some bits and pieces from the trip:
-- miles driven: 3,964 (i thought it would be more) over 12 days (an average of 330 per day)
-- for the second year in a row, washington drivers get my vote as the worst in the country. folks everywhere else seem to be able to maintain some courtesy and respect -- and some of their sanity -- on the road, why not here?
-- the monterey bay aquarium is a must-do. while we were there, they had anamazing seahorse spectacular. it's pricy, though. $57 just for the two ofus to get in the door. our room at the MGM Grand on the strip in las vegas was only $30 more.
-- when my sister and i were kids, our mom took us on a road trip to southern cal and back. one day we took the 17-mile drive on the monterey peninsula, past some big-deal golf courses and stately, huge homes. i was 13 then, and that drive has always stuck with me, maybe because it was my first view of homes like that owned by people who had more money than i would have in a few hundred lifetimes. so i wanted to show olivia the homes along that drive. funny thing is, while the homes haven't changed, i guess my perspective has. there now are so many gargantuan, palatial, castlelike places everywhere that the ones along the 17-mile drive didn't seem out of the ordinary. i guess that speaks for itself as far as a statement about our culture.
-- what will we do differently next trip? have a destination. each day, we got up, got ready, packed and hit the road. next summer we'll plan to spend a few days in one place to get rid of the road grime and clear our heads --unless we go to paris.
-- the car, again, worked wonderfully. in the past year i've subjected it to two intensive road trips, 10,000 miles in 30 days last summer and nearly 4,000 miles in 12 days this summer. only downside was that the windows got sizzlingly hot when the temp outside was 105 or so, despite the air-conditioning being on. and, it was too hot on occasion to put the top down...
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
day 13
Long Beach, Washington, to Woodinville, Washington, via Port Townsend; 241 miles.
SCOTT: home. the day dawned appropriately for our first morning back in the state -- cloudy, rainy and cool. in a way, it felt good. in another way, it felt like we should drive as fast as possible to get back to the toastiness of the southwest. I wasn't feeling good, so Olivia did most of the driving. nothing really special to mention about the trip. it was what it always is along the coast and hood canal and port townsend -- very nice. went to port townsend so we could see friends birgitta, hanna and olof before they head to sweden next week. olof has been visiting here for about a month, and birgitta and hanna will be gone a month or so to the mother country. nice to be home and see that the lawn needs mowing, the plants need watering, blah blah blah. that part of life resumes. maybe some reflections on the trip and random rememberings later. goodnight everyone.
OLIVIA: Well, we're home. I drove basically the whole day except for a little bit early in the morning; my dad did that. Overall, it was a good day. We went through rain, and shine. Fog and no fog. Green and.. green. :) Port Townsend was great! I really missed it there. Andrews game was also fun to go to. It's good to be home, but I kind of miss the sun and heat... goodnighttttt
SCOTT: home. the day dawned appropriately for our first morning back in the state -- cloudy, rainy and cool. in a way, it felt good. in another way, it felt like we should drive as fast as possible to get back to the toastiness of the southwest. I wasn't feeling good, so Olivia did most of the driving. nothing really special to mention about the trip. it was what it always is along the coast and hood canal and port townsend -- very nice. went to port townsend so we could see friends birgitta, hanna and olof before they head to sweden next week. olof has been visiting here for about a month, and birgitta and hanna will be gone a month or so to the mother country. nice to be home and see that the lawn needs mowing, the plants need watering, blah blah blah. that part of life resumes. maybe some reflections on the trip and random rememberings later. goodnight everyone.
OLIVIA: Well, we're home. I drove basically the whole day except for a little bit early in the morning; my dad did that. Overall, it was a good day. We went through rain, and shine. Fog and no fog. Green and.. green. :) Port Townsend was great! I really missed it there. Andrews game was also fun to go to. It's good to be home, but I kind of miss the sun and heat... goodnighttttt
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Day 12
Lincoln City, Oregon, to Long Beach, Washington!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 156 Miles
OLIVIA: well, we made it to Washington. and after about an hour of searching for a hotel, we finally found one. This has really been a trip of a lifetime and i would tell everyone who gets the chance to take it, take it. Today we went to cannon beach (a personal favorite) and we also went to the Lincoln City Outlet Mall. On our way up the coast we went to the most amazing beach ever. It was sand forever and as my dad said... "this beach is perfect! The water is just so blue, and when the waves crash, they're so... white!" I walked in the water for a little bit and got sand in my feet, so now our car is more like a sandbox than a mustang. I have found out today that my dad has a new obsession with car washes. He got very excited at one that we saw in Tillamook, and well, that's all I have to say about that. Overall, today was a pretty good day. Goodnight Andrew and mom and andrew's mom and dad and heather and Lauren and willy and sampson and chase and rose and rocky.
SCOTT: had to stop at bruce's candy kitchen in cannon beach. i think this may be the first time i've ever been through cannon beach and not spent at least one night. over the past 30-plus years, i've probably spent enough on lodging there to have purchased a nice waterfront place. over those years it has changed considerably, and i honestly can't say that i'd like it as much as i do if i was just getting to know it now. i think it's one of those places we all have that have evolved over the years but hold a special place somewhere inside us regardless of the changes. after cannon beach, it was north to astoria and the great bridge over the columbia into washington. it was nice to see the columbia again. made me smile. but as soon as we reached the washington side, i must admit i kind of started wishing the trip was lasting another 3-4 years or so. wonder if olivia would like to be home-schooled on the road. hmmm. good night barb (aka olivia's mom)...
Tomorrow: Long Beach to Woodinville. end of the trail...
OLIVIA: well, we made it to Washington. and after about an hour of searching for a hotel, we finally found one. This has really been a trip of a lifetime and i would tell everyone who gets the chance to take it, take it. Today we went to cannon beach (a personal favorite) and we also went to the Lincoln City Outlet Mall. On our way up the coast we went to the most amazing beach ever. It was sand forever and as my dad said... "this beach is perfect! The water is just so blue, and when the waves crash, they're so... white!" I walked in the water for a little bit and got sand in my feet, so now our car is more like a sandbox than a mustang. I have found out today that my dad has a new obsession with car washes. He got very excited at one that we saw in Tillamook, and well, that's all I have to say about that. Overall, today was a pretty good day. Goodnight Andrew and mom and andrew's mom and dad and heather and Lauren and willy and sampson and chase and rose and rocky.
