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Nov. 15 – WA, Vancouver

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Day 106 – Farewell Washington, the evergreen state; such a beautiful culture and such a magnificent environment of ocean, mountains, forests, and meadows. For now, good bye to all the Haase’s, Bottman’s, Manzer’s, Sheldon’s, Youngblood’s, Bauersfeld’s, Briskin’s, Hess’s, Stanely’s, Andrew’s, Rudd’s, Holly w/ Glasses, and Random People we met – lastly bye (again) Mo, be good you little hairball!

It has been really great spending so much time visiting everyone and it was nice to be ‘home’ for awhile. We will miss everyone soooo very much and can’t wait to see you somewhere in the world and have you sleep in our campervan! You are all welcome to join us at anytime as long as the van is not booked yet.

We head south, continuing the track down the Pan-American Highway towards Mexico – estimated date of arrival in Baja is December 1st. Let the adventures begin!!


our little hairball — Thank you Shelley and Eric again for watching him, I know he is in great hands!

Various Photos – WA

Monday, November 14th, 2005

Here are some various photos from our time in the northwest:

rolly polly lion

if I squish my face in the crack of the sofa enough I will be able to sleep!

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Seattle Space Needle ________________________ Post Alley in Seattle

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Beacon Rock _____________________________ drive-in internet at a campground

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Jason at his Aunt Diane’s home ___ Jason’s cousin Philip at one of his newly acquired properties.

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lounging ___________________________________ model dog of the day

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Breakfast with Grandpa Antoskow ________________ April and her mom Nina

yes, that is a starfish is his mouth

Grandma Bottman telling stories to Cole

April’s siblings

Nov. 9 – WA, Tenino

Monday, November 14th, 2005
Day 100 - Henry thought that to make the hundredth day of our trip more significant than just a number, he would like to have his starter replaced. But no worries, there was no tow trucks involved this ... [Continue reading this entry]

Nov. 5 – WA, Kirkland

Monday, November 14th, 2005
Day 96 – We stayed the night in Kirkland, WA at my brother’s apartment. He cooked us a magnificent stew followed with a dessert of brownies and ben & jerry’s ice cream, very delicious. We spent the night ... [Continue reading this entry]

Nov. 1 – WA, Seattle

Monday, November 14th, 2005
Day 92 – We are averaging one tow every two weeks… not such a great start to our new van. The clutch went out and it is back at the mechanics to be looked at. Yay for ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oct. 31 – WA, Seattle

Monday, November 14th, 2005
Day 91 - Happy Halloween – and – Happy Birthday Mark!! Hee heee. Cole experienced his first day seeing everyone dressed up silly for no apparent reason, besides society agreeing that we should use this day to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oct. 30th – WA, Seattle

Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Day 90 – Cole’s Birthday Celebration Day… Holly and Neil with Peter, Jason and I as assistants worked really hard on making brunch type items, birthday cake, and a clean, decorated house for Cole’s first birthday. I have ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oct. 24/25 – WA, Olympia

Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Day 84/85 – Stopped in Olympia and stayed with our friends… our first night was with Ryan and Natalie – college classmates from WSU. Unfortunately, we had such a great time we forgot to get a picture of them ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oct. 22/23 – WA, Vancouver

Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Day 82/83 – Today was another upgrading Henry day. We replaced the pop top canvas of our camper van. It was a good full days work. We also bleached the ceiling of the camper while we had ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oct. 20/21 – WA, Vancouver

Sunday, November 13th, 2005
Day 80/81 - We spent Thursday and Friday with Shelley and Eric. We started our visit by going to Helen Baller Elementary School where Shelley teaches 3rd grade. Entering the school we signed the sign-in book at ... [Continue reading this entry]