Phoenix Inn And Suites North Salem

After leaving Vancouver on Tuesday, we caught a bus to Seattle. This is where we picked up our hire car for our two week trip to LA. We spent one night in Seattle, then drove on to Newberg, which is just out of Portland. We spent one night in Newberg and the next ...

We h*d * gre*t d*y tod*y despite some pretty high side-winds from the west. The ro*ds were busy but good. Lots of trucks on I-5, even for * Sund*y. We st*rted the d*y by *ttending worship services with Bob *nd J*net *t B*yside Church in Gr*nite B*y. It w*s *n *m*zing service *nd the worship is re*lly exciting. It w*s the first time I'd ever he*rd * church get excited when it w*s time to t*ke the offering. They re*lly h*ve embr ...

... by friends, Jason and Silver, Clooe prevented us<br>from sliding too far into the abyss of laziness and cheered us when we<br>needed a boost. <br><br>As our time here comes to a close (we plan to depart on a rambling journey back east tomorrow morning), I'm sad to say goodbye to friends and the stability of a home base, but excited by the prospect of seeing more of our country's natural beauty. Yes, new adventures await!<br><br><br>

... br>no more practical then a good time and no less profound then self<br>discovery. I cannot fully explain how we intend to accomplish this for<br>I do not honestly know. I do however know that this is precisely what<br>we should be doing with our lives right now. We have our youth, we have<br>each other and we have our wits. <br><br> So we leave, lighthearted and wild eyed ready for who knows what. Each morning we wake together, forward looking and happy.<br> <br><br><br>~Bill

The CS-group in Salem setted up a meeting on Sunday. Since our hosts from Portland attended that meeting, we also went. Funny bunch of people they were, presenting their so called talents. Oh you wonder what these are? Hmm, how do you feel like ...

... flank both sides of the road. I stop at various small sights along the way, and eventually come to route 262 that leads up over the mountains. Unfortunately the sign says that the road is closed at the gate halfway up. Well, after all that I'm pretty annoyed that the road is closed. The road IS supposed to be closed 8 months out of the year because of snow on the mountain, but August is in the prime OK ...

Back home in Salem. We managed to stay awake for a couple hours after our return home on Thursday before we had to take a nap. By this time we had been travelling for about 46 hours with the only sleep the tossing and turning on the plane. We agreed to just take 2.5 hours for an afternoon nap so we could get up and still feel like going back to sleep at a normal time. Finally headed to bed about 10:30 pm. I woke up about 5 am and decided to go feed CiCi and read the paper. Kathy ...

... brother and I filled up the gas tank and hit the road towards Oregon. Portland, OR Three and half hours down I-5, we crossed over the bridge that marked the border of Washington/Oregon and entered into Portland. After encountering a bit of traffic, we managed to get up to Lewis and Clark College. My brother picked up a few brochures from the admissions office also. Then, we wandered around campus. This campus was in a very woody area. Some parts reminded me of ...

... ever seen), tropical throws, pillows and a huge number of more things. The bed is a magnificent one with a futon type mattress on an Indian bed with I think I counted 8 eiderdowns on top of it. The top one is wildly red in colour and sets the room off brilliantly. The instruction I received was to "toss them off until you're comfortable". This was advise which worked extremely well. The bathroom continues the theme of travel with a huge photo of the building of the Golden ...

... think it was that hot inside, so you can imagine how shocked and disgusted i was when all of her clothes fell off. I mean its 'so' degrading to women! Well the thoughts of leaving did cross my mind, but we had just paid to get in , so it would have been rude not to have at least one pint. We made a pass for the pool table in the corner and didn't look up for the rest of the night! We should have guessed though the 'establishment' was on a road called vaseline alley! We were ...