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North America » United States » Washington » Bainbridge Island September 16th 2015

Yesterday, we drove from Moses Lake, WA to Seattle to see Charlotte. She showed us her apartment, the cute Pike Place Flower Shop that she manages, and her future school, Seattle Central CC, where she will be studying fashion design. It has a great reputation and we are so proud of her! She's a very hard worker and will excel. (Way to go Char Char!) Today we spent the day with as many friends as I could track down on very short notice and right now we are watching the debate, as are most of the people that we talked to today. I'm hoping to hear from all of them to find out what they thought. (GO JEB!) Dinner tonight with Char and tomorrow we are outta here and on our way down to the Oregon ... read more


First time for us to explore Bainbridge Island. Took the ferry from Seattle - about 30 minute ride in a large car ferry. We decided that we would do some biking while we were there and rented bikes as soon as we got off of the ferry. With our map and advice from the bike store we headed out. This is not a trip for the non-bicyclist. There are many hills, curves, and you have to ride with traffic. The first 9 miles weren't too bad and we got to see great views of Mt Rainier and some beautiful homes. Stopped at the Treehouse Cafe for lunch and then headed off for another 8 miles. This part of the trip had more hills than we anticipated but we all made it. We only got to see ... read more
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Nov 14- The hour long flight was a wonderful opportunity to finish my book and take some time to read up on some of Seattle sights. It was easy to spot Elaine in the airport although I had only ever seen her in photos! Her big smile was very welcoming :) we headed through Seattle to towards downtown to catch the ferry. Seattle is a major city and reminds me of a nicer Toronto. The weather is also very different. Rain rain and more rain, which brings lots of beautiful plants. It was quite a change in scenery from snowy Calgary, and to be honest I'm really not hating it! We boarded the ferry which took us from Seattle to Bainbridge Island where Paul and Elaine live (I've never been on a ferry that is used ... read more
Flying is one of my favourite things to do
The coffee group!
Seattle


Tonight is my last night sleeping in my own bed. The next time I am in a bed, I will be almost exactly 5000 miles away. I have my bag packed, sitting on the floor ready to go. Three shirts, two t-shirts, two pairs of pants, one pair of shorts, and three pairs of socks and underwear. Tomorrow afternoon I will be sitting in the airport waiting for my flight to Osaka on Asiana Airlines. The first leg will get me to Incheon airport outside of Seoul, where I have a short layover before the second flight into Osaka. I was fortunate enough to get this flight with miles accrued from several years of flying back and forth from Cleveland and a trip to Tokyo a few summers ago. When I get into Osaka, it will ... read more

North America » United States » Washington » Bainbridge Island September 14th 2010

Last Night in Vancouver Our last night in Vancouver was certainly an eventful one. After three days of Alexa surviving on only one coffee a day and me actually recognising soup as a legitimate food, we thought that we would push the boat out and treat ourselves to a meal at the revolving restuarant to say goodbye in style to a city that we had grown very attached to. We got up to the top of the tower and instantly we were taken aback by the incredible views. We had booked our table very deliberately for 7.30pm so that we could witness the sun setting over the majestic Grouse Mountain. All was going to plan, we had been given a lovely table and had been recommended a superb bottle of wine, when suddenly...the fire alarms started ... read more
On board the Seattle ferry
View of Seattle from the ferry
Outside the first ever Starbucks in Seattle


The Faces and Emotions of Peace BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA - November 12, 2009 Cameron Karsten Photography is a portrait of peace. On Thursday, Nov. 12th from 6 - 8:30PM, an Artist’s Reception at The Upstairs Gallery in The Pavilion commemorates a new display of photography. Captured from around the world, the Bainbridge Island exhibition kicks-off Cameron Karsten’s upcoming adventure to East Africa and is part of the One World Multicultural Festival; an all-day event celebrating world diversity with international foods, cultural music, exotic dance, conceptual art and independent film. Along with partner Lily Brewis, the islanders’ journey will begin in Ethiopia, volunteering at an orphanage and continue for five months traveling and working with non-profit organizations like island-based Global Team for Local Initiatives. Via photography, article writing and HD film foota... read more
Ornaments of Flight
Burnin' CLoudy Emotions
Stories Were Passed


The soul of the roving Cameron Juan Karsten is within photography and writing. He yearns for expansive adventure of the deepest value in order to express the tales of humanity.... read more


Monday Evening Surrounding me are large pines, oaks and birches. Their leaves dance with the breeze in rhythms of a Fall melody, rustling like sequin designs presenting kaleidoscopic colors of greens, yellows, oranges and reds. Draped along branches swaying in a swooned throng, the arbors tower into a deep cast of infinite blue. “Simone,” I shout. Opening the fence, I step inside his property line and stride across a patch of freshly mowed grass. No response. I call out again. “Simone!” A disturbance swells from the bushes. I direct my attention beyond the reaches of wild brambles and sorrel scrub. “Dude,” Simone shouts. My best friend emerges from the rear of his land garbed in thick work pants and heavy boots. “You’re late.” A couple of weeks ago, Simone and I decided to harvest apples to ... read more
Moon Beam
Orchards of Melissa
Valley of the Fall

North America » United States » Washington » Bainbridge Island September 21st 2009

Wow too much stuff. I needed another truck to get everything loaded. Of course I realised this about 2:30 in the afternoon. Penske was able to get me another truck to load. I hired the slowest movers in the entire state to load the truck. Fortunatly they were cheap. Such is the reason they were so slow. I picked up the second truck about 4pm and talked my father into a free ride to Florida following me in another truck. I still can't believe I needed two trucks. The gas alone is gonna eat my savings. Both trucks were loaded by 10 pm on Monday night after I got bossy and took over the loading. Locking the truck and going to Mom's house to sleep.... read more

North America » United States » Washington » Bainbridge Island September 20th 2009

Just returned from a 7 day Alaskan cruise in the middle of this move. It was planned 10 months ago so it just made sense to work the move around it. It was quite fun we spent many hours in the card room playing Texas Holdem' and finding other ways to part with our money on the ship. On to the move... Home today to wash laundry and pack the remaining few items. It amazes me to think that I have packed everything in a room and I look behind a soda bottle in the kitchen and there is a trivet...not packed. So the BIGGER question is....do I put the trivet in a box with electronics that is still open in the family room, or how about a box with dog toys in the laundry room??? ... read more




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