WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING
I'm sure my readers (all 2 or 3 of you) have been wondering how my trip was. Well, it was an adventure. An adventure that keeps haunting Mike and I in various ways. With everything that went wrong, I began to wonder if Karma wasn't trying to pay me back for something (ala "My Name Is Earl"), but I now understand that perhaps this was all a test of character. How much can I take before I completely break down. I think I passed, maybe not with an A+, but at least with a B. I don't want to dwell on the negative things that happened. That would negate the learning I did. Instead I would like to say that we were handed a lot of shit (for lack of a better word) and I didn't allow it to dampen my mood entirely. The old me would have totally freaked and ruined any enjoyment that I could have had. The new me freaked a little, absorbed what was happening, and decided to move on and seek out the positive.
I'll start by saying that Oregon and Washington are beautiful. The drive up passes near no less than 4 mountains that I could identify: Mt Shasta, Mt. Hood, Mt. Saint Helens, and Mt. Rainier. There were many more, but I didn't ask their names. The weather was great. It was a little hot the first day or two, but then it cooled off nicely. There were only two days where it threatened to rain and then it only sprinkled. We were only able to spend a couple hours in Seattle, but the ferry ride across Puget Sound was absolutely beautiful. The campground was located right on Hood Canal (an offshoot of the Sound), so we were able enjoy some time floating in the water and looking at shells. All in all, it was a great trip. I took a lot of pictures that you can see here. And though I would change many things about it, I am glad that I went. And now I have a reason to go back and see what I couldn't see the first time.
Last week my friend Amy and her family came for a visit. We spent a day at the Monterey Aquarium. It is a wonderful facility that houses several large tanks set up as habitats that use actual Bay water as well as many other exhibits. It's also next to Cannery Row which doesn't have any working canneries anymore, but does have a lot of cool shops. I took a billion pictures at the aquarium. Some are dark or blurry because I don't like to use my flash. If you're ever in this area, you have to check it out. It is one of the best aquariums.
I'll start by saying that Oregon and Washington are beautiful. The drive up passes near no less than 4 mountains that I could identify: Mt Shasta, Mt. Hood, Mt. Saint Helens, and Mt. Rainier. There were many more, but I didn't ask their names. The weather was great. It was a little hot the first day or two, but then it cooled off nicely. There were only two days where it threatened to rain and then it only sprinkled. We were only able to spend a couple hours in Seattle, but the ferry ride across Puget Sound was absolutely beautiful. The campground was located right on Hood Canal (an offshoot of the Sound), so we were able enjoy some time floating in the water and looking at shells. All in all, it was a great trip. I took a lot of pictures that you can see here. And though I would change many things about it, I am glad that I went. And now I have a reason to go back and see what I couldn't see the first time.
Last week my friend Amy and her family came for a visit. We spent a day at the Monterey Aquarium. It is a wonderful facility that houses several large tanks set up as habitats that use actual Bay water as well as many other exhibits. It's also next to Cannery Row which doesn't have any working canneries anymore, but does have a lot of cool shops. I took a billion pictures at the aquarium. Some are dark or blurry because I don't like to use my flash. If you're ever in this area, you have to check it out. It is one of the best aquariums.