SCOTT: had to stop at bruce's candy kitchen in cannon beach. i think this may be the first time i've ever been through cannon beach and not spent at least one night. over the past 30-plus years, i've probably spent enough on lodging there to have purchased a nice waterfront place. over those years it has changed considerably, and i honestly can't say that i'd like it as much as i do if i was just getting to know it now. i think it's one of those places we all have that have evolved over the years but hold a special place somewhere inside us regardless of the changes. after cannon beach, it was north to astoria and the great bridge over the columbia into washington. it was nice to see the columbia again. made me smile. but as soon as we reached the washington side, i must admit i kind of started wishing the trip was lasting another 3-4 years or so. wonder if olivia would like to be home-schooled on the road. hmmm. good night barb (aka olivia's mom)...
Tomorrow: Long Beach to Woodinville. end of the trail...
Day 11
Brookings, Oregon, to Lincoln City, Oregon, 247 miles
OLIVIA: Well, what an interesting day. We made it up over half of the Oregon coast in one day. Along the road, we saw many strange things, some of which included a "Prehistoric Garden" which was a forest full of plastic dinosaurs. We decided not to go. We also came across the Sea Lion Caves, which, I must say was really something. Once you got over the fact that you were in an elevater, over 60 years old, going down over 200 feet, and the VERY strong fish smell, It was really, really cool! I would advise people to go, at least once. We went to lots of other things, but I'll leave some for dad to write about. Goodnight! Andrew, Mom, Heather, and everyone else.
SCOTT: finally got to actually see the sea lion caves. other times i've/we've been through there, the elevator has been broken, or the sea lions were vacationing in mexico. always something. ah, but this time all of the sea moons were in alignment. there were hundreds of the critters lounging on the rocks in a big, wet, cold cave. i second olivia in advising a stop here. we also stopped at the devil's punchbowl, where water rushes in and crashes against the insides of the bowl. except the water was lapping against the rocks, not crashing and all sorts of powerful water things. all in all, it was a great drive along the oregon coast. so many great viewpoints and beaches. Good night Melody and Mark and Jennifer and Sue and Lynn and Kyle and Jonathan and Paul and Jackie and Gina and Charlie (not chuck)...
Tomorrow: Lincoln City to probably somewhere in Washington.
OLIVIA: Well, what an interesting day. We made it up over half of the Oregon coast in one day. Along the road, we saw many strange things, some of which included a "Prehistoric Garden" which was a forest full of plastic dinosaurs. We decided not to go. We also came across the Sea Lion Caves, which, I must say was really something. Once you got over the fact that you were in an elevater, over 60 years old, going down over 200 feet, and the VERY strong fish smell, It was really, really cool! I would advise people to go, at least once. We went to lots of other things, but I'll leave some for dad to write about. Goodnight! Andrew, Mom, Heather, and everyone else.
SCOTT: finally got to actually see the sea lion caves. other times i've/we've been through there, the elevator has been broken, or the sea lions were vacationing in mexico. always something. ah, but this time all of the sea moons were in alignment. there were hundreds of the critters lounging on the rocks in a big, wet, cold cave. i second olivia in advising a stop here. we also stopped at the devil's punchbowl, where water rushes in and crashes against the insides of the bowl. except the water was lapping against the rocks, not crashing and all sorts of powerful water things. all in all, it was a great drive along the oregon coast. so many great viewpoints and beaches. Good night Melody and Mark and Jennifer and Sue and Lynn and Kyle and Jonathan and Paul and Jackie and Gina and Charlie (not chuck)...
Tomorrow: Lincoln City to probably somewhere in Washington.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Day 10
Fort Bragg, California, to Brookings, Oregon. 210 miles.
OLIVIA: short day with lots of weird things on the road, in and out of cell reception and lots of big trees. All in all it was an ok day, except for the fact that my dad has become sick, and so we had to end very early today (around like 4) because he didn't feel good. plus we were in Cali so I couldn't drive. Tomorrow, i have a feeling i'm driving the whole day possibly. anyway ya. Lots of big trees and I'm still trying to get over what I had and not get what he has... Goodnight Andrew. SCOTT: Asleep.. and sick and just not feeling good. Awake now. Blasted through the last of the winding road this morning. stopped to see the one-room tree house, the one-log house, the world famous drive-through tree (they wanted $5 to drive through, so instead we drove on). about 20 miles down the road there was another world famous drive-through tree. drove along the avenue of the giants, giant redwoods. huge. and no trip along the coast is complete without a stop at the trees of mystery. there's no indication anywhere why they're called that. and it seemed there was a shop selling chainsaw carvings every couple of miles along the road. the scenery changed today as well, to big trees and fog rolling up the hills and spreading inland. cooler too.
Tomorrow: Brookings to maybe Newport, Oregon...
OLIVIA: short day with lots of weird things on the road, in and out of cell reception and lots of big trees. All in all it was an ok day, except for the fact that my dad has become sick, and so we had to end very early today (around like 4) because he didn't feel good. plus we were in Cali so I couldn't drive. Tomorrow, i have a feeling i'm driving the whole day possibly. anyway ya. Lots of big trees and I'm still trying to get over what I had and not get what he has... Goodnight Andrew. SCOTT: Asleep.. and sick and just not feeling good. Awake now. Blasted through the last of the winding road this morning. stopped to see the one-room tree house, the one-log house, the world famous drive-through tree (they wanted $5 to drive through, so instead we drove on). about 20 miles down the road there was another world famous drive-through tree. drove along the avenue of the giants, giant redwoods. huge. and no trip along the coast is complete without a stop at the trees of mystery. there's no indication anywhere why they're called that. and it seemed there was a shop selling chainsaw carvings every couple of miles along the road. the scenery changed today as well, to big trees and fog rolling up the hills and spreading inland. cooler too.
Tomorrow: Brookings to maybe Newport, Oregon...
day 9
Watsonville, California, to Fort Bragg, California; 197 miles
OLIVIA: long day. went to San Fran and yea, that was fun. Then we drove on the curviest road i have ever been on for about 5 hours straight and it took forever to go 5 miles. Got to the Fort around 8 and looked for a hotel for about an hourish maybe a little less, Everywhere was booked, but we found a "ok" room, it was better than the Howard Johnson's from last year. Went to bed. No fireworks. no internet at hotel.
