Blogs from Washington, United States, North America - page 8

What a day!! We started off by accidentally sleeping in. Not surprising considering we got to bed so late after watching the golden globes. At about 9am I decided I had to get up otherwise I never would, so while Adam slept I figured out how to use the filtered coffee machine. Rather, I tried and failed to figure out how to use the coffee machine. I even looked up YouTube tutorials and everything, it’s now 12 hours later and I still don’t know how to do it. But no matter. We finally headed out for the day around 10:30am and headed straight to a place called (ahem, excuse my language please grandparents) Biscuit Bitch. It is the coolest breakfast chain I have ever been to. There was a long line, but I had put this ... read more

It has been a while since I last wrote a blog post (more than an year :-o). I moved to the US as part of my work and it took me time to get settled here. I also had my wedding bells ringing a few months back and it took this long for everything to calm down so that I could motivate myself again to continue writing about my adventures. I shall start with the latest and then start filling the ones I have missed since July 2018. On September 7, 2019, Reddy, Yashwanth (KP) and I decided to head to the Tolmie Peak hike at the Rainier National Park. We took KP's car and started out at around 10 AM in the morning. I sat in the front seat beside KP not knowing his stringent ... read more

A relatively early start because there is a lot we'd like to squeeze in to the day. Our initial stop is the Pike Place Market. This is very touristy but it has been done very well. There are fresh flowers, arts, crafts and numerous other retail outlets including a number of magic shops. There is also fresh produce including meat and fish. One of the fish mongers makes a big deal when someone buys a salmon by hurling the fish from the display area to the wrapper about 10 feet back. It draws a big crowd and everyone has their cameras ready to roll in anticipation. We also got breakfast here at a great little shop that had amazing food. The selection was so good I changed my mind 3 times while I was waiting in ... read more

Many of our awesome friends have asked us to keep them informed about our trip, so we've added them to our subscriber list. Now it's time for another update, just to learn how everything on this blog works. It certainly looks to be an outstanding way to keep a journal about our trip. The excitement and trepidation have really been building, for weeks. One minute, we can hardly wait, but the next minute we worry about all kinds of things. We've never taken a trip like this before, or at least since our Navy days. Friends will take us to the train station tomorrow, where our journey begins. Probably the most comprehensive source of information about what to expect, what we'll need, and answers to many of the little questions that crop up has been a ... read more

Back in the States Missed not sending out our travels, but the WiFi was p...poor in many places and things got complicated. The first night after we left Hyder after seeing only the black bears, we went to Kitwangi. The spelling is different on the printed info and the photo gps. I think it has to do with the First Nation spelling vs the pronunciation of it. But this is a First Nation community with totems. Terrie is really into the totems while Mom was into the mushrooms! There were paper signs up everywhere for the mushroom ? brokers. Apparently there area has a Hugh amount of Wild mushrooms that the locals gather and sell to the brokers who then send them on to Vancouver. From there they are bought and sent all over the world ... read more