Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square

I'm going to start with Boise, Idaho even though I'm living in Ontario, Oregon. It's the closest that the www.travelpod.com FB application has to my home.<br><br>Anyway, I felt I needed to keep a travel log of where I will be going, what I will be doing so that friends and family will be able to keep up ...

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 ...

In the morning, we woke up to a nice breakfast assortment prepared by Gloria. We bid our good friends Gloria ad Barney and of course my loving father goodbye and off we went. A ten hour drive to Boise! I had called Elise Saxby (the mother of my friend Jenna, who I have known since Kindergarten) to get her daughter's new number. When I told Elise that I planned on visiting Jenna and her husband Mark, Elise suggested that I call Mark and plan ...

... and driving through northwestern Oregon and on into our stop in Idaho it was dry and brown then for a mile or so there were tree farms, green crops and of course an occasional golf course. Through Wyoming, Montana and Washington I have never seen so much hay grown and rolled, cows and horses. One thing we found was the beef was inexpensive here! We have also been lucky in the campgrounds&#8230;all have been nicely maintained and we ...

... Charbonneau and Sacagewea. I stood and looked out over the immense landscape at a lone, large tree, the tallest thing around, that appeared to reach up through banks of low clouds. I felt very peaceful breathing in the smell of the valley. I realized what a great idea it was to stick to about 300 miles a day. I love it. We did finally get to Boise.

das eine freibad direkt an der strassenkreuzung lud nicht wirklich zum schwimmen ein, der fluss mit starker strömung nach einem kraftwerk hingegen schon und selbst dieser war wärmer als der crater lake...<br><br>boise macht einen ziemlich verschlafenen eindruck aber ich dachte, wenn ich schon mal in der gegen bin, muss ich einfach bei HP vorbeischauen ...

Our friends the Blickenstaffs took us to the airport (thanks guys) made it out of Boise alive, don&#8217;t know yet what we forgot. Flight on United to Chicago was average. HOWEVER. Flight on Lufrtansa Air to Frankfurt was like going back to old-style commercial flight with current technology. First glimpse of all that orderliness and practicality. Actual dinner ...

... hangout and I decided to go out there for lunch. People, if you are not into the tourist traps and like off the beaten path - places, make sure to go to Merritts on State Street in Boise. It is the quintessential hole in the wall with an old counter that has the standard local old guys hanging out, discussing all the big issues of the world (read: their neighborhood). I had a greasy spoon lunch; this is not a place to be picky. Then I drove thru downtown Boise and wasn ...

... want a break from diving and actually miss counting fishies) but I'll be back. . .I've seen what's alive in the ocean while its dead or dying, soon I'll have to see it in its own habitat. I know you can dive in the Bering: I've seen it done. That in itself is a story with lots of pictures...which I'm getting too. There are a lot of those and I have a lot of catching up to do but the sun is coming up and I still have that last chapter in my PADI manual. Till the next time!

Well! Flew to Bay Area for a few hours to re-pack and and change planes! Had a GREAT time in Boise visiting my boyfriend, Bryan. You dont get any of the intimate details but I will tell you that in Boise, we did: shoot guns (first time and never again!), waterslides, ATVing, go-carts, miniture golf, laster tag, fresh krispy kreme and so much more! Was sad to leave the boy behind but had to catch up with my fam. in Lake Tahoe!