SCOTT: there may be roads out there with more curves than Highway 1 along the california coast north of san francisco, but it's plenty windy for me. feels like you're driving 10 miles just to advance north one mile. had a good time doing fisherman's wharf in san francisco on the fourth. lots and lots of people, from all over the world. liv took me to bubba gump's for lunch.
Tomorrow: Fort Bragg north, maybe to Oregon.
OLIVIA: long day. went to San Fran and yea, that was fun. Then we drove on the curviest road i have ever been on for about 5 hours straight and it took forever to go 5 miles. Got to the Fort around 8 and looked for a hotel for about an hourish maybe a little less, Everywhere was booked, but we found a "ok" room, it was better than the Howard Johnson's from last year. Went to bed. No fireworks. no internet at hotel.
SCOTT: there may be roads out there with more curves than Highway 1 along the california coast north of san francisco, but it's plenty windy for me. feels like you're driving 10 miles just to advance north one mile. had a good time doing fisherman's wharf in san francisco on the fourth. lots and lots of people, from all over the world. liv took me to bubba gump's for lunch.
Tomorrow: Fort Bragg north, maybe to Oregon.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Day 8
Cambira, California to Watsonville, California; 203 miles.
OLIVIA: Well, today was our slowest day for sure. Highway 1 is beautiful, and very windy. We started this morning out with a visit to Hearst Castle, which was great! except for our tour guide. Oh, well. It sure would have been something to live in that house. The pools were stunning. After that we hit the road and ran into some very heavy, intense, overcast, foggy weather. It was quite a shock and we actually had to turn on the heat in the car. One thing we noticed on the car ride was the number of Mustangs that like to drive highway 1. We must have seen at least 20 today, if not more. It really was odd. We also went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium today. I really liked that. A lot. The fishies are just so cute! They have quite an extensive seahorse exhibit going on right now, as well as scuba diving tours for those ages 8 to 13... I was quite dissapopinted I was too old. Overall today was a good day, and tomorrow we go to San Fransisco! and explore FIshermans Wharf and all that it has to offer. Also, Many pictures have been taken over the trip, so if there is a certain area you would like to look at the pictures from, or if you just want to look at all of them, just e-mail my dad or post a comment here and we will e-mail them to you because it takes FOREVER to upload them onto here. Goodnight Andrew :) and mom, and andrew's mom, and dad, and sister and heather and willy and sampson and chase and rose and everyone!
SCOTT: he's asleep. :)
OLIVIA: Well, today was our slowest day for sure. Highway 1 is beautiful, and very windy. We started this morning out with a visit to Hearst Castle, which was great! except for our tour guide. Oh, well. It sure would have been something to live in that house. The pools were stunning. After that we hit the road and ran into some very heavy, intense, overcast, foggy weather. It was quite a shock and we actually had to turn on the heat in the car. One thing we noticed on the car ride was the number of Mustangs that like to drive highway 1. We must have seen at least 20 today, if not more. It really was odd. We also went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium today. I really liked that. A lot. The fishies are just so cute! They have quite an extensive seahorse exhibit going on right now, as well as scuba diving tours for those ages 8 to 13... I was quite dissapopinted I was too old. Overall today was a good day, and tomorrow we go to San Fransisco! and explore FIshermans Wharf and all that it has to offer. Also, Many pictures have been taken over the trip, so if there is a certain area you would like to look at the pictures from, or if you just want to look at all of them, just e-mail my dad or post a comment here and we will e-mail them to you because it takes FOREVER to upload them onto here. Goodnight Andrew :) and mom, and andrew's mom, and dad, and sister and heather and willy and sampson and chase and rose and everyone!
SCOTT: he's asleep. :)
Thursday, July 2, 2009
day 7...
Victorville, California, to Cambria, California; 356 miles.
SCOTT: one truly interesting day. drove out of the mojave desert in the morning and down into the bowels of the megalopolis. except that the air was such a rich brown gooey mass we couldn't see anything. los angeles may have been out there somewhere. we looked. frequently. drove from highway 101 to highway 1 through the malibu canyon and came out at malibu. ahhh. smell the ocean. then drove north on highway 1 to cambria for the night. ahhh. dinner outside overlooking the ocean. ahhh. only downside to the day came when we stopped at a highway patrol office. stopped because olivia and her mom were researching online where she could and couldn't drive with a permit on the trip, and they couldn't figure out what was OK in california. so we stopped and asked. turns out you have to be 16, so it's a good thing she hasn't been driving in CA because she has a tendency to drive 83 miles over the speed limit, and she might have been in a little trouble doing that here. just kidding. honest. her eyes got really big and her jaw dropped on a couple of occasions today when we passed those digital signs that tell you how fast you're driving, and on both occasions i was at or below the speed limit. we agreed that is probably a first since i started driving 46 or so years ago, well before i turned 16. it's my mom's fault. i'm going to stop now and let olivia tell you about the big deals of the day. good night, mom. good night, sue, wherever you are...
OLIVIA: OW! i just stubbed my toe getting to the computer. Well, dad summed up the majority of the day, but he left out two very impressive things. #1: the car wash. We got our car washed right before we headed into Malibu Canyon, and it was the coolest car wash I have ever been in. everything was completely automated and at one point, it spewed rainbow foam all over our car. (I tried to take a picture, but my camera was too slow.) I also think that this was one of the first times -- ever -- that my dad actually agreed to go through a car wash rather than washing his car himself. Anywhoo, after the car wash and driving for a while we came across the small, nice, peaceful, wine-tasting town of Los Olivos. Now you all I'm sure have heard of this town in the news because it is the town that holds Neverland Ranch ... well, seeing as how we were there, we just had to go find this place and join all the Michael Jackson mourners. So we turned down this road that seemed to have lots of people coming out of it, and lots of police officers, and we followed it for about 5 miles. That was when it all happened, all at once. We went around a curve and suddenly we had, in our view, tons of people and cars and news truck thingys and radio truck thingys and news reporters and flowers and police officers and people selling t-shirts and EVERYTHING! People were even selling flowers out of their cars for people to put on the ground. I'm very proud to say that I made it onto some European news channel when we were driving by. (I stared down the video camera as we drove by) Dad wouldn't go top down because he claimed it was "too hot," so all the pictures I took are somewhat not the best. Anyway it was pretty impressive, and on our way out, we were behind a very large horse trailer that came out of the ranch itself (perhaps his horses?) Sooooo yeah! today was pretty great and the ocean just makes everything better. My hair is more blonde now from the sun, and I'm starting to get a T.D.T.T.T. (top down tank top tan!) Goodnight mom, heather, and andrew :)
SCOTT AGAIN: a couple more things about the day. the road to Neverland is narrow, your standard country road. it was interesting to come upon so much commotion in the middle of nowhere, or neverwhere. wouldn't surprise me if the number of TV trucks and satellite dishes rivaled the world series. and the tv reporters were everywhere doing their thing. So today we were near the "palace" so to speak of an icon of sorts from this era, and tomorrow morning we'll be at the "palace" of an icon of sorts from a while ago -- william randolph hearst and his castle at san simeon...
