Blogs from Boise, Idaho, United States, North America - page 3

We are in my hometown of Boise, Idaho. I had already gone over 700 miles on my seriously damaged rear sprocket with about 200 more to go before getting to the cycle salvage in Williams Lake, BC, when I got to Prince George again. It was cold dark and rainy when I got to PG, so I decided to dive into a motel and hot the road early in the morning in hopes to get my repairs done and make it all the way to Vancouver by evening. Just as I was pulling away from a stop light my clutch cable snapped! I walked to the McDonald's nearby where I asked a couple that was just finishing breakfast for a ride to the Kawasaki dealership on the edge of town. Surprised, and a little cautiously the ... read more

So this is my first blog entry ever... let's see how this pans out with updating on my location and information. I have been planning this epic vagabonding journey starting in the South Pacific for almost a year now. Starting in New Zealand under a Working Holiday Visa and from there is hopefully another WHV to somewhere else to keep the journey going. But first I believe my inspirations and previous travels can explain my addiction to travel and fascination to just be me. I started travelling independently in March '10. It was supposed to be a snowboarding trip with friends in Norway along the Olsofjorden. But as time got closer, they started backing out and I ended up all alone. So I found the courage (a wee bit naive and innocent) and just went. The ... read more

A Day Off! We needed it and we sure enjoyed it. Not so much for sleeping in, but for not having to get up and pack. spent a lot of time catching up on the Internet (watch out if you're on his "Fwd" list, and I bought some new walking shoes. Did I mention I'd forgotten mine at home? Boise has a nice outlet mall and I ran over there this morning. Getting my size at an outlet is no easy task, so there Will Be No Jokes when you see these shoes. And then of course, since I was at the outlet mall and alone. . . well just a couple of things from Eddie Bauer, and good bargains, too. After we had lunch, we went to the World Center for Birds of Prey. Ralph ... read more

After all that riding and driving yesterday we both slept so good last night. We got up, got our showers and had McDonalds for breakfast before heading off for the Idaho border. But before we could go too far we had to stop and fill up Big Bertha's tank and clean the windshield. She was filthy !! Tim filled her up, cleaned her up and even made a new friend at the gas station and soon we were on our way. Our only stop today on our 8 hour drive would be between Ontairo, Oregon and Lewsiton, Idaho at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary in Boise, Idaho. Tim programmed Magellan and off we went straight for Boise. I had read online about how you could tour the old state penn and I knew how much Tim ... read more

Hold da op. Der er langt til Idaho. Det blev en meget lang dag, men alt gik efter planen. Vi havde en del ventetid i Amsterdam. Derefter gik det stærkt. Vi blev modtaget af Andrew i Boise. Dejligt at vi ikke skulle til at rode med Taxi. På hotellet mente man ikke at vi var booked ind. Vi har heldigvis et bevis på at vi bookede i Januar måned. Efter lidt tovtrækkeri - og 24 timer uden søvn, lykkedes det Peter at overbevise dem om at vi skulle have et værelse nu og at de selv må diskutere med det bureau vi bookede ved. Så var det på plads!! Nu har vi sovet en dejlig lang nat og skal for alvor igang med ferien. Yeeeahhaah!! ... read more