Blogs from United States, North America - page 4782

Bin Sonntag von Hawaii eingeflogen und Katrin ist hier am gleichen Tag nur ein paar Stunden früher eingetroffen. Waren gleich am Montag so richtig unterwegs und haben die Straßen von San Francisco unsicher gemacht. Im TV sieht man ja die Hügel, aber ihr könnt euch gar nicht vorstellen wie steil hier einige Straßen sind - man muss sie wirklich bewandert haben um zu verstehen was wir teilweise durchgemacht haben. Haben uns Pier 39 und die dortigen bewohner angesehen und sind dann weiter zu Fishermans Wharf und haben ein Kriegsschiff aus WWII besichtigt. Gleich nebenan gibt es ein Museum mit alten Automaten (da sind Kindheitserinnerungen hochgekommen). Jaaa und dann ging es zurück zum Hostel - der Rückweg war noch um einiges anstrengender. Dienstag haben wir uns ein Fahrrad ausgeborgt (natürlich erst an einer halbwegs flachen Stelle) und ... read more

Today we're having a down day and not traveling anywhere. We went to Wal-Mart to get groceries and cleaning supplies. Nancy asked the clerk a bunch of questions. Here are the answers. Yes, some of the Cabela family still lives in town. The house where they started their mail-order business is going to be a museum filled with mounted trophy animals. Almost everyone in town and in the surrounding towns either works at Cabela's or Wal-mart. The mill is closed now. It used to do something with hops that were shipped in from Washington. The town is doing well and hunting season is their busiest time, with Cabela's having ten hour shifts. After lunch, we took a walk aroung the 3 1/2 acre pond and went to the tourist office. Rich asked how much snow ... read more

Thrifty Travel Tip #8: The KOA campgrounds will never know you were there if you're in at 8 and out by 6; if you don't use the water, you won't hurt them economically either. Don't pay for what you don't use. Hi, Hello, and Good day Family and Friends 3 We woke up well rested and happy after our adventures the night before at NAU. I found our sweet, generous host lying on the floor of his room with a pillow and a towel as a blanket. Talk about a bleeding heart! I gently woke him at 6:30 - we were asked if we could leave before 8 as though not to surprise his roommate, which isn't a problem when you gain 3 hours - thanked him, and suggested he moved to his bed. By 7, ... read more

Today is all that matters The day started trying to figure out what day it was and what time it was. Rita thought it was Friday. Jerry thought it was Saturday. The motel had one time, Rita another, and Jerry yet another. At least for the moment, we decided we really didn't care. Having lost all sense of date and time, one realizes how relaxed and outside of reality we are hovering. It is an unbelievable place to be. We realize we are acting like we have not a care in the world. That in itself is worth millions! So, we decide to focus on today and today alone. We are within an hour of the Canada/U.S. border and decide we will just get going and get across the border. Canada has been awesome but we ... read more

Today is the beginning of something I hope will be a continuous activity from here on out in my life. My friends (Ben and Edgar) and I are going to go hike at St. Joseph Hill in Los Gatos, CA. One night, Ben and I got into some serious talking of just doing more in our lives and seizing the day; hence, carpe diem. We came to the conclusion to do something out of the ordinary of our routine life and go somewhere once a week. This week we decided to go hiking on a trail in the Los Gatos area. This is the second time that I go hiking and I'm excited. There is more that I wish to say but we are leaving soon as my neighbors, Ben and Edgar, are banging at my ... read more