OLIVIA AGAIN: Sunset = Amazing, Olivia = tired.
SCOTT ONE MORE TIME: Olivia went to the pool for a bit but came back and said we gotta go watch the sunset. everyone's going. so we went. walked onto the boardwalk out to a point where the waves were crashing and the seals were cavorting and watched the sun set with a bunch of folks, all wearing nice, end-of-the-day satisfied smiles. it was a good way to end the day, with the sun getting big, and orange, and bigger, and red, and then ... gone.
Tomorrow: Cambria to at least Monterrey, maybe Half Moon Bay.
SCOTT: one truly interesting day. drove out of the mojave desert in the morning and down into the bowels of the megalopolis. except that the air was such a rich brown gooey mass we couldn't see anything. los angeles may have been out there somewhere. we looked. frequently. drove from highway 101 to highway 1 through the malibu canyon and came out at malibu. ahhh. smell the ocean. then drove north on highway 1 to cambria for the night. ahhh. dinner outside overlooking the ocean. ahhh. only downside to the day came when we stopped at a highway patrol office. stopped because olivia and her mom were researching online where she could and couldn't drive with a permit on the trip, and they couldn't figure out what was OK in california. so we stopped and asked. turns out you have to be 16, so it's a good thing she hasn't been driving in CA because she has a tendency to drive 83 miles over the speed limit, and she might have been in a little trouble doing that here. just kidding. honest. her eyes got really big and her jaw dropped on a couple of occasions today when we passed those digital signs that tell you how fast you're driving, and on both occasions i was at or below the speed limit. we agreed that is probably a first since i started driving 46 or so years ago, well before i turned 16. it's my mom's fault. i'm going to stop now and let olivia tell you about the big deals of the day. good night, mom. good night, sue, wherever you are...
OLIVIA: OW! i just stubbed my toe getting to the computer. Well, dad summed up the majority of the day, but he left out two very impressive things. #1: the car wash. We got our car washed right before we headed into Malibu Canyon, and it was the coolest car wash I have ever been in. everything was completely automated and at one point, it spewed rainbow foam all over our car. (I tried to take a picture, but my camera was too slow.) I also think that this was one of the first times -- ever -- that my dad actually agreed to go through a car wash rather than washing his car himself. Anywhoo, after the car wash and driving for a while we came across the small, nice, peaceful, wine-tasting town of Los Olivos. Now you all I'm sure have heard of this town in the news because it is the town that holds Neverland Ranch ... well, seeing as how we were there, we just had to go find this place and join all the Michael Jackson mourners. So we turned down this road that seemed to have lots of people coming out of it, and lots of police officers, and we followed it for about 5 miles. That was when it all happened, all at once. We went around a curve and suddenly we had, in our view, tons of people and cars and news truck thingys and radio truck thingys and news reporters and flowers and police officers and people selling t-shirts and EVERYTHING! People were even selling flowers out of their cars for people to put on the ground. I'm very proud to say that I made it onto some European news channel when we were driving by. (I stared down the video camera as we drove by) Dad wouldn't go top down because he claimed it was "too hot," so all the pictures I took are somewhat not the best. Anyway it was pretty impressive, and on our way out, we were behind a very large horse trailer that came out of the ranch itself (perhaps his horses?) Sooooo yeah! today was pretty great and the ocean just makes everything better. My hair is more blonde now from the sun, and I'm starting to get a T.D.T.T.T. (top down tank top tan!) Goodnight mom, heather, and andrew :)
SCOTT AGAIN: a couple more things about the day. the road to Neverland is narrow, your standard country road. it was interesting to come upon so much commotion in the middle of nowhere, or neverwhere. wouldn't surprise me if the number of TV trucks and satellite dishes rivaled the world series. and the tv reporters were everywhere doing their thing. So today we were near the "palace" so to speak of an icon of sorts from this era, and tomorrow morning we'll be at the "palace" of an icon of sorts from a while ago -- william randolph hearst and his castle at san simeon...
OLIVIA AGAIN: Sunset = Amazing, Olivia = tired.
SCOTT ONE MORE TIME: Olivia went to the pool for a bit but came back and said we gotta go watch the sunset. everyone's going. so we went. walked onto the boardwalk out to a point where the waves were crashing and the seals were cavorting and watched the sun set with a bunch of folks, all wearing nice, end-of-the-day satisfied smiles. it was a good way to end the day, with the sun getting big, and orange, and bigger, and red, and then ... gone.
Tomorrow: Cambria to at least Monterrey, maybe Half Moon Bay.
Day 6
Las Vegas, Nevada to Victorville, California; 211 miles
OLIVIA: Well, I just hit my head really hard, and now it hurts and i'm kinda dizzy so i'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Vegas was amazing, and I really want to go back. The Mojave I have decided is a fake desert because it has lots of plants, no visible cacti and not that much sand, plus it has mountains. !!!! We went to some great outlet shops, and had quite the adventure finding a starbucks. oh, and the forum shops at caesars palace were also really neat. i saw my first FAO schwartz, and FAO schweetz (look it up!) I'm currently watching Pirates of The Carribean on TV, so I'm going to get going and get some ice for my head. Goodnight everybody
SCOTT: Before we leave Las Vegas completely, Olivia and I realized that part of our reaction to it was context. We had spent a few days wandering around natural goodies, often where you could see for miles -- if not farther -- and your eyes and brain could soak in and savor things, dwell on them, commit them to memory. Las Vegas, particularly along the strip, doesn't give you a chance to really see anything or focus on it. You're constantly bouncing from one excess to the next. And it never ends. You never soak anything in, you never pause on anything, because you might miss the next big thing. After Las Vegas, it was on to Calico, a ghost town -- if that's possible when the old buildings have been taken over by touristy shops -- that once had 5,000 or so residents working in its gold and silver mines. Decided to call it a day in Victorville so we could do laundry, replenish our reading materials and just relax a little. The temperature is cooler here, and when we reach the coast Thursday we may even have to wear more clothes. Maybe it will be cool enough to put the top down (don't get to say that too often). Good night, Kim and Cindy and Billy. Good night everyone who used to work at The Times...
