Arousing early we arrived at the Space Needle at opening. The view was fantastic. The guide said you can see Mt. Baker 50 days out of the year and this was one of them. Very day of this trip we have had great weather. We walked by the Museum of Science Fiction and The Museum of Music. Most unusual building but they weren't open yet so we went to the zoo and saw a Komono Dragon. The zoo is organized with different areas and villages representing those areas. The animals have large very roomy areas. There were 2 groups of gorillas, [View Full Entry]

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It's the last day before we leave for Israel!! I'm all packed and the house is reasonably tidy. Laundry caught up, fridge impeccably clean, cupboards organized and everything labled (that I know of). Nothing really to do so I made jam!! I do this often before a trip, I make jam, not just ordinary jam, special jam from all the wild berries I've painstakenly gathered in the previous fall...I dunno why, maybe it gives me the satisfaction of knowing I've left behind a legacy or something. The weather here in WA has been hot (well, for us anyway) well into the [View Full Entry]

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It's now three weeks before we leave for Israel!! Still have a few things to buy before I go. Tomorrow I see my new Dr. and discuss the many health issues that I have. I hope he can help me get the insulin situation under control. I don't want any problems so far from home Tuesday I get fitted for new shoes, I only hope they get here in time for me to wear them in a bit. I've been keeping busy with the gardens, I cooked up "a mess of greens" tonight, young turnip greens that I picked this afternoon, [View Full Entry]

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This all starts here in Port Angeles, WA. It's beginning to warm up a little, I have the windows open to let the cool air flow through. I don't do well with warm weather, imagine how it will be in July in Israel!! I have just over a month to prepare for this trip, my goal of riding my stationary bike twice a day until I leave has found me still making excuses nearly one month after making that commitment. I will start tomorrow.....really..... So, my walking stick came today, it's telescopic and should help me with walking on uneven ground. [View Full Entry]

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Hi From Port Angeles, I am finally back in the states and having mixed emotions. I am glad to be here spending time with my dear friends Sarah and Robert again, and am looking forward to seeing more friends and soon my family! But it was hard leaving Central America, and it is always hard coming back to the US after being gone for a while. I didn’t write for a while because there wasn't a whole lot worth writing about, or I should say there wasn't a whole lot going on that I thought would be worth reading about. When [View Full Entry]

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Day 5 - Port Angeles. Olympic National Park. HOLY SMOKES, kids, you need to come to Olympic National Park! We drove up to Hurricane Ridge first, which was only about a 15 minute drive. Once you hit the top, there's a gift shop, clean bathrooms, convenience store, and BREATHTAKING views. Snowcapped mountains 'n all. There are tons of trails to hike and camp on, but we had a whole day o' stuff planned so we just went on the short one. It was still incredible.. go on! Look at the pictures! Then we drove on Highway 101 headed towards the Pacific [View Full Entry]

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Our day started at the crack of dawn this morning! We wanted to be on the first ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, BC. The alarm clock rang at 5:30am and we were in line for the ferry by 7:00 am. We left the car and grabbed some to go breakfast. I stopped and talked to Bill at the tourism booth for some recommendations on what to see in Victoria. The ferry took about 90 minutes and we drove right to our hotel and parked the car. We set out to see the sights of Victoria, starting with the Parliament [View Full Entry]

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So here is the beginning of our blogging world travels. We are taking a trip to Victoria this weekend. Our first stop is at the Royal Victorian Hotel in Port Angeles, WA. After we were not sure if we were going to go up a night early or not we decided to call around and check some prices. We are not sure what to do with the car when we get up there while we are in Victoria. We foudn a place and decided to roll. The girls were dropped off at a friends and we boogied on up. It [View Full Entry]

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. No that is not Victoria Australia, Victoria Texas, Victoria Kansas or even Before Christ… It is British Columbia! We were surprised to find that there were so many Victoria’s when we were searching for the weather… Talking about which, it looks like another good one today, and perhaps not even as cold - great for biking! Our plan was to see if we could check out of the hotel at 2pm, grab the bikes, go riding, clean up and leave in time to catch the 4pm ferry… But, the best laid plans… Statistics Starting Destination: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Ending [View Full Entry]

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