Silver Cloud Inn Kirkland

... some from the NW and some not) took a weeklong trip to Holden Village up in the Cascade Mountains. Holden used to be a mining town, but once the copper mine closed, the Lutheran church bought the place and turned it into a village, complete with a post office, general store, and public school. I have been to Holden three times in the past, but this was the first time I was a true "guest" and not part of a youth group or volunteer group. We enjoyed their summer ...

Hi kids, It's great to be on the road (or airway) again. I left Kirkland early monday morning and there was snow on the car I drove to the airport in. And surprise! There was snow in Anchorage when I got there! But it was much colder in Anchorage, about minus 8 degrees Farenheit! Burrrrrrrrr. Glad I always have my winter jacket on! I did meet a long lost cousin at the airport, although our meeting was a bit stiff.

... best deals at each port and it's duty free. It was very informative but since I've got excursions at each port, am not sure how much time I'll have for shopping but will do what I can! The computer I'm using is next to a window and it's all foggy now and you can't really see anything but the ocean now. It's very windy and the ship is rocking back and forth quite a bit. The water in the two pools are sloshing around like crazy. Tonight is ...

... style bedroom and headed out. The walk down to the Convention Centre took about half an hour, which wasn't too bad considering. I expect the walk back up will take considerably longer! I arrived at the Convention Centre and made a quick phone call home, before using the internet facilities to check emails and make a bit of preparation for my interview. I headed over to the booth at just before 2pm for my interview. Steve and I ...

Along with this entry are two more videos we filmed in Port Townsend. Because the videos take so long to upload, we're not going to interview couples any more. We might interview both people of a couple, but individually. When the videos are short they don't take as long to upload. We're learning as we go! We hope the videos are as meaningful to you as they have been to us. After leaving the Jefferson County Democrat's party in Port Ludlow we spent a pleasant night with Diane and Harry ...

... Passing Bull Trout Lake we climbed to Banner Summit, 7056ft, dropping down and caught our first glimpse of the Sawtooth Mountains through the trees, suddenly came upon flat plain, flat creek alpine pastures, surrounded by mountains. We were on the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway. Stopped for photos, saw a coyote and a wolf and what looked like a dozen cranes or herons - we thought they were ostriches at first - big birds with long necks. Travelling on through the bends we came ...

The last day on the road went through northern Montana, Idaho and eastern Washington. This part of Washington is a farmer's paradise. There are endless fields of grass, corn and potatoes as far as the eye can see. Eventually we reached the foothills of the Cascades and the mighty Columbia River. We pushed on as Doyle was heavily advertising her homemade carrot cake via constant text messages ...

... right up and touch the track and the train as it comes out of dispatch. I'd imagine if you are 6'3" or so or above you could reach up to place your hand right on top of the track and then see what happens when the train is dispatched. That and trains are not dispatched until full regardless of whether they are holding a queue or not. I guess they are held accountable to send full trains if not OHRC. Next time you see Ali or myself, be sure to ask about the Fire shows ...

... ve been eyeing all semester. And a walk along the beach at sunset. The day before I left found us all frantically packing, organizing stuff into suitcases, and hoping they wouldn't go over the weight limit. Both my flights, from Nice to London then London to Seattle, went smoothly. I even accidentally took my full water bottle through security at Heathrow and they didn't notice. Movies I recommend that I watched on my 9+ hour flight: The Queen, Cars, Little Miss Sunshine, and ...

Hello there my friends...yes, I am back safely Stateside. For our last morning in London we packed up and left our B&B on Hugh Street and went to the Starbucks in Victoria Station for a quick coffee and bite to eat before setting out on the Underground to go to Heathrow. The station was busy with commuters using public transport to go to work...I'll miss the train stations. One last tube ride...I'll miss the sound of the announcer saying "mind the gap" as ...