Category Archives: Trips

Got up this morning at 730. Must have coffee. Must have more coffee. Had a couple of Karens lebkuchen with it while on the computer. Need to start catching up on my blogs. Been too busy, have let it slide, … Continue reading →

Friday I was up a little after 6am, but I had slept well. Must have coffee. More coffee. Went online. Karen made Oatmeal for breakfast, then David got his blower out and took care of leaves in the yard. After that … Continue reading →

I had thought last night before bed about getting up early and going for a beach walk, but I didn’t sleep well, both due to full stomach from Bubba Gumps, and the room heater not cycling on and off properly. … Continue reading →

Karen & David were up early to walk the beach and hopng for a sunrise worth photographing, but apparently it wasn’t much to look at. There were also a few raindrops. I was up by 730, showered, had some hotel … Continue reading →

I’m relaxed enough here on this trip, that getting up between 630-730 and checking emails is the first routine of the day. Just like home.  Also coffee. Must have coffee. We were all up by 9 and with breakfast done, … Continue reading →

Everybody went to bed last night by 930 except me. I kept watching youtube videos until 1130. But we both slept well all night in bed and it was cooler with the window open. I got up about 0700. Coffee. Must … Continue reading →

Slept well all nite in bed, albeit too warm for both of us. We opened a window but it didn’t help much. Oh well, we got enough sleep. It was a leisurely get up Sunday morning. Coffee. Must have coffee. … Continue reading →

I got up from the couch about 0730(nobody seemed to be up yet, although David & Karen may have gone for a walk) and went upstairs and crawled into bed and slept another 2 hrs. Without coughing. May be finally getting … Continue reading →

We had a two hour wait in Atlanta for DL4998 to Augusta. This was a Bombardier CRJ-200 which is about 50 passengers. So there weren’t a lot of people waiting in the terminal. I like that about small planes, not so … Continue reading →

I got all caught up at work today and was able to leave on time at 5. Got home by 6, Wendy was all packed up, we had dinner, and Carolyn drove us to the airport at 730, much earlier … Continue reading →

Slept well all night despite my sore throat. Got up at 7 this final morning, then went to the buffet breakfast again about 730. At 0900 we were pretty much packed up and ready to go. Our shuttle to LIR left at 1030, … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s weather was great, a more enjoyable temp(low 80’s) and finished with a great dinner. But about 8pm I felt my throat getting sore, just the way it does when one starts getting a cold. But I slept well otherwise and we … Continue reading →

All the group activity is now over so no more being nervous or having any anticipation of anything. Time to relax. Slept VERY well last night after the big-beach-sunset-dinner in Tamarindo. Got up at 730 and made a couple cups of espresso, … Continue reading →

My alarm woke me up at 6am as planned, but I was not ready to get up. I probably could have slept another 2 hrs easy. I felt foggy and not normal. Not bad, just not normal. So I hopped in the … Continue reading →

It seemed like we both had just fallen asleep when the alarm went off at 5am. Tough to get up. We had an hour & a half to shower and pack up and eat something downstairs at the breakfast buffet. No … Continue reading →

This trip came about because back in October a customer at work, Press Metal North America, had invited us to join them in their office xmas party in Liberia, Costa Rica. They do this every year at different locations as a “team … Continue reading →

Sunday morning I got up about 7 and went out to breakfast a couple blocks up the street from the motel to a place called Pig ‘N Pancake. It was early enough it wasn’t crowded, but clearly would get to … Continue reading →

I tossed and turned a little last night, but got enough sleep, getting up at around 7. Ate an apple, had my vitamins, and about 3 cups of coffee from my thermos with the rest of my mini bran muffins I … Continue reading →

I took Friday off with the intention of going to Hood River for the annual fly-in at WAAAM, camp there in the van and enjoy lots of airplanes flying, and hopefully clear weather like last year. But it was not … Continue reading →

I got up at 615, first one up. Made myself a cup of coffee, took a picture of Wendy and Carolyn out on the deck in sleeping bags. It was completely fogged in outside. The community, the bay, everywhere. Online weather showed … Continue reading →

We all woke up early, most showered and dressed before 7. Still breezy but skies show promise of clearing.  TODAY is the big day for “sailing mom out to sea”. Randy was first up and busy making his crockpot of … Continue reading →

I’ve finally got 4 days off, a real(albeit short)vacation. Wendy planned this last fall after her Mom passed away. Mom said she wanted a “Viking funeral“, so we rented a house in the community where mom and husband Rod had … Continue reading →

Thursday Oct 8 after work I headed home and with Friday and Monday off I packed a weekend bag and headed up to Camano. Spent the night at moms, then Friday 8am Wendy & I headed for Coupeville and the Port … Continue reading →

In April 2013, my boss took me to Dubai, for our annual GAL meeting, as we belong to the Global Alliance Line network of worldwide freight forwarders. We were there for 6 days, 3 of which were for meetings. We … Continue reading →

It certainly was a short night considering we went to bed so late. My cell phone came on at 6 and buzzed with emails downloading, which made a quiet but effective alarm. Wendy got up, and I did also once … Continue reading →

Thursday morning we woke up about 7:30 and had breakfast in the Lido buffet, just Wendy & I. We were scheduled to arrive in Victoria at Noon, and remained on schedule. I played some solitaire on my netbook in our … Continue reading →

It was still rolling and pitching a bit when we got up about 8, but it was less so than yesterday, and after going to bed on a full stomach, I slept well and felt fine this morning. We ate … Continue reading →

Tuesday morning we awoke to some rough water. I ate breakfast okay about 8am, and then Karen and David showed up, she kind of green. She had some fruit but didn’t feel like anything else at that point. I then … Continue reading →

Monday morning we awoke to sunny skies and calm or slight breeze. Our hotel checkout time wasn’t until noon, and the cruise terminal didn’t open until 11am anyway. After a 7:30 breakfast I took a walk by myself down to … Continue reading →

We thought we were late in getting up at 7:30. Apparently we were in the middle. Karen & David were up first with breakfast in the hotel, then David went for a long walk. I needed to wake up so … Continue reading →

Our long anticipated vacation, a repositioning cruise from San Diego to Vancouver BC begins on Monday the 10th. We flew down to San Diego this morning on Alaska Air, an uneventful trip, except for a loud crying baby right behind … Continue reading →

After dropping me off and saying our goodbyes, Karen & David headed “home” and I flew thru security at the Augusta airport. I then waited for my flight to Atlanta. And waited and waited. It was 30 min. late arriving … Continue reading →

This being Saturday, we slept in a bit then after breadfast went into Aiken for their annual “Aiken’s Makin’ ” celebration, which is really just your average community arts & crafts fair. Lots of food concessions too. A lot of … Continue reading →

We spent the day today doing some grocery shopping and sorting a few things. David came home from work at noon, and we picked up Doris, the realtor/agent, and spent the afternoon looking about about 7-8 different houses. Some were … Continue reading →

Above is our route map. You can click the thumbnail for a larger view. Total 2748 miles. Numbered points on the map outlined below at numbered cities. Day 1 Richland[1] to Butte MT with a stop in Spokane[2] 479 miles … Continue reading →

  Up at 5:15 this morning, Paducah KY this morning was only 78 degrees but still quite humid. Felt like my glasses wanted to fog up just walking outside. After breakfast at 6, we gassed up and departed about 7:30 … Continue reading →