La Quinta Inn Walla Walla

So as I set off from San Francisco alone in the car, the open road my only friend, the birds in the sky my only guides, an all to familiar feeling began to wash over me. Hunger. I had been too lazy to get up for breakfast again. Having decided some weeks back not to exist solely on fast food, I finally decided to take that decision seriously and drove in search of a health ...

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.

... that is another story. Takes a teenager to figure out . . a Ph.D. is not enough.

Another interesting item of old technology is the fact that a number of their programs still run on old computers using 5" floppies and won't even run Windows 95, so they have to maintain a certain number of older computers to keep everything working . ..


Hanford, Washington, United States jackies-world

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 ...

... and ended up at the Peace Arch with about an hour wait to cross the border. Fortunately, our agent was one of the nicer ones, so although we were asked the same questions as always, it was done in a pleasant manner.

We made a stop in Bellingham at the Lululemon outlet, then gassed up the car at Costco in Arlington and grabbed lunch at our favorite taqueria. On the road again, we stopped at a rest stop in Yakima that had an ...

... the place that all the wagon trains met before heading off to points further west so the town was full of bordellos and taverns. It sounds like it would have been quite the place back then. Sunday, I'm going to start heading further north. I'll probably spend the night in Couer d'Alene and then meet up with mom, Bev, Punk and Phil at Glacier on Monday. I hope everyone is doing well! Pictures are coming soon!

... 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............

... and I came home a huge mess. I walked off the plane with a rash across my face, I guess I am carrying a little bit more home than I planned. I think that my body has finally reset its body clock and I would be able to sleep through the night if my face weren't burning all night. In a lot of ways the trip doesn't end by getting home. I am still learning from my experiences abroad. And as I get home and reintroduce myself to the lifestyle at home I start to see home and ...