrah forests, plus the special Tingle trees found only in one spot of the world. Now in Perth and environs for four days, exploring the city, and beaches and wine valley. Nov. 20th- Dec.5th ,'07 Tasmania After changing planes in Melbourne, I arrived in Hobart late in the evening,. Next morning after a walk around the city, I rented a car to drive toward the east coast. East Coast of Tasmania - Triabunna Freycinet NP, fairy ...

... of the Arab world or any kind of foreign policy sophistication (but does show a great use of Rovian-Foxian expolitation of emotion). No one in the Arab world (except maybe, Israel, which is geographically located in the "Arab world") was calling for the US to "free" Iraqis. No one from Iraq except "Curveball" or the slimy and profit-motivated, Ahmad Chalabi, both Iraqis who weren't even living in the country at the time of the invasion were calling on the USA to ...

... Cruise on Tuesday night, July 3, bluesing it up along The Williamette River aboard The Portland Spirit - three decks of live blues. Talk about a party! Peter made arrangements for me to do a guest spot with the Portland-based act, The Insomniacs, recently signed to Randy Chortkoff's outstanding Delta Groove Records and they were kind enough to extend an invitation to Eric. This young and exciting group performs and writes original tunes with a ...

... of times. I had my favourite Chinese Chopped Chicken Salad & Bang Bang Chicken & Shrimp. Love their food!!!


Another day trip took us to Astoria on the coast not far from the Washington border. After dropping Adam & Kristina to the airport we had about 8 days to drive the coast from here to Los Angeles where we were flying out from.

... to post, except maybe my welcome page. If you are at all interested in this region of the world and what our brothers and sisters have been doing there, I've listed a few articles to review. Hopefully, I'll have some interesting photos to share later on. Thanks.

... If I decide I feel like cooking... lol Me, cook, Guy will hope I go on vacation more often, perhaps I'll gain some skills (I'm starting at 0). I took a few pictures of the room before it gets too messy (I'm not known to be tidy). And now, the bed is calling (as well as my novel, mouhaha). It is close to 3 am for me, after being up since 6 am, and having gone to bed at midnight = zzzzzzzzz ;-) Tomorrow it all begins!! :-D Toodles! ~*Joe*~ Portland, Oregon (USA)