Riverside Residences Tukwila

... perfect. In the Arboretum, we paddled under little bridges and through trees, patches of ducks and geese, water lilies and lily pads. On the way back, we saw the University of Washington’s football stadium, some really big boats, and watched a drawbridge go up right above us. We had an awesome time. This was a highlight of our trip (of many, of course, but still…).
- Ate upstairs in the Agua Verde restaurant ...

... all the drive to Atlanta, and 2 hrs of flight to Seattle. Saw these mountains with snow, and three HUGE moutains. We thought they were volcanoes, (mt.saint helen, and olympia?) and now I'm sitting in the seattle airport waiting for another hour to get on a plane, and that flight will be 3 hrs. So we get there at like 1 am so that's like 5am Florida time (eastern time). I'm somewhat tired. Took pictures on the plane of the snowy mountains, so take a look. Can ...

... sun; they get headaches, have to use the toilet, get hungry, get cold, get cranky and get annoyed at each other. Eventually they will have arguments, get diseases, grow old, mourn the loss of loved ones and die themselves. There is no happily ever after and yet, don't we continue to live as if there were? Everything changes. Don't take my word for it, just observe and see for yourself. Are you always happy or always sad? Are you always hungry or always ...

... rooms and they all have desks and sinks and enough room to move around in as well as (AHHHHH!!!!) sattelite internet in every room. This was looking like the sweetest boat I've ever been on by a long shot. Designated research vessels are always better than vessels of opportunity anyway, but this boat is all about getting rid of the "work boat" feeling and making the crew feel like they're in a home away from home. The mob went together pretty easy, one ...

... 3:30pm and is nice until around 7:30pm. We took Bindi, (who is Matthew's blue healer dog) down to the waterfront for a swim. We were throwing the ball into the water and she was happy to go and get it. Ashton is loving playing with a dog as he comes in the front door and out the back to play with her. Ruby found a playground not to far away and had heaps of fun on the slide taht she could go down herself. Her hair was all static ...

... stopped by the grocery store on the way back for some small things and some beer. When we got back, we just kicked it for a while and I got comfortable with the group. I left to meet up with Annie and her boyfriend for coffee after that. When I met up with them by car, the places we were thinking about going to get coffee were closed so we ended up being at this little bit fancy shmancy place where I didn't get anything for obvious reasons. It was really good to see her. I got to meet ...

... We've also learned how to parallel park, navigate the one way streets of Seattle and survive living with three huskies in a 700 square foot apartment. Other things we've learned about Seattle: 1. Vets are expensive ($1200 for Kodiak's ...

... up on their own! Camera gear: We LOVED our Think Tank backpacks which held all our camera gear for the trip. http://www.thinktankphoto.com/ We commonly wore them upwards of 8 hrs, taking it off only for short rests as 15 pounds on the back requires a break! The comfort level of these bags is amazing and made our trip complete! We agree that we could have left the Macro lens at home as we did not see too many opportunities for macro where our other ...

... ordered to by a teacher in high school! PS: Never could get off the couch yesterday, so the interview was rescheduled for today. PS2: Um, Blue is fine... nothing wrong, clean bill of health. Along the lines of going to the doctor with chest pains, thinking you're having a heart attack and finding out you have gas. And that's all I have to say about that, in the immortal words of Forrest Gump.

... must go to the Badlands in S. Dakota and the Black Hills. Screw Mt. Rushmore. Tennessee the Smoky mountains in Tennessee Texas: The Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, road side attraction only but worth a look see if you are driving through. If you _do_ make it to Texas, go to austin, it's a neat city. I can get recommendations on cool places to visit/catch live music. Skip Houston - it's way too humid in the summer. Dallas is also skippable, unless you're into JFK conspiracy, then ...