Blogs from Port Angeles, Washington, United States, North America - page 2

I was unable to write last night, so I am now writing this for today and yesterday. I awoke with a smile on my face and decided that it was going to be a good day, and after I had packed up all my things the sun had decided to come out and was shining. Despite this it was still quite cold. The day was going great and I was cycling along some lovely open sea lochs which reminded me quite a lot of home. There wasn much breeze either which was great. I had decided to see how the day went and that when I had had enough I would look for a camp spot for the night. After about an hour and a half I met a guy riding south. He was a bout ... read more

Na enkele dagen genieten aan het strand van Tofino aan de Grote Oceaan was het tijd om stilaan richting Seattle te trekken, onze eindbestemming. We vertrokken al vroeg om weer de fantastische weg af te leggen van Oost naar West door de bergen van Vancouver Island. Langs kronkelige weggetjes, langs meren, door bossen en over bergen arriveerden we rond 14h aan Victoria. Victoria is niet alleen bekend als de grootste stad van het eiland, het is tevens de hoofdstad van British Columbia. Na het opzetten van onze tent, net buiten de stad, namen we nog rustig even de tijd om downtown iets te gaan eten en een oplossing te zoeken voor ons vuurtje, waarvan de pomp het had begeven. Voor de vierde maal troffen in een stad een Old Spaghetti Factory aan, als ervaren mensen weten ... read more

Shalom, shalom ~ It has been one week ago, today, that we began our journey back to the United States. We arrived to meet our beautiful smiling daughter, MacKenzie, at SeaTac Airport having experienced an uneventful, safe trip. By 4:00 Wednesday afternoon PST we were back to our house of 19 years, the dog, the cat, the fish... We've been changed. Our home is forever in the Land of Promise, in the Land of the Lovely One, the Holy One of Isra'el. Blessed be HE! Now we are sharing our experiences with friends and family, while deep inside my chest is a gentle pain. I have heard of others with this same phenomena, so I am not surprised. To some degree you've felt it, too, at some point in your life. It 's a longing to ... read more

Shalom Y'all!!! I am finally home I am really tired and my body is confused. Flight back was miserable, never take Continental!! Smallest, most uncomfortable seats and worst airline food of any airline I've flown. Southwest is still the best, too bad they don't fly overseas. I did not sleep more than 5 min at a time for the whole flight, flight was delayed at Newark, we sat on the tarmack for 1 1/2 hr before the 6 hr flight home, it was awful. Jim picked me up, when I saw him I threw my arms around his neck and didn't let go!! It was after 4 am before I was home and in bed, this after no sleep since the night before when I didn't sleep more than 6 hrs anyway. I am still unpacking, ... read more

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 80s! It will make the transition into the 180+ degree heat of the Middle East much easier, or so they tell me..... Susan and I expect to arrive in Tel Aviv around 4:30 pm local ... read more