79yrs-young today.
We celebrated at the Motel 6 Resort in Santa Nella, California.
Santa Nella is astoundingly popular … with long distance truckers. I assume they all stop here to dine at the memorable Pea Soup Andersen’s Restaurant, as we did.
Category: travel
giant caveman in Grants Pass, Oregon
Have you yet made the pilgrimage?
Chosen one of 21 colossal roadside statues not to miss in North America, you can’t miss this one.
Constructed by the “Caveman Club” in 1971, this lummox was tragically vandalized July 4th, 2004. Thank God a local business man chipped in the $2,500 for repair.
Port Townsend Inn, Washington
Overall we were somewhat disappointed with this accommodation close to the Port Townsend – Keystone ferry.
The promised hot tub was a cold tub. Beds and the rooms themselves were old and slowly disintegrating. (Everything rots in the Pacific Northwest due to the climate.)
On the up side, management was very friendly. They gave us great restaurant advice: Bayview Restaurant. Loved it.
Coho ferry Victoria – Port Angeles
We took the Coho, a transportation option to Vancouver Island that I highly recommend.
The M.V Coho provides a scenic passage, linking Victoria, BC and Port Angeles, WA. We are a vehicle and passenger ferry, providing year round daily service …
If the name sounds familiar, perhaps you are remembering the story of the Millennium Bomber. Right wing Americans never tire of reminding us.
south to Baja …
My parents and I depart today for Baja California. A month long driving adventure taking the ferry over to Mazatlan from the Peninsula.
This is not the first time we’ve driven to Mexico. New … I’m taking my mountain bike.
Adios.
overcoming inertia – Rick on the ROAD again
…I got a fast car
and I wanna a ticket to anywhere … ♬♬
Here’s my new-to-me 1996 Honda Civic hatchback. My first vehicle in 11yrs.
I asked an expert to test drive. Just to make sure it’s road worthy.
Departing for Couer d’Alene, Idaho today.
Leave a comment if you want to speculate on how long I’ll last with a motor vehicle.
new Canadian airline security rules
Funny.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Thanks George.
Gymnast Kyle Shewfelt will be on the Mercer Report this coming Tuesday.
too fat to fly?
The airlines are back peddling on regulations requiring obese passengers to purchase two seats.
The backlash was:
That’s so UNFAIR. They are PREJUDICED against fat chicks!
Here’s how Air France reacted to the bad press:
… Overweight passengers can already buy an extra one with a 25% discount, but from 1 February, this will be refunded if their flight is not full.
It also confirmed that, in common with other airlines, an obese traveller could be prevented from flying.
This was to ensure a flight can be evacuated within 90 seconds …
beautiful Vancouver time lapse
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(via BluePeak)
used Honda Civic hatchback ??
Finally getting on the vehicle search.
Looking first at my favourite vehicle, used, for less than $2000. … Something like this:
Anne tells me to buy in Canada so I can get it quickly licensed and insured. For a vehicle this long in the tooth, I’ll need to test drive in Calgary.
