Redmond Inn

... the security deposit check after several requests. The check bounced twice and the owner continues to make up stories as to why we haven't received our money. We asked around and cannot find a legal method to get back our one thousand dollars. Does anyone know what I can do to get my money back. I live in Seattle. I have rented many, many houses in many different places and have never come across this. Thanks!

We have just concluded the Western Canada/Alaska portion of our trip and spent most of this last week relaxing and visiting with family, both Tracy's and mine. Now don't worry...just because we were back in civilization doesn't mean that we don't have stories to share. From the comments we received last week it doesn't appear that anyone believes all my stories anyway... Let's start with a very special day...August 8, 2008...a day we will remember ...

Forests, rivers, waterfalls and lakes - how different the landscape is to Southern California. We spent last ten days in Oregano and Washington States. Tomasz's family (Dad and Aunt) joined us for this part of the trip. In Oregano we stayed right on the banks of the Columbia River with expansive views of the river from our windows. A bridge across this river that connects to the Washington State, called "Bridge of the Gods ...

... I met some amazing people on along the way. I'll never forget that Frenchman we met on the rooftop in Amman. After he went to sleep, Andrew made a comment that he couldn't live that sort of life and that the man must be lonely, being in his 40's and circumnavigating the world for the Xth time. Whether or not this was the case, he had a spark about him that made me wonder if some people just never stop traveling and have ...

... big fire in the late 1800's, someone decided to use salt water to wash the soil down the slopes and built up Seattle's low lying areas. Any building built then now has the second floor as the ground floor! After the tour we walked to Pike Place market and drooled at the huge Dungeness crabs, Alaskan crab legs and the wonderful salmon on display. If only H ...

... airport for about 2 hours for our bus to Seattle to arrive. The bus turned up and we boarded and decided to eat our butties before crossing back into the States, what with them being so paranoid about the movement of meat and veg across borders. Probably just as well really. When we got to the US border, we went through Passport Control and Customs. As we waited in line for the Immigration bods, a customs bloke walked among us with his sniffer-labrador. His sniffer ...

... we had food at Paradise centre before we set off. Friday 10th Aug After a good breakfast in the camp cafe, we set off for Oregan around Rimlock Lake and a series of dams. The hills & cliffs through the valleys were made of volcanic rock, huge basalt pillars (photos). On to The Oregan Trail and out of the forest, now we were in Prarie land with big grain fields of corn and wheat, no hedges, no trees, no bushes, mile after mile, intersperced with barren landscape. Camping at Emigrant ...

... ocala had brought her fire poi with her. I had been thinking I was ready to spin with fire and did so one night. I caught my hood on fire for a second and singed my eyebrow but had so much fun and was instantly addicted. I did it again that night and a few more times a few nights later. Shiloh and I went on a short hike up the cliff where you could see far into the mountains. It struck me how far away I was from where I considered ...

... dollars bills pouring out of our pockets. After Seattle we head to my Sister's wedding. What's next I will be buying a motorcycle, going to Alaska for 3 weeks, and then circling the lower 48 for 3-4 months. Nelly will be visiting the national parks in the South West. for the month of July. Then she'll be punching keys and pushing a mouse around for her previous employer for a few months. Come January we plan to head back out into The World for some more exploration.

... This volcano is well known for its ash explosions and pyroclastic flows.
Mount St. Helens is most famous for its catastrophic eruption on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am PDT which was the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles (24 km) of railways, and 185 miles (298 km) of highway were destroyed ...