Larkspur Landing 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 ...

... helmets and life jackets us looking stupid made us forget. It was a cool trip we all headed down the river and it was very peacful and very relaxed with rolling hills and lush green trees everywhere, the peace lasted until the first rapid and me getting thrown out of the boat. Well there had to be at least one person that fell out and being the nice person that i am i volunteered!! I was amazingly calm about the whole thing actually, getting pulled out the river by our stupidly hot ...

... itself from the ledge and plunged into the pool below, drenching a wedding party that just happened to be on the bridge. Once at the top you could take a hiking trail that would lead you deeper into the forest and to other falls. An overlook provided a nice view of the Columbia River and a nice view straight down the 500 ...

... left side of the road, and only occasionally now hit the wipers instead of the turn-signals. What is still disorienting is that driving north is into the sun, just as the north side of houses is the sunny side, and north-facing beaches are desirable. For over a week I had no cell phone or Internet access. I've traveled without either for years, but now it seems like a hardship! I have a couple days in Kettering, south of Hobart, to visit Bruny Island, clear through all the Australian ...

... will love the oppressor. In fact, violence only creates more violence and more life-long enemies. Now Mr. Kristol is safe behind his desk and computer calling for another attack against Iran. I think he hears the non-existent cries of the Iranian people to be liberated from their regime. The Iranian people are directly next-door to Iraq and they see what US "liberation" brings. It comes with the awful price of high civilian casualties; hospitals bombed, Doctors killed; no ...

... via e-mail earlier and made arrangements for he and The Texas Horns to join us for our set the next day on The Credit Union Stage. Following our set with our new friends, The Insomniacs, we dug on the sounds of The Hot 8 Brass Band on the upper deck, as well as Chicago Blues legend Lurrie Bell, who was joined by Pinetop Perkins. New Orleans vocalist John Boutte captivated the audience on the lower deck with his soulful and charismatic presence ...

... back to Australia to the Gold Coast arose which they excitedly took . They ended up leaving the country before us & we dropped them to the airport about 10 days later!! In between helping them pack & sell furniture we did some sightseeing.




The weather was cold, rainy & misty. Oregon is not green without good reason ...

... This is my first trip and against all advice of every traveler I've talked to and every thing I've read online about packing light, because far be it from me to pass up that adorable skirt calling my name or lining up my 3 pairs of black heels and agonizing over which will be the lucky pair to go -- why not bring all 3 pairs? Solves that problem. Of course, I HAVE to work out, so I am bringing running shoes and workout/yoga attire. Because ...

... and to the back of the line I went. I was THE last person through. But I was granted my 90-day visa for Mexico. SWEET! Too bad I only needed a 15-minute visa. Which was promptly handed to the ticket agent at the gate as I boarded my next flight. Easily the most difficult entry into any country I 'visited'. Also sharply contrasted with my experience entering the USA. I was dumbfounded to pass through immigration in 5 minutes - not a question asked ...