OLIVIA: Well, I just hit my head really hard, and now it hurts and i'm kinda dizzy so i'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Vegas was amazing, and I really want to go back. The Mojave I have decided is a fake desert because it has lots of plants, no visible cacti and not that much sand, plus it has mountains. !!!! We went to some great outlet shops, and had quite the adventure finding a starbucks. oh, and the forum shops at caesars palace were also really neat. i saw my first FAO schwartz, and FAO schweetz (look it up!) I'm currently watching Pirates of The Carribean on TV, so I'm going to get going and get some ice for my head. Goodnight everybody
SCOTT: Before we leave Las Vegas completely, Olivia and I realized that part of our reaction to it was context. We had spent a few days wandering around natural goodies, often where you could see for miles -- if not farther -- and your eyes and brain could soak in and savor things, dwell on them, commit them to memory. Las Vegas, particularly along the strip, doesn't give you a chance to really see anything or focus on it. You're constantly bouncing from one excess to the next. And it never ends. You never soak anything in, you never pause on anything, because you might miss the next big thing. After Las Vegas, it was on to Calico, a ghost town -- if that's possible when the old buildings have been taken over by touristy shops -- that once had 5,000 or so residents working in its gold and silver mines. Decided to call it a day in Victorville so we could do laundry, replenish our reading materials and just relax a little. The temperature is cooler here, and when we reach the coast Thursday we may even have to wear more clothes. Maybe it will be cool enough to put the top down (don't get to say that too often). Good night, Kim and Cindy and Billy. Good night everyone who used to work at The Times...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Day 5
Tuba City, Arizona, to Las Vegas, Nevada :) 495 miles
OLIVIA: WOW, what a day. from Tuba City we went to the Grand Canyon (my first time there) and we went to the little Colorado river canyon (very cute!) and then we went to London Bridge, but between those two things we drove past a replication of the Flintstones village, and to a rest area that was amazingly hot. we also went to a gas station that had a melted Popsicle on the sidewalk and it was just really, really sad. London Bridge was just plain old weird. Then on our way to Hoover Dam, we passed a billboard that read "Try one.... A full automatic" the dots (...) were a picture of a very large gun on the board. IT WAS WEIRD. We went to Hoover Dam, and passed the police checkpoint. phew. now we're at the MGM Grand Hotel on the strip in Vegas and we have a pretty nice view of the airport and a little strip off the main strip :) Goodnight Andrew.
SCOTT: Today was big-time culture shock. It began in Tuba City, which I believe is the country's largest Navajo community. It ended on the strip in Las Vegas, which is the largest something. Largest concentration of Elvis impersonators. Largest assortment of high-rise casino-hotels. Easily the largest concentration of untanned tourists who probably shouldn't be wearing what they're wearing. In between was a drive along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It was the first time I'd been there and it didn't snow. My other times there were in February, driving to spring training in Arizona. And I had to show Olivia the London Bridge. Can't remember why it wound up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, but it's there. Strange. The other big thing that marked the day was the heat. It was still 104 at 7 p.m. when we rolled into Las Vegas. The air conditioner was on most of the day, and the top stayed up. Driving down the road the windows of the car were hot to the touch. Not warm. Hot. But a good day. We spent about 100 miles of it driving Route 66. Olivia was behind the wheel much of that time. Tomorrow morning we'll wander the strip -- she reminded me that I promised her some time at The Forum Shops -- then hit the road. Thunderstorms may be moving in, so we'll move out, heading west. West to California, west to the coast, west to the cooling breezes of the Pacific. Still not sure where we'll be on The Fourth. Maybe Monterrey or San Francisco. We'll see. Good night, Elvis. Good night, Wayne Newton. Good night, fellow tourists...
OLIVIA: WOW, what a day. from Tuba City we went to the Grand Canyon (my first time there) and we went to the little Colorado river canyon (very cute!) and then we went to London Bridge, but between those two things we drove past a replication of the Flintstones village, and to a rest area that was amazingly hot. we also went to a gas station that had a melted Popsicle on the sidewalk and it was just really, really sad. London Bridge was just plain old weird. Then on our way to Hoover Dam, we passed a billboard that read "Try one.... A full automatic" the dots (...) were a picture of a very large gun on the board. IT WAS WEIRD. We went to Hoover Dam, and passed the police checkpoint. phew. now we're at the MGM Grand Hotel on the strip in Vegas and we have a pretty nice view of the airport and a little strip off the main strip :) Goodnight Andrew.
SCOTT: Today was big-time culture shock. It began in Tuba City, which I believe is the country's largest Navajo community. It ended on the strip in Las Vegas, which is the largest something. Largest concentration of Elvis impersonators. Largest assortment of high-rise casino-hotels. Easily the largest concentration of untanned tourists who probably shouldn't be wearing what they're wearing. In between was a drive along the south rim of the Grand Canyon. It was the first time I'd been there and it didn't snow. My other times there were in February, driving to spring training in Arizona. And I had to show Olivia the London Bridge. Can't remember why it wound up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, but it's there. Strange. The other big thing that marked the day was the heat. It was still 104 at 7 p.m. when we rolled into Las Vegas. The air conditioner was on most of the day, and the top stayed up. Driving down the road the windows of the car were hot to the touch. Not warm. Hot. But a good day. We spent about 100 miles of it driving Route 66. Olivia was behind the wheel much of that time. Tomorrow morning we'll wander the strip -- she reminded me that I promised her some time at The Forum Shops -- then hit the road. Thunderstorms may be moving in, so we'll move out, heading west. West to California, west to the coast, west to the cooling breezes of the Pacific. Still not sure where we'll be on The Fourth. Maybe Monterrey or San Francisco. We'll see. Good night, Elvis. Good night, Wayne Newton. Good night, fellow tourists...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Day 4
Moab, Utah, to Tuba City, Arizona; 426 miles
OLIVIA: Well, this day sure had a lot to offer. It all started off with an early visit to Arches, again, so I could get some much-needed photos. Then we headed out and went toward Newspaper Rock, which was actually pretty cool :) Then we headed to Mesa Verde and explored the road and a few very short trails, and I'm proud to say that I was able to rescue an empty water bottle from an ancient ruin... it just didn't look right. My dad and I both rescued water bottles from national parks today. His was in Arches. After Mesa Verde, we hit the road to head to 4 corners. There was quite a bit of nothingness and road construction. Those two should never mix. We did 4 corners, and headed out toward somewhere in Arizona, as far as we could get really.. and there was more construction. it was no fun. Hot, hot air in a black car with the windows down and no wind and the top up so you don't get sunburned and the car off.... IT GETS HOT!..... so do the seats when you go to get out of the car, to go explore, and the sun is aiming right down on it. Anyway, after 4 corners, it was a straight shot to Tuba City, which actually has nothing to do with Tubas, it translates into Twisted Waters.... what a bummer. Goodnight Andrew.
