ahh, customs Gee, mum, of anyone, i would have expected you to be a little more savvy with border control!
And dad, how is it that after 8 months of dealing with immigrating to the US, you've already forgotten how to emmigrate?
Glad to hear that your trip is going so well, especially seeing how much room you have to stretch out in the back of your van.
oh, and mum, you forgot crickey.com in your list of dad's subscriptions!!
And they have crossed to the other side! Happy to learn you are in Canada. The photos are great. There is always a good story or two that comes with a border crossing. Les and his friend Scott were at a real estate meeting in Blaine, WA and found their way into Canada and a couple of detainments (?) at the border. I'm heading down to Crow's Shadow to do a weekend of woodblock printing! Looking forward to that adventure...me, ink, paper...perfect!
We love the blog and all the details...you are a great story teller Martha!
hugs to you and Phil,
B
Those border guards! Loved the Monty Python story at the Canadian border. Remember the way we were treated when we crossed the American/Canadian border by those guards who barked at us as though we were recalitrant dumb animals!! Well we're all animals but most of us aren't dumb although I have to say the attitude of those guards does encourage disobedience, or maybe I should say repressed anger!! It's all exceedingly funny afterwards - keep on keeping on. M xx
Great to hear from you and that you are enjoying yourselves. Sounds wonedrful to be free to skive off but as a night owl I rather quail at the thought of darkeness and bed at 7pm. Love Judith
Catching up with the traveling duo We are enjoying reading the tales of Mollison and Cooper as they journey north to Canada! Happy belated anniversary first of all! Sorry you have been having so much wet weather...does put some brakes on a lot of activities. the Bird Museum..what a find! As I am reading your blog I am feeling a little foolish that I have lived here 20+ years and have some even heard of some of the places you are visiting.
Trust that Lucien and Sky are well? Any updates on Sky's music venues in our area?
We are going to MT Oct 9-14. Driving the route.
safe travels, friends....
Heyburn State park Hello Martha and Phil,
I haven't commented sooner because I have been extraordinarily busy doing Rotary things, buying an apartment at Narooma and going to a reunion of my old football team (51 years since we won our first competition premiership). So I am starting at the most recent and working backwards.
Heyburn SP sounds idyllic. America the beautiful in full flight. I have only been to the midwest once - and then only for a weekend on my way back from London to Melbourne. So there is some making up for me to do, obviously.
Are you literally camping, as in pitching the tent, or is it a euphimism for staying in cabins? I could be tempted to the cabins with beds and showers, but not to a sleeping bag on the ground.
We have been watching a doco by Stephen Fry, an English actor who did all 50 states in six episodes in a replica London taxi. He was touring in fall, I think as he wisely chose to spend Thanksgiving in South Carolina.
Anyway, he has now "done" America so there will be something else on the box for us to watch instead.
All the best to you both,
Colin
ps I will forward your travel blogs to Enid so she can read them at her leisure.
C.
Enjoying your travel blog! Looks like you are having a wonderful time on the road! Idaho looks and sounds majestic. I skied there about 30 years ago in Sun Valley Idaho, but it sure looks like there is a lot more to see than the ski resorts.
Surprised and glad to hear that Lucien was in Oz. Congratulations to Phil on the patent of Porta-NIRS, what an amazing coincidence visiting a medical museum of patented inventions at the same time as receiving your own. We enjoyed "Julie and Julia" also and thought Meryl Streep played her usual best performance.
You have a talent for writing Martha, thanks for sharing. Love Denise
Congratulations on 35 years! I'm loving reading you travel blog! Thirty-five years, and still spontaneous! I stayed home and the "world" came to my door last week - we had 4 generations staying at my house, a first opportunity for my parents to meet their nearly one-year-old great granddaughter. They all had left by Wednesday, and Friday I had a job interview to be a sabbatical replacement instructor for Hope College second semester. It looks like that will be happening, and I'll be teaching and supervising a practicum for about 40 undergraduate teachers-to-be. I'm glad to have found work in the same town where I live - no more long inter-city driving in winter! (Rain is not much fun to drive in, either. Hope you have some drier days!)
ramblings from the edge...of walla walla that is... I was happy to hear you enjoyed the parks near Lewiston/Clarkston. Very touching tale of the dad and daughter campers. One doesn't necessarily think of campers being homeless - least not in state camp grounds where everyone seems to be on a holiday.
I am anxious to see photos of Canadian Rockies and hear tales.
Kate and I drove down to Joseph, OR on Sunday to deliver some art. The Community Bank bought 15 prints, and one original painting, so we were in delivery mode. We did some shopping there at some unique little shops, thus doing our part to enhance the ecomony of Joseph ever so slightly! I had thought perhaps the deciduous trees would be starting to turn golden, but not so. It was a warm beautiful day and not a hint of fall in the air.
Have safe travels and we will talk soon, hopefully!
Bonnie
Wow, martha, what a beautiful story about the little girl! Thank you! I bet there are tens of thousands, and likely another order of magnitude or two greater, of homeless people hanging out in parks in our country. And consider all the people not counted as homeless -- people doubled up, sleeping on other people's floors or couches. Hopefully this little girl will get settled soon, and this little interlude will feel more like a vacation than a disastrous dislocation. I bet your teddy bear will be a help! Beautiful!
hello to u great to see what you are up to these days... life here is busy and like most people working away with many things . projects and so on. check out .. www.samiastories.wordpress.com someday see u here maybe. till then keep in touch and good travels and be well.
Wow! Love your blog! I went back and read the previous entries too. I love the history, the touching moments and your observations. We're thinking of a car trip to Idaho, Utah, Montana etc. with the kids--maybe next summer... Thanks Martha!
Marthas' Travel Journal Martha thank you for your informative travel blog of the country and history in particular the native american tribes which is interesting to me as an Aboriginal Australian, as the only images we see or hear about is mainly the cities. The photos provide an excellent view of the country.
Where are you now/ Hi Martha
Great blog! The old girl can still write!
I am traveling myself and don't see a way to make a more detailed response.
Do get in touch if you come to Sydney
All the best
Joy S
Phil's last stand??! Must say that seeing Phil enjoying his steak makes me feel that had General George Custer lived beyond his 37 years and had progressed to the state of a grey nomad that's what he would have looked like!!
The idea that one day the Dalles Dam will be will be removed to reveal the Celilo Falls reminds me of our island state and the Lake Pedder story. The beauty of one of Tassie's natural wonders was destroyed when the lake was flooded in 1972 to build a dam. There is a campaign to restore the lake to its original state, indeed the Lake Pedder Restoration Committee is working on just that. Keep your fingers crossed!
Great to hear of your adventures once again - thanks. M xx
Happy Trails! Think how boring your blog would be if you had packed up instantly, taken to the road without incident, slept in a four-star hotel in a quiet forest, and had your morning coffee at a Starbucks while reading the Wall Street Journal. We're counting on you to continue in the present vein so as to keep up our spirits as we muddle along in less interesting circumstances.
Martha Mollison is a video producer, writer and ESL teacher based in Sydney, Australia, and Portland, Oregon. She and husband Phil Cooper are in that sweet point in their lives when they can be travelling. Please join in the adventures!... full info
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ahh, customs
Gee, mum, of anyone, i would have expected you to be a little more savvy with border control! And dad, how is it that after 8 months of dealing with immigrating to the US, you've already forgotten how to emmigrate? Glad to hear that your trip is going so well, especially seeing how much room you have to stretch out in the back of your van. oh, and mum, you forgot crickey.com in your list of dad's subscriptions!!