Holiday Inn Clark

Today we went on a Lewis & Clark Cruise on the river, following in the footsteps of the famous explorers. The cruise was from 9 to 4 aboard the Portland Spirit which docks at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park. We had breakfast and lunch aboard the ship as we ...

... their fabulously made up eyes, Malaysian girls wearing very short shorts and Western holidaymakers in their ‘especially bought for their holiday holiday wear’even with the creases still in.  The place had a lovely feel to it and there ...

... the oldest city in Iowa established by fur trader Lucien Dubuque and claims to be the "Masterpiece on the Mississippi". We arrived at a Holiday Inn on the Mississippi and needed to take a walk along the banks of the big Muddy. We drove to the tourist ...

... Clark, upon reaching the Pacific Well, we have run out of roads that head west.  I am typing this from the Holiday Inn Express that is located literally beneath the bridge that connects Astoria, Oregon to the state of Washington.  We plan to go ...

... ; Omni Majestic - nice rooms, underwhelming food ·         Radisson - newly renovated former Holiday Inn near Arch, high end ·         Renaissance Suites - new in 2002 ...

... we get stuck in traffic around the maidan, where women's groups are parading, as part of a festival (get some photos). Dropped off at Holiday Inn. DP to Chartered Bank for ATM, MP with bags to bus stop. Get a couple of photos of the regatta being held on ...

... of power to clear the way for other vessel, and we arrived at Ellesmere Port at 1015, where we entered the lock by the Holiday Inn, under the swingbridge. We replaced the flowers on the roof, and took down the spray hood from the bows, restored our ropes ...

... the sublime Golden Temple, set in a landscape from a Japanese watercolour, its gold leaf reflecting the setting sun. We went to a Holiday Inn for a Chinese supper and then went to the new digs, where the kids had the traditional rooms with tatami mats ...

... suppose to have two free beers...two, three, whatever!   Then we got a Hotwire hotel (Crown Plaza)...the old Holiday Inn.  $70.  Brian uses Hotwire alot.  My first time.  Worked well.  After checking in and dropping ...

... in Nebraska City so I stopped.  It was a very impressive. It seems that many towns in the Midwest use Lewis and Clark as a tourist attraction.   I wanted to ride the buffalo, but the docent went nuts. I wanted to try on Sacajawea's bison ...

... same.  We decide to head back where we got the inverter so we can be there in the morning when they arrive for work.  Clark's anxiety was overwhelming at this point and I had to talk him off the ledge. Clark went to get our money back as we had ...

... must have better drivers - they let them go faster in work zones than in IA. Mile maker 264 on I-90 has a wonderful Lewis & Clark rest stop. Rain let up as we got to Badlands N.P., but most trails were too wet to do extensive hiking.  Badlands ...

... this hill and then you could see the Missouri River.  There is a rest stop there that has an exhibit about Lewis and Clark's expedition.  Legend tells that a baby, Struck by the Ree, was born during the council with the Yankton Sioux.  ...

... replica earthlodge and ranger explanation about sunflower production (all over the Dakotas). This was also close to where Lewis & Clark spent a winter and where they met Sakakawea. (That's the spelling North Dakota thinks is most accurate.) We reached ...

... DC's  American Indian museum in hours.  On our way in to the Park, we passed the site of Lewis & Clark's "Camp Disappointment" and "Two Medicine Fight Site."  We stopped for pictures and were greeted by a dozen or so horses. ...

... personal experience to Atikokan (especially since that place was really like a ghost town, perhaps even more so because of the civic holiday on Monday). Looking back on my conversation with Don, I only wished I would have asked him one thing: why, though ...

... around the island we saw all the posh resorts, including the Shangri-la which has a private beach for guests – next holiday maybe?! That afternoon we stopped for cheap beers/cocktails again and watched the sunset. Saturday was the same as the first ...