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Today did a drive around Reno looking at the huge casinos and after brekkie did the short hop over the hills to Carson City. The road is amazing, it would make an excellent hillclimb. I have to admit when I pulled up in Virginia City the Mustang's brakes were a tad hot. Virginia City and Silver City are historic mining towns in the hills between Reno and Carson City and I had a wander around but unfortunately I was a bit early and not much was open. Down the hill to Carson, passing the sign to the famous BunnyRanch, and amusingly its new sign, the one directing you to the BunnyRanch Business Park. Hey, might as well use the land for something profitable right? Spent the afternoon stocking up for the next leg and relaxing in ... read more

back in Portland. Organising the next leg.....the drive! ... read more

slight hiatus on the blog sorry, too busy doing to write about it lol. Wednesday after getting back from BC caught up on some shopping, did another movie night, 3D this time, and made arrangements for the next leg of the trip....Florida! Thursday did some more exploring round Portland before another session of thrown weapons practice with the local Scadians. Really taking to the spear throwing, buried a shaft a foot deep in the target.... a most enjoyable evening. Friday explored a Portland icon, Powell's Books. A bookstore covering an entire city block and three stories high! This bear was in book heaven!!! Covered as much as I could and with great self control only bought two books lol. Games night rounded out a excellent week. Saturday.....to the air again! ... read more

Ok, sorry for the lag, internet connectivity issues. Today went into the Portland Markets, an excellent venue full of stalls for gifts and crafts and food and they even had a band or three and some street entertainers as well. Bought some gifts and stuff and had a lovely lunch before heading back for a night out at the movies, Monsters Vs Aliens with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig. Afterwards a guided tour of the projection rooms in which thirteen auditoriums are under the supervision of one Projectionist. Tomorrow....North to British Columbia! ... read more

today we went to a free concert in the square in Portland city centre, where the Matthew Lindley Connection played for a lunchtime crowd. Afterwards spoke to the bass player, (always the coolest guys in any band,so laid back), who was quite pleased when I bought a CD and told him their music would make it back to Australia! Afterwards Debra took me shopping, and finding a pair of 501's to fit this old bear is actually harder than it seems but I did get to do Macy's, Carhartt, and compare the different Cokes and Pepsi's lol. Got some excellent boots and some nice shirts and some souvenirs as well. In the afternoon, thrown weapons practice! yep throwing sharp pointy things at targets with the local chapter of the SCA. A wonderful welcoming bunch of people ... read more