SCOTT: A full day, highlighted by wildlife, delittering, and long, long stretches of road through big-view country. The wildlife started with a couple from north of Seattle also driving a top-down Mustang in Arches. They were on their way home. Then came the lizards. And a really big cockroach. The delittering started with a water bottle I saw in Arches, just sitting by itself on the red rock, looking as out of place as tourists do. I grabbed it to dispose of later. In Mesa Verde, as we were looking at one of the excavated pit houses -- that are surrounded by metal railings so you'll keep out, a woman dropped her water bottle inside the railing. oops. olivia was able to squeeze through the top part of the railing and reach down and retrieve it. the crowd -- maybe a half-dozen people -- applauded appreciatively. Arches first thing in the morning was as good the second day as it had been the first. Newspaper Rock in canyonlands was spectacular for what it is, ancient rock art. Mesa Verde gave Olivia a glimpse of cliff dwellings and pit houses and a better understanding of the folks who built and lived in them. Four corners is interesting, even if surveyors or someone has taken GPS readings and discovered that the true four corners are 17 miles away from the four corners as we know it. but no one seemed to care. Tuba City is interesting, the largest navajo community in arizona. we'll explore a little in the morning before heading to the grand canyon. good night, linda and george and jean and ray...
OLIVIA: Well, this day sure had a lot to offer. It all started off with an early visit to Arches, again, so I could get some much-needed photos. Then we headed out and went toward Newspaper Rock, which was actually pretty cool :) Then we headed to Mesa Verde and explored the road and a few very short trails, and I'm proud to say that I was able to rescue an empty water bottle from an ancient ruin... it just didn't look right. My dad and I both rescued water bottles from national parks today. His was in Arches. After Mesa Verde, we hit the road to head to 4 corners. There was quite a bit of nothingness and road construction. Those two should never mix. We did 4 corners, and headed out toward somewhere in Arizona, as far as we could get really.. and there was more construction. it was no fun. Hot, hot air in a black car with the windows down and no wind and the top up so you don't get sunburned and the car off.... IT GETS HOT!..... so do the seats when you go to get out of the car, to go explore, and the sun is aiming right down on it. Anyway, after 4 corners, it was a straight shot to Tuba City, which actually has nothing to do with Tubas, it translates into Twisted Waters.... what a bummer. Goodnight Andrew.
SCOTT: A full day, highlighted by wildlife, delittering, and long, long stretches of road through big-view country. The wildlife started with a couple from north of Seattle also driving a top-down Mustang in Arches. They were on their way home. Then came the lizards. And a really big cockroach. The delittering started with a water bottle I saw in Arches, just sitting by itself on the red rock, looking as out of place as tourists do. I grabbed it to dispose of later. In Mesa Verde, as we were looking at one of the excavated pit houses -- that are surrounded by metal railings so you'll keep out, a woman dropped her water bottle inside the railing. oops. olivia was able to squeeze through the top part of the railing and reach down and retrieve it. the crowd -- maybe a half-dozen people -- applauded appreciatively. Arches first thing in the morning was as good the second day as it had been the first. Newspaper Rock in canyonlands was spectacular for what it is, ancient rock art. Mesa Verde gave Olivia a glimpse of cliff dwellings and pit houses and a better understanding of the folks who built and lived in them. Four corners is interesting, even if surveyors or someone has taken GPS readings and discovered that the true four corners are 17 miles away from the four corners as we know it. but no one seemed to care. Tuba City is interesting, the largest navajo community in arizona. we'll explore a little in the morning before heading to the grand canyon. good night, linda and george and jean and ray...
Sunday, June 28, 2009
day 3...
Brigham City to Moab, Utah, 356 miles.
SCOTT
Did a little bit of Canyonlands today and all of Arches. I think you could spend time in Arches every day of your life and probably see something new each time. Amazing rock formations. Even Olivia was impressed. We put the top down for the first half of the drive through Arches so we could see the tops of the formations. Nice. We put the top up for the second half of the drive because it was, well, hot. 96 in Moab around 6 p.m. Started the day talking with a couple motorcycling to Las Vegas. Asked if they wanted to trade rides for the day. They smiled and declined. So we headed out, driving south to and through Salt Lake City -- fortunately Liv found a Starbucks for us -- then southeast up into the hills. Some beautiful country, if more than a little moonlike in places. Liv was feeling much better today, mostly because she's getting over her cold, but partly because the surroundings were more interesting. Even saw an Ikea store. In Moab, we stopped at a rock shop recommended by Jean. Nice. She has a slab of Utah picture stone from this shop that's very cool. I think she got the best one they had. Moab is even more touristy than a year ago. Every storefront on the main drag is a place to either eat, drink or buy gifts. But we found a Starbucks at the grocery store, and it opens at 5 a.m. Tomorrow: South from Moab and into Canyonlands again, then south some more. At some point, we'll set foot on the Four Corners (where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah come together), but not sure yet how we'll get there. Mesa Verde is sounding pretty good, and it's a place we could see some ancient native ruins if we decide against going anywhere south of Flagstaff. We'll figure it out tomorrow. Liv's not feeling so hot right now. She was downloading photos from her camera to her laptop and they somehow all were deleted, from both the camera and the computer. She lost it all. She's not happy. Understandably.
Good night Steve and Noreen and Bob and Linda...
OLIVIA
So everything today was cool, but yeah, i'm not too happy right now, so it looks like were going to arches ... again!
