Archive through June 29, 2002
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Archive through June 29, 2002
Buttercup | Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 12:19 pm     Az, I'm so glad you're having a great time! Did you get those legs taken care of before you left? Enjoy your trip, Marysafan!
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Spygirl | Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 02:08 pm     I'm heading out for my best friend's wedding in the Dallas area! I'll see everyone on Sunday |
Sage | Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 05:05 pm     Have a wonderful time Spy!!! I just got home from Cannon Beach, OR. We had a wonderful time, but its always nice to be back home. |
Marysafan | Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 07:12 pm     Kaili I used to live in San Diego. If you are going to the zoo, you might want take time to see the other sites in Balboa park. A really neat site is the Cabrillo Monument out on Point Loma. It is a very nice lighthouse and a spectacular view. I used to think that if I died and went to heaven and it didn't look like San Diego, I would be disappointed, but I went back there in the mid 1980s, and discovered that the San Diego I knew no longer existed. It was covered with wall to wall condominiums. It lives only in my memories of it, but they are VERY fond memories. |
Tess | Friday, June 21, 2002 - 01:15 am     WELCOME HOME, SAGE! |
Tntitanfan | Saturday, June 22, 2002 - 08:32 pm     I have just gotten my vacation stuff from AAA! We are going from Nashville to San Diego (about 7 days),spending two weeks in CA, one each in OR and WA and a week home. I am open to suggestions about what to see in CA, OR, and WA! |
Hereiam | Saturday, June 22, 2002 - 09:15 pm     In WA there is a lot to see. What area are you going to be in? There is the coast of course. Highway 101 runs up the coast. The beaches are some of the most breathtaking I have ever seen. Especially the northern ones. And the olympic peninsula has olympic national park (temperate rainforest), Sequim (a city pronounce squim) which has beautiful lavendar farms and a nice festival along with a sand spit that jets out for about 7 miles to a lighthouse. Ferries that go back and forth to Seattle area are also on the peninsula. There is Seattle which has plenty to do. If you time it right you might make it for Sea Fair where they have naval ships on the sound to tour and hydro races on lake washington. Plus the blue angels do a fabulous air show. In southwest Washington there is Mt. St. Helens - very spooky still even though it blew awhile ago. The columbia river gorge, Mt. Rainer National Park, ... Oh gee, I have not even scratched the suface. There is still northwest, northeast, and southeast Washington. Plus more in the areas I have already mentioned. What area will you be in? |
Schoolmarm | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 04:55 am     Let's see...there is Lance, and Sage and Juju and Weinermr and Lanzee, and Moondance, etc etc etc. LOL Seattle is fun. The market where they throw fish is interesting and the water area is very nice. Hope you have a great trip! |
Gail | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 06:27 am     In Oregon - go to Crater Lake - it is beautiful!! |
Lancecrossfire | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 01:39 pm     Weclome home from your coast trip, Sage. Spy, welcome back home from the wedding you attended. I hope all went well. Titan, it sounds like you will get to see and do a lot of different things. The Oregon coast is very nice, as mentioned above if you drive Hwy 101. If you can make it to Central Oregon, Gail is correct about Crater Lake. Most of the sites in Washington are on the west side. |
Spygirl | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 01:49 pm     Thanks, Lance! I had a great weekend. It was wonderful to be a part of my best friend's wedding. The ceremony was beautiful and large -- over 350 people! The reception was incredible, too. We had a great time. I'll post some pictures whenever I either fix my scanner or get a new one. Just something to consider for those of you thinking of getting married and inviting your closest friends to partake of the experience: I drove over 1400 miles in the last 12 days for the bride :-) In addition, I rode for another 800 miles. My own personal total to participate in the bachelorette party, rehersal, and wedding was approximately $800. Dang. Don't get me wrong -- I am glad I was included in the experience, but I wouldn't do it for anyone other than my best friend. That is just way too much stinking money  |
