Holiday Inn Express Walla Walla, Wa

... out that it was just the hunger striking again as I was entering my 47th consecutive hour without solids. Still, for a moment there, I actually felt human.

It's a bit strange being a solo traveller again but the same amount of people are laughing at my gags so a sense of familiarity remains, although I suddenly find that I have to pay for petrol. And it's not like ...

We flew from SF to Seattle to pick up the bikes. It wasn't the greatest weather to ride in, a bit rainy and cold, but we went over some great mountains. We managed to get about 400km done and quite far east. We wanted to get away from the bad weather as quick as possible.

... view of the entire facility.














Just imagine! A government program that figured out a totally practical solution to a difficult problem. Both legs of the LIGO extend out into a desert full of tumbleweeds that collect along both legs. They got a bailing machine and bail them up and use the bails ...

On Sa**************ed south along the Columbia River, past irrigated orchards of apples, cherries, potatoes (?), grapes. Arrived in Tri-Cities, set up camp in Hood Park (Army Corps of Engineers) where Snake and Yakima rivers join the Columbia.
Today we visited Ice Harbor Lock & Dam, saw huge salmon and carp move through the fish ladder on their way upriver. Had ...

During the night there was a terrific thunderstorm, preceded by frequent streaks of lightning, then a a nice downpour. I have to admit that I didn't sleep peacefully until I heard the rain, as less than a month ago there was a major wildfire from lightning in the area.

The next morning it was hard to get out of bed, knowing that I wouldn't be in one nearly as comfortable until we arrived back home in Dallas. But I had a lot ...

Well...
We set out about 11AM yesterday, but Jess realized we forgot our National Park pass, we had to turn around at Hood River, and go all the way back to get it. Michelle met us in Cascade Locks, which saved us a little time, and two dollars to cross the bridge. Then, we were off for real this time. We drove all the way to Umatilla before we stopped for ...

After I left Portland, I went to Walla Walla - the home of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion. Apparently, you can peel it and eat it like an apple but why you would do that is beyond me. It was a cute little town. They have painted onions all over the place (like the cows in Chicago). Oh, did I mention they also have 183 wineries in the area. :-) They were having an antique car show so Main St was completely blocked ...

... bag and pad and those two items pretty near filled it up on their own. I think I will take them out for now, fill the bag up with my clothes and stuff, then pack the sleeping bag and pad separately with a few bungee cords so that I can attach them to my backpack when I arrive in Bangkok. Anyway, I will be leaving in a day and 7 hours and 45 minutes!

... the woman whose husband gave the donkey for Jesus to ride upon. No one understood all the uproar, but they celebrated that day. They were curious. God gave me the blessing of being able to get the strength needed to perform it twice. I was still a bit sick, but God is faithful and lives were touched. God is Good.

... and then met Zach from SYZYGY winery. He only has one wine left to sell, but what a wine it was! The Red- what a bargain! Then I went to Luscious by Nature, a fairly new gourmet grocery and deli. I loaded up some things and came back to my cute Cottage. I think I will grill here tonight and open a nice white from Seven Hills and grill up some fresh Marlin from Fish on Land fish market. But not before heading to the South side for more wine tasting............