SCOTT
Did a little bit of Canyonlands today and all of Arches. I think you could spend time in Arches every day of your life and probably see something new each time. Amazing rock formations. Even Olivia was impressed. We put the top down for the first half of the drive through Arches so we could see the tops of the formations. Nice. We put the top up for the second half of the drive because it was, well, hot. 96 in Moab around 6 p.m. Started the day talking with a couple motorcycling to Las Vegas. Asked if they wanted to trade rides for the day. They smiled and declined. So we headed out, driving south to and through Salt Lake City -- fortunately Liv found a Starbucks for us -- then southeast up into the hills. Some beautiful country, if more than a little moonlike in places. Liv was feeling much better today, mostly because she's getting over her cold, but partly because the surroundings were more interesting. Even saw an Ikea store. In Moab, we stopped at a rock shop recommended by Jean. Nice. She has a slab of Utah picture stone from this shop that's very cool. I think she got the best one they had. Moab is even more touristy than a year ago. Every storefront on the main drag is a place to either eat, drink or buy gifts. But we found a Starbucks at the grocery store, and it opens at 5 a.m. Tomorrow: South from Moab and into Canyonlands again, then south some more. At some point, we'll set foot on the Four Corners (where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah come together), but not sure yet how we'll get there. Mesa Verde is sounding pretty good, and it's a place we could see some ancient native ruins if we decide against going anywhere south of Flagstaff. We'll figure it out tomorrow. Liv's not feeling so hot right now. She was downloading photos from her camera to her laptop and they somehow all were deleted, from both the camera and the computer. She lost it all. She's not happy. Understandably.
Good night Steve and Noreen and Bob and Linda...
OLIVIA
So everything today was cool, but yeah, i'm not too happy right now, so it looks like were going to arches ... again!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Day 2
OLIVIA:
Sooooo today was, in one word, boring. Eastern Washington was just a lot of nothing, except for the occasional irrigation system, or crop duster. Eastern Oregon was just about the same, save for the occasional strange town, roadwork, or run-down cement mill. Idaho was even worse, it was straight and hot and oh yea, did I mention that as of last night I am sick with a very bad cold. (Probably caught it from mom) So the whole car ride today my head felt like it was going to explode, and my eyes kept on watering. Anyway, it was a long, tiring trip and im glad to say it was our longest day. :)
SCOTT:
Today: 646 miles from The Potholes in Eastern Washington to Brigham City, Utah. Slow in Oregon, where the speed limit is 65, faster in Idaho and Utah where it's 75. And no state troopers in sight.
There's an area along Interstate 84 as you're heading south in Idaho and then Utah where you're about a mile high for what seems like days and at times it seems you're the only person on the road. It would be interesting to go through there during the winter, when the "severe storm area" and "beware of choking dust and sand storms that will sandblast your car in seconds down to the metal" warnings probably mean more than on a cloudless, 85-degree day in June. We wound up in Brigham City for the night. Tomorrow, it's up early and speed south through Salt Lake City to the Provo area, and then head southeast from there to Moab. After a swim in the Great Salt Lake, if we can find it through the clouds of bugs. Today's chapter for the scratch 'n sniff book is asphalt. Hot asphalt. Ahh. I didn't feel great most of the day knowing Liv was feeling bad. Tomorrow should be better, with more to see and do. Good night, Mel and Judy.
Sooooo today was, in one word, boring. Eastern Washington was just a lot of nothing, except for the occasional irrigation system, or crop duster. Eastern Oregon was just about the same, save for the occasional strange town, roadwork, or run-down cement mill. Idaho was even worse, it was straight and hot and oh yea, did I mention that as of last night I am sick with a very bad cold. (Probably caught it from mom) So the whole car ride today my head felt like it was going to explode, and my eyes kept on watering. Anyway, it was a long, tiring trip and im glad to say it was our longest day. :)
SCOTT:
Today: 646 miles from The Potholes in Eastern Washington to Brigham City, Utah. Slow in Oregon, where the speed limit is 65, faster in Idaho and Utah where it's 75. And no state troopers in sight.
There's an area along Interstate 84 as you're heading south in Idaho and then Utah where you're about a mile high for what seems like days and at times it seems you're the only person on the road. It would be interesting to go through there during the winter, when the "severe storm area" and "beware of choking dust and sand storms that will sandblast your car in seconds down to the metal" warnings probably mean more than on a cloudless, 85-degree day in June. We wound up in Brigham City for the night. Tomorrow, it's up early and speed south through Salt Lake City to the Provo area, and then head southeast from there to Moab. After a swim in the Great Salt Lake, if we can find it through the clouds of bugs. Today's chapter for the scratch 'n sniff book is asphalt. Hot asphalt. Ahh. I didn't feel great most of the day knowing Liv was feeling bad. Tomorrow should be better, with more to see and do. Good night, Mel and Judy.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Day 1
OLIVIA :
220 miles from Woodinville to the Potholes in Eastern Washingon. The most un-scenic 220 miles I've experienced in a long time. It was pretty! but we went over Stevens Pass, and I've gone over that pass a few too many times. The most eventful thing the whole day was right when we left, first we had to go back for the paper, then we had to go back for the bills to take to the post office! I guess dad was just a little excited to get on the road. :) We left around noonish and got to Grandma's house around 5, so it was a long day. Tomorrow is our longest day.... supposedly, but it should be pretty fast and straight so we'll see how it goes. For now were gonna go get some dindin, and eat, sleep, then wake up early tomorrow morning and do it all over again. Goodnight Andrew :)
SCOTT:
Hey, Liv, you're stealing all of my lines. Hmmm. OK, another highlight of the day came in Eastern Washington between Quincy and Ephrata, where cow wafted through the car. Not just any cow. A really aromatic cow. We thought maybe we should do a book, call it "smells of the road." a scratch 'n sniff. But sales would probably stink. Liv was right about the drive, though. We've done it so many times that, while scenic and enjoyable, it rarely offers much in the way of new and exciting. There wasn't even enough snow at the top of the pass to have a snowball fight. Sigh. Tomorrow is another day, though, and a long one. Probably close to 700 miles worth of driving as far south into Utah as we can manage before we collapse. Goodnight Andrew...
