Blogs from Washington, United States, North America - page 218

As a child, my only recollection of Bisbee is a faint group of lights nestled in a little valley along the side of the road, on the way to Douglas, where my grandparents lived. It wasn't until February of 2006 did I make the time to visit Bisbee. During WW 1 my grandfather was stationed in Douglas Arizona at Camp Harry Jones. After the war, he moved to Bisbee and worked at the Copper Queen Hospital as an MD for the Phelps Dodge mining operation that was in full swing. In 1920 my mother was born at the CQ hospital. A few years later they began smeltering operations in Douglas, and my grandfather was offered a position there. So he moved his family to Douglas. ... read more

So after planning this trip for 6 or so months we're finally leaving! I'm sitting in a hotel room in Seattle right now killing time before our 4:05am flight. It's midnight now, not much to do since I've already triple checked my luggage 5 times to ensure I've got everything! So far I'm only missing a towel. We actually arrived here last night. Jasmines Dad was nice enough to drive us down here, put us up in a hotel for two nights and even took us out for an amazing world famous sushi restaurant. Without him we'd be lugging around our packs all day with nowhere to stay. We did the usual tourist stuff today. Went to the Space Needle, Rock & Roll Museum and hit up all the neighborhoods. We even met Jimi Hendrix. (at ... read more

I am missing Seth to death. Everywhere I see couples and I want to trip them in their tracks with their smiling faces and thier honey-cupcake this and lovey-dovey-doodle bug that. I see traveling hobo couples asking for change on the street and I think: Why isn't that us right now? I'm sick of it, and although I know most of this missing him is my fault, I hope he feels the same or else this torture is actually torture. But now I'm in a new place and hope to clear my slate and start over. Tacoma, oh yeah!! I'm staying with my cousins' (I've never met) mom's house. Fawn is her name and action is her game. I'm sort of dissapointed that I didn't get to spend more time with Matt and Chris, it was ... read more

BORED OUT OF MY MIND. I sat on the stairs and searched through my phonebook for someone who would be up at midnight back home, and willing to talk on top of that. Before I could dial anyone, I heard "Well 'ello 'ello 'ello," coming up the stairs. I looked up and saw a familiar face, something I can't say happens often lately. It was Stuart, the Australian from Vashon. He sat down on the stairs next to me and we talked for awhile. It was really good to see him again, he had ventured to Mexico where the water's blue and the boose is cheap. We watched the Open Mic show together, where my friend Nochi "showcased" his breakdancing with a few friends and Emery sung about me when our eyes met and I blushed. ... read more

After a late hotel checkout we were off to the Boeing airline factory to see what Bill Boeing (the founder of Boeing) had created. The factory tour was $15 and was incredibly interesting. We saw the design for the new 787 dreamliner and the 777 and 787 assembly line. Boeing are simply trying to make smaller more fuel efficient planes instead of huge airliners now. Did you know that Boeing don't make any of the parts themselves for their airplanes. Everything is premade by other companies and delivered to the assembly line. We also witnessed a Air NZ 777 take off, apparently the last ordered 777 on route for Auckland airport. Cool. We went mad in the Boeing gift shop buying clothes and gifts, then cruised around the museum learning how far jet airliners had come ... read more