Swan Hotel Port Townsend

Wednesday we drove north to Everett to visit the Boeing. We took a tour of the 472 million cubic foot plant. Well, not exactly... we saw two sections of it. It's amazing to see how many planes are inside and how the process all comes together. We saw the new 787 Dreamliners being assembled. And we saw the Dream Lifter - a modified aircraft that can ...

... great vistas along cliffs. This weekend is the Oyster Run with 100s of bikes entertaining the local populace.
Mt Baker and neighbors spring up with snow-covered summits from time to time. The temp hovers from 68 - 74F in these lowlands.
Would not be hard to spend a week here, with orca and bird watching and the mountain roads.

Leider konnten wir heute nicht wie geplant Richtung Osten fahren. Wir mussten leider Festellen das das Auto nicht mehr fahrtüchtig ist. Einer von den Kipphebeln die die Ventile steuern ist einfach durchgebrochen. Morgen früh kommt wahrscheinlich ein Mechaniker der sich die ganze Sache mal mit Niko zusammen angucken will. Dann werden wir entscheiden was wir machen.
Den Autoproblemen zum trotz haben wir heute einen guten Tag gehabt. Wir waren auf dem ...

... audience who were very attentive and appreciative. Later in the program we shared the pulpit to talk about the significance of John Woolman in today's world and to talk a bit about our walk. Lisa had invited Nash's Organic Farm to send a representative with sample winter vegetables as an example of living locally and sustainably. There seems to be a lot of interest in this region about local organic foods--and why not, when many can be grown here year-round. After lunch at ...

... food has been plentiful and our support team has been AMAZING! I think we're just getting a taste of what this is really going to be about - nobody said this was going to be easy, but with this crew something tells me we'll not only make it, but with style and laughs to spare Thanks to all who came out to the kick-off on Thursday, and Seattle here we come! Much love to all, Shawn www.agentsofchange.ca Riding to Break the Cycle

Thursday Nov 23, 2006 Game 1: NWT vs BC NWT Wins 6 -- 0 Ok, I think I actually feel sorry for the BC team....they only have 9 players, including the goalie - OUCH! They had one girl who actually played for 17 minutes straight. Needless to say we ran them into the ground. It was actually a very well played game. We definitely controlled the play and tempo of the game. Each of the lines that we have scored 2 goals and ...

... old swimming buddy I met in madrid. I have every flag except an American one, which I can get in good ole Canada" Lacy: would love to see your pictures... Dryver: I have a travel pod online that I wrote and posted pictures while I was away. I just posted some pictures of my first month at home. Mostly random but worth taking a look. You can view them all sequentially as a slide show, that's the most efficient way of telling my ...

... Museum of Flight. This is located on one of the Boeing sites (there are a total of 5 Boeing sites) and is very interesting. It holds the 2nd largest collection of planes in the States. The largest collection is held at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. The collection includes a Concorde, Air Force One, Harrier jet, military aircraft, simulated air traffic control tower and flight simulators. Some of the planes are open so ...

... trojans etc.). - Move out of rented property (leave enough notice). Alternatively rent/sell your house/apartment? - Sell your car? - Storage for your stuff. - Tax return. - Travel insurance (medical etc.). This is a must! - Medical/Dentist checkup. - Jabs/Immunization. Malaria prevention. Talk to a travel clinic if possible. - Address change? - Verify when your credit cards expire. Make sure you bring and/or e-mail yourself phone ...

... through this port was exceeded only by the port of New York. Then the Union Pacific Railway Company started operations. Railroad officials decided to end the track of the new continental railroad at nearby Olympia. Port Townsend's population dwindled, dropping from 9,000 to 2,000. It remained a backwater until the 1960's when it was "rediscovered" by artist types. Old buildings and homes were lovingly restored. By 1976 ...