220 miles from Woodinville to the Potholes in Eastern Washingon. The most un-scenic 220 miles I've experienced in a long time. It was pretty! but we went over Stevens Pass, and I've gone over that pass a few too many times. The most eventful thing the whole day was right when we left, first we had to go back for the paper, then we had to go back for the bills to take to the post office! I guess dad was just a little excited to get on the road. :) We left around noonish and got to Grandma's house around 5, so it was a long day. Tomorrow is our longest day.... supposedly, but it should be pretty fast and straight so we'll see how it goes. For now were gonna go get some dindin, and eat, sleep, then wake up early tomorrow morning and do it all over again. Goodnight Andrew :)
SCOTT:
Hey, Liv, you're stealing all of my lines. Hmmm. OK, another highlight of the day came in Eastern Washington between Quincy and Ephrata, where cow wafted through the car. Not just any cow. A really aromatic cow. We thought maybe we should do a book, call it "smells of the road." a scratch 'n sniff. But sales would probably stink. Liv was right about the drive, though. We've done it so many times that, while scenic and enjoyable, it rarely offers much in the way of new and exciting. There wasn't even enough snow at the top of the pass to have a snowball fight. Sigh. Tomorrow is another day, though, and a long one. Probably close to 700 miles worth of driving as far south into Utah as we can manage before we collapse. Goodnight Andrew...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
tentative trip schedule...
as was the case last summer, this tentative schedule probably will change considerably as we work our way south. death valley may be out (mom says it'll be 120 degrees, there will be no on around, the car will break down, we'll run out of water, and then we'll die. that would force liv to miss her sophomore orientation. not good).
phoenix may also be out, depending on how long it takes us to see and experience all of the cool stuff in utah and northern arizona. but a dip in jack and jackie's pool would sure be nice.
that said, here's the tentative schedule:
Friday, June 26: woodinville to the potholes in eastern washington(183 miles)
Saturday, June 27: the potholes to ogden, utah (667 miles)
Sunday, June 28: ogden to moab, utah (268 miles) (canyonlands, arches, etc?)
Monday, June 29: moab to flagstaff, arizona (243 miles) (4 corners, arches, canyon de chelle?)
Tuesday, June 30: flagstaff loop back to flagstaff via the grand canyon (218 miles) (the meteor crater?) (or continue on to sedona, another 30 miles? or maybe on to montezuma's castle and well?)
Wednesday, July 1: flagstaff to phoenix via sedona (168 miles)
Thursday, July 2: phoenix to las vegas (328 miles) (hoover dam, meteor crater, lake havasu city and london bridge(!)
Friday, July 3: las vegas to santa barbara, california, via death valley (438 miles)
Saturday, July 4: what to do? where to be?
Sunday, July 5: santa barbara to monterrey (249 miles)
Monday, July 6: monterrey to mendocino (283 miles) (or san francisco?)
Tuesday, July 7: mendocino to gold beach, oregon (281 miles)
Wednesday, July 8: gold beach to cannon beach (286 miles)
Thursday, July 9: cannon beach to woodinville (221 miles)
and then it's time to start planning the next trip...
phoenix may also be out, depending on how long it takes us to see and experience all of the cool stuff in utah and northern arizona. but a dip in jack and jackie's pool would sure be nice.
that said, here's the tentative schedule:
Friday, June 26: woodinville to the potholes in eastern washington(183 miles)
Saturday, June 27: the potholes to ogden, utah (667 miles)
Sunday, June 28: ogden to moab, utah (268 miles) (canyonlands, arches, etc?)
Monday, June 29: moab to flagstaff, arizona (243 miles) (4 corners, arches, canyon de chelle?)
Tuesday, June 30: flagstaff loop back to flagstaff via the grand canyon (218 miles) (the meteor crater?) (or continue on to sedona, another 30 miles? or maybe on to montezuma's castle and well?)
Wednesday, July 1: flagstaff to phoenix via sedona (168 miles)
Thursday, July 2: phoenix to las vegas (328 miles) (hoover dam, meteor crater, lake havasu city and london bridge(!)
Friday, July 3: las vegas to santa barbara, california, via death valley (438 miles)
Saturday, July 4: what to do? where to be?
Sunday, July 5: santa barbara to monterrey (249 miles)
Monday, July 6: monterrey to mendocino (283 miles) (or san francisco?)
Tuesday, July 7: mendocino to gold beach, oregon (281 miles)
Wednesday, July 8: gold beach to cannon beach (286 miles)
Thursday, July 9: cannon beach to woodinville (221 miles)
and then it's time to start planning the next trip...
Saturday, May 23, 2009
on the road again...
olivia and scott will hit the road again in late june.
destination: canyonlands, arches, the grand canyon, the four corners, sedona, montezuma's castle and montezuma's well, phoenix, london bridge at lake havasu city, the forum shops on the las vegas strip (olivia only), death valley, south and west to the coast near santa barbara and then north along the pacific, ending with a coldplay concert at the gorge in eastern washington. and i'm sure there will be at least a few side trips along the way.
one added element to this year's drive will be olivia's learner's permit, which will put her behind the wheel on occasion. she has completed driver's ed and is really pretty good behind the wheel.
you're all welcome to join us, either on the road or online.
since last summer's trip from cape flattery to key west and back, parts of our lives have changed. scott is now a writer with world vision (check it out at www.worldvision.org), which works to bring life-improving changes and hope to folks who are poverty-stricken and oppressed around the world. olivia has less than a month left as a ninth-grader. in the fall, she'll be a sophomore at woodinville high school.
more later. see you on the road...
destination: canyonlands, arches, the grand canyon, the four corners, sedona, montezuma's castle and montezuma's well, phoenix, london bridge at lake havasu city, the forum shops on the las vegas strip (olivia only), death valley, south and west to the coast near santa barbara and then north along the pacific, ending with a coldplay concert at the gorge in eastern washington. and i'm sure there will be at least a few side trips along the way.
one added element to this year's drive will be olivia's learner's permit, which will put her behind the wheel on occasion. she has completed driver's ed and is really pretty good behind the wheel.
you're all welcome to join us, either on the road or online.
since last summer's trip from cape flattery to key west and back, parts of our lives have changed. scott is now a writer with world vision (check it out at www.worldvision.org), which works to bring life-improving changes and hope to folks who are poverty-stricken and oppressed around the world. olivia has less than a month left as a ninth-grader. in the fall, she'll be a sophomore at woodinville high school.
more later. see you on the road...
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