Monthly Archives: July 2008
Day 4. Olympic Peninsula.
This morning began earlier than the custom we had established for this trip. Breakfast was included in the price of the cabin, and they let you know it. Greasy bacon, stale home fried potatoes, scrambled eggs by the carton, and … Continue reading
Day 3. Olympic Peninsula.
-Yawn-. Today we rolled out of bed at 9:40. Even later than yesterday. The morning began with a little of last night’s pizza and packing up the car. We ate breakfast at ‘The In Place’ which was catty-corner to the … Continue reading
Day 2. Olympic Peninsula.
We woke up at the crack of nine o’clock, rolled over, and reveled in just the knowing that we did not have a rigid schedule. My stomach, though, had other plans. As the day pulled itself closer to ten AM … Continue reading
Day 1. Olympic peninsula.
Our family just launched itself into an orbit that includes the Olympic rain forest and Vancouver, BC. Today was the first brutal drawn out leg consisting of 485 miles and as few bathroom breaks as a six and eight year … Continue reading
Another ad-free zone bites the dust
On the airplane today I was interrupted by the pilot with an important message. I was expecting a warning of turbulence or notice that the flight would be delayed due to congestion in the destination airport, but I was wrong. … Continue reading
Kona Blue
We finally did it. Several months ago I saw an article in Popular Science about an entrepreneur who started a fish farm in the pacific ocean. Specifically, in a large cage off the Hawaiian Kona coast. There he raised some … Continue reading