On Wednesday, we notified the Ram Office that we were ready to go in the water. They checked the travel lift schedule and wrote us in the 11 am slot, the third boat move of the day. A light rain fell Thursday morning and the travel lift finally got Boat 2, “Sweet Melissa,” blocked up […]
We slapped the bottom paint on yesterday. It took most of the day and we were whipped by sundown.Lily spent yet another day blending in at Nana Juana. She and Fern lego-ed all day under the riverside palapa, so much more pleasant that watching your parents paint and sweat. Many of you know of Lily’s […]
We got back to the boat on Thursday. I know you are all curious how the boat fared while we were away. Well, there was a ten minute hunt through the cockpit for the hidden key. Finally it was located, Randall opened up the door and a thick mass of trapped moldy air came rolling […]
Near Redding, we stopped at a California Visitors’ Center and picked up literature on Yosemite. I dutifully read the 75-page magazine which covered the highlights and even broke thinks up into the perfect 1-, 3- or 5-day Yosemite vacation. Yes, Yosemite is best tackled with a general plan in mind. Despite this last minute attempt […]
We finally headed down the Pacific Highway 101! We got back on the road last Friday and headed to Tillamook, OR. This is a great place to hop on the Pacific Highway 101 because you can start off at the Tillamook Cheese Factory gorging on free cheese. We could not believe the number of tourists […]
We are now just wasting time here in Portland. We have been encamped here waiting to sign some paperwork related to a property sale. Every morning, we get a call or email assuring us that everything looks like a go for the next day. Every afternoon, we get a call saying there is one more […]
We like free parking. Randall thinks we have spent $30 – $40 driving around each night in search of free overnight parking. Ok, maybe not quite that much but enough to make us reach the point of saying “Ok, Ok we’ll pay! Just let us stumble on an open site!” Jake and Kelsey have made […]
On the way out of Seattle earlier this week, we stopped at Wal-Mart to take a look at bikes. Lily did so good on the 22 miler that we decided to upgrade her bike and start planning the 32 miler. She found this sky blue beauty and has been peddling around Milo McIver State Park, […]
Throughout our Gallegos visit, there were occasional references to the upcoming Tour de Washington planned for Sunday. The Gallegos had long-in-the-making plans to group up with their Seattle friends for a 22-mile bike ride from Hyak to Rattlesnake Lake east of Seattle near Snoqualmie Pass. They had already accomplished a reconnaissance bike ride of the […]
We left Jake and Kelsey last Wednesday. They were headed to Canada for a quick visit before starting a new job at Orcas Island. We headed south to see The Three Gallegos – Floyd, Lauren and Archer. We met The Gallegos’ back in St. Pete’s in 2012 and in Key West in ’14 so it […]