The Belmont Inn Port Townsend

... the pieces of the 787 inside! It's huge and the tail opens like a door so that the 787 pieces can slide in and out on conveyors!

In the late afternoon we drove to Bellevue on the eastern side of Lake Washington. We visited the Bellevue Botanical Garden. The drive back to Seattle at sunset was amazing. We had dinner in Seattle at Von's, fantastic food!

Well, another oil change and a new front tire. Skagit Valley Polaris folks couldn't be nicer. My, how the money flies. Hard to believe the big fella is over 13,000 mi old now. Ran an errand in Bellingham and now riding south along the coast (Chuckanut Dr and Rte 11 - ah, the evergreen scent) to Anacortes. The road is glorious with twisties ...

... von dem netten Herrn mit dem wir hier wohnen. Der Mechaniker der sich um die ganzen Flugzeuge kümmert hat Renae und mich dann auch auf einen kleinen Rundflug mitgenommen. Niko war auch völlig begeistert weil in den Flugzeughangars auch ein paar alte BMWs und andere Autos standen.


The next morning, Harold invited us to go to hsee personal airplane collection at the Skagit Aero Educational Museum, which he founded and built in ...

... church, with many thanks to our Unitarian hosts, we continued on the scenic Olympic Discovery Trail in the company of Pat MacRobbie, who was guiding us to a pick-up place some 5 miles ahead. Along the way others joined us for abundant walking and talking. Pat's husband, Stuart, picked us up near a coverted railroad trestle over a salmon creek in a beautiful park and took us to the MacRobbie home in Sequim. Once again we were impressed by the commitment of our hosts to living ...

Hello all..... made it to canada arrived in Vancouver and what better way to start the trip there by jumping out of a plane 12500 ft high in the sky, 2nd skydive of my trip so far over vancouver it was amazing. the best thing i have done so far yet one thing off my tick list before i die. Checked vancouver out fantastic scenery, a bit city with shops etc so good for that, moved on through ...

... played AMAZING!! A great start to the tournament.....bring on game #2 and those big brute farm girls from SK!! Game 2: NWT vs SK NWT Wins 2 -- 0 WOW.....did we ever play AMAZING!! We definitely stepped up our game, had to since SK is a stronger team. The game was a lot faster pace and a bit of hitting out there as well. Didn't make much difference though. We score within the first minute of the game and then kept pretty ...

... Lacy: "huh. So what are you getting.... gin and tonic, a beer...?" Dryver:"I think I'll see if they know how to make a capirinha, I hear there really tasty!" Lacy: "Sounds good." Dryver: "So-how are the wedding plans coming along? I'm so excited to see you in your dress!" Lacy: Everything is coming along just beautifully... Marco: "This is a great song, you ladies are definitely dancing this one..." Lacy: lets finish this later ...

... can board, including the Concorde. This morning we headed out to the Boeing factory at Everett, north of the city centre. This is the only Boeing site which is open to the public. Security is very tight and you are unable to take anything with you, including handbags, backpacks, cell/mobile phones, pages, electronic games of any description. If you were to be found carrying anything it would be confiscated and, if you were lucky ...

... in order to report a lost or stolen credit card. - Passport. Some countries require that you have 6 months or more left before expiry from the day you enter the country. Make sure you have enough available pages in your Passport for stamps/visas (this is still something I have to sort out before I leave) or get a new one. - Do I need an international driving license? - Bring some Visa photos with you. - Learn a new language? - If you ...

... Townsend had been designated a National Historic District. Most of the buildings were constructed late in the nineteenth century. The architecture is uniquely Victorian, ornate and attractive when not overdone. Unfortunately, like so many other towns that have been restored in an attempt to revive a dead old central city, Port Townsend is over-loaded with artsy tourist establishments. In some old towns the regular day-to-day ...