Jeff, Shelly & Matilda
With bikes and kayaks, we're ready for recreating on Lopez Island!
From: North America » United States » Washington » Anacortes
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origin... [read more]
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origin... [read more] Blog: Lessons Learned from Shake-Down Cruise
Date: February 1st 2006
January 20 - February 1, 2006 Port Townsend - Anacortes, Wash. Loop We’ve completed the first leg of our shakedown cruise, as yesterday Matilda waltzed a full circle and is back to a place in the road she’s traversed before: Anacortes, Wash. Granted, it’s not far from our home port of Port Townsend, which we and Matilda (our Volkswagen Vanagon camper-van) departed on January 2 ... read more
Date: February 1st 2006
January 20 - February 1, 2006 Port Townsend - Anacortes, Wash. Loop We’ve completed the first leg of our shakedown cruise, as yesterday Matilda waltzed a full circle and is back to a place in the road she’s traversed before: Anacortes, Wash. Granted, it’s not far from our home port of Port Townsend, which we and Matilda (our Volkswagen Vanagon camper-van) departed on January 2 ... read more
Comment on Jeff, Shelly & Matilda
We are a writer/photographer and a land-use planner from Port Townsend, Wash., who quit our jobs to take a year-long "sabbatical" for the 12 months of 2006.
Our travel vehicle was a Volkswagen Westfalia camper-van named Matilda, after the Australian phrase (and song) "Waltzing Matilda" -- meaning to hit the road with your possessions slung in a bag over your shoulder. We were glad not to be wandering on foot like those Aussie swagmen!
We had a memorable trip waltzing around the U.S. and Canada, learning as much as we could about this vast and diverse continent we call home. So glad we di... full info
| Joined: | December 2nd 2005 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 23 |
| Photos: | 779 |
| Forum posts: | 2 |
| TB Code: | [photo=201590] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Waltzing Matilda). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Waltzing Matilda). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact Shelly & Jeff Randall (Waltzing Matilda) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.