Juju2bigdog | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 03:03 pm     Spygirl is back again? Dang, how does she do that? Welcome back, Spy. Sage, belated welcome back. TnT, e-mail me at juju2bigdog@yahoo.com about when and where you are going to be in Western Washington. I would recommend western Washington and the Olympic peninsula. We just went over there week before last. Go to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park, out of Port Angeles. Just keep going 17 miles up the mountain, and you will come out onto an incredible sight. You are suddenly ABOVE snow-capped mountains, might even be above the clouds, depending on the day. Even if it is cloudy below, tune in your radio to the station the signs say and see if it is clear on top. It probably will be. The Hoh rain forest over on the coast of the peninsula is worth seeing, as is the beach. It is not what you might be expecting in an ocean beach, but it is rather wildly beautiful. You can always take the ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, British Columbia. That is a veddy British place, quite interesting. Be SURE to ask somebody about the ferry, particularly if you are going on a weekend. When we took it, somebody told us you had to be in line four hours early coming back from Victoria. So we dutifully believed them and went and parked our car at the ferry about four hours ahead of time. We were number 23 on the waiting list to get on!!! We made it but just barely. Remember to bring binoculars! |
Wargod | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 03:33 pm     Welcome home again, Spy! Glad you had such a good time. That was alot of money and driving, but hey for a best friend, it's worth it. |
Spygirl | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 03:34 pm     Yes, it is, War. Best friends are priceless  |
Wargod | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 03:46 pm     Very true, Spy. You are remining me that I am very thankful that my best friend lives only across town though! |
Spygirl | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 03:52 pm     hahahahaha! NO kidding! But, that would have only knocked off about $175 of that $800. |
Wargod | Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 04:06 pm     Hehehehehe, Ok that wouldn't have worked for you. Now, I'm off on my road adventure, lol. I've been putting off going to the grocery store all afternoon since the starter on the S.S. War is dying. Got stranded at Kota's dance school yesterday and had to call for a ride home. |
Tntitanfan | Monday, June 24, 2002 - 06:39 am     Thanks for all the great suggestions, guys! We will leave here Sept. 9th and take a week to drive to San Diego, stopping at Carlsbad Caverns on the way out. I am thinking two or three days in San Diego and a couple in LA. Then a week in Gilroy with a friend from the cuise last year. We will spend a few days in the bay area too. We should be in OR on or about 9/30 and WA on or about 6/6, leaving on the 13th for the homeward journey! We never have very concrete plans regarding dates and usually just drift along as the spirit moves us! |
Schoolmarm | Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 05:03 am     WHOO! WHOO! I've been up most of the night (4 hours sleep) packing and printing, and I'm almost ready to leave for the big "Iowa" (LOL) and European adventure. I can't believe I have all my stuff for 24 days in a 20 inch rolling bag and a flight bag. I even put my fanny pack in the flight bag. I have another overnight tote that I will take, probably inside the rolling bag for the research papers and suveniers (I know that that is mispelled, but I'm too tired to fix it) that I will accumulate. The only things left to pack are the poloshirt dresses hanging on the clothesline, and they will fit in easily. Four words. 21 rolls of film! I'm getting excited about this! I'm meeting Bookie, Wiggle and MaggieMae on Saturday in Iowa City, and will use the cute tiny camera to record the event. Will try to post an update once or twice from Europe...I fly out on the 1st! |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 09:49 am     Marm, have a wonderful trip. Congratulations on the packing job. That little luggage doesn't leave much room for matching shoes. |
Bookworm | Friday, June 28, 2002 - 07:33 pm     Maggiemae, Wiggleworm, and I will be meeting up with Marmie in Iowa City tomorrow afternoon. We are all excited. I hope to post about our meeting and maybe even a picture tomorrow night or Sunday. |
Tess | Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 12:52 am     Have a great time, Bookie! |
Azriel | Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 02:00 am     I got to go to the Floriade. It was wonderful! If you are in the area it is very worthwhile to go there. My boyfriend kept telling me on the way there, 'I can't believe I'm going to see a bunch of flowers...I can't believe I'm PAYING to go see a bunch of flowers.' But, after he got there he enjoyed it. It's not just a flower thing. The theme is 'The Art of Nature'. If you like flowers, nature or the arts you will love it. Schoolmarm, make sure you get by there when you go to Haarleem! |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 06:29 am     Good for you making him go, Az. I am glad you got to see it. |
Bookworm | Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 07:32 pm     Well I have officially met my first online friend. We made it back from meeting Marm. And guess what, she is not an ax-murderer! She is a delightful person. We had a nice time talking about the Clubhouse and our offline lives over shakes at the Steak and Shake in Coralville. Wiggle didn't know what to think about the long trip and all the people he met. Marm decided this was Wiggle's Great Adventure. Marm is on her way to her niece's birthday party. She will be editing her dissertation, and then will hop on a plane to Europe. She wanted me to tell everyone 'hi' and she will post when she can, but it may not be until next month when she is back home. |
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