Ramada Limited Redding

(With apologies to Carly Simon!) Well, it's not ALL just waiting. There's obsessively checking the weather in Rome; revising the packing list; dithering about which luggage to use; shopping for must-haves, and then returning them...Very important step today: got my husband set up to use Skype! Only one big hurdle remains: SHOES!

... not fun for Jim.

Redding has a reputation for being sunny most of the year, so we were hopeful that things would be better. Unfortunately, the storm had dumped 2-3 feet of snow at upper elevations, so our plans to visit Lassen Volcanic National Park were delayed temporarily because the road through the park was impassable. So, being the flexible travellers that we are, we toured the area ...

... we stayed at in Bellingham for when we get back home.

When we arrived at our hotel we thought the best way to get rid of the road kinks was to go for a swim, which we did. It felt great! After a shower and clean clothes, we walked a couple of blocks to the the Ramos Mexican Restaurant and split the Mexico City Tacos--perfect!


Title Language: Spanish

... or anywhere else without an escort with a "key card" Luckily I had my key card by mid morning and I was "free to move around" (alone) LOL

There were some issues with one of my sign ins and in the process of trying to fix it, I ended up with my Supervisors authorizations with my sign-in. (promoted my 1st day lol) But that didn't last long, I was soon, demoted back to just me he he.

My trainer, Lynn is really nice and she ...

... hours to get down the mountain because we glacaded most of the way which is basically sliding down the mountain on your butt. It was really scary at some points because I had no control over where I was going and it was really fast. At one point I flew off a rock and tumbled down a bit. It was definitely the most intense thing I have ever done!

Marbles Mountains (Pacific Crest Trail): We hiked part of the PCT, swam in a lake, and watched the ...

... good! I arrived on June 14th at around Midnight to my house where I live with 7 other girls. I share a room with another girl, Dayna. We had orientation the next day which was boring overall but also included some very interesting topics. Jim Milestone, the superintendent of the park, spoke a lot about death and marijuana. Apparently working at a national park is really dangerous and ...

... we got there, I couldn't see it. First, because it was too overcast and raining with a bit of long range fog, and second... well... it got dark before we really got close. So this time, I really wanted to see Castle Crags and Shasta both. And see them, we did. When you turn the corner going north on the 5 and first get a good glimpse of Mount Shasta... wow. And it was still snow covered. Then it peeks around the other peaks on the trip until finally, it ...

Just complete a trip to Sandals Royal Bahamian, Have read many reviews by many unhappy travelers and either they are very picky travelers or Sandal's has made a turn-around in customer service. During my 7 day stay the only complaint heard was over lost luggage. I did not even hear anyone present during my stay even raise their voice! The staff of Sandals work very had to satisfy their guests, all employees had a smile and seem so very happy with their ...

The morning we left Eugene, Dick Lakin, Peg Morton, Candy (didn't get her last name), and John Etter joined us at our starting point in a supermarket parking lot, where we had a prayer circle as a send-off, careful all the while not to slip on the icy pavement. John, Peg, and Dick walked parts of that morning with us. Our route took us over a butte, on a winding, woods-lined road that ascended 570 feet in four miles (our biggest climb so far, made easier because John used ...

Brad, Nath & I went to the US for 3 weeks to visit our oldest son Adam & his wife Kristina who had recently moved from Denver to Portland Oregon.

We flew into San Francisco from Australia & picked up our hire car ( Brad immediately driving on the wrong side to oncoming traffic!!!) & headed north ...