The Singing Mechanic
OK, part II. Kate has this singer she likes named the Singing Mechanic and he has this song about driving down I-90. Driving I-90 consumed the next 10 or so days of our trip. After leaving Canada, we returned to Seattle for an evening. It was Kate's birthday and we went out to dinner with her brother and sister-in-law and her sister-in-law's brother to a yummy Greek restaurant where we consumed some good Greek wine. The next morning, we headed to the Seattle locks where we watched the locks move up and down a couple of times and watched the salmon swim up the fish ladder. That was pretty cool- we cheered for the fish as they hurtled their bodies up the rungs.
After a stop at Fred Meyer to refill the food supplies, we headed east on I-90. Just west of Spokane, we stopped to swim in the Columbia River. We drove through Spokane and into Idaho, my first new state. That night, we stopped in Coeur d'Alene briefly. We listened to a drum circle at the edge of the lake, dipped our feet in briefly and watched a gorgeous sunset.
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Oh Canada!
I'm not really sure how to post about this trip, for a number of reasons. First of all, it feels like it was a REALLY long time ago... Sort of, it was. I left July 15, returned July 31. Also, so much happened! Something tells me a day-to-day account would bore my readership. Assuming I still have readership after my recent lack of posting. Anyway, here goes...
July 15: Flew out to Seattle- made it on to the plane with less than 30 seconds to spare. Literally. The people who walked up to the gate 30 seconds behind me did NOT make it onto the plane. Kate and her brother met me at the airport and shortly there after, we boarded the ferry to Port Orchard, across the Puget Sound. The highlights of Port Orchard were eating crab freshly caught in the crab trap and the clear view of Mount Rainier from the telescope.
From there, we headed to Port Angeles to catch the ferry to Vancouver Island. We had to spend the afternoon wandering around the town waiting on the ferry, so Kate bought a backgammon briefcase and we entertained ourselves.
On Vancouver Island, we headed to Kate's grandfather's farm, about an hour north of Victoria. We spent 4 days there and got to horseback ride, eat really good food, watch old 16mm films from her grandfather's missionary days in India, celebrate Kate's birthday, and waterski on a REALLY cold lake. We taught one of Kate's cousins to waterski as well.
Additionally, we spent a day in Victoria. We had high tea at the Empress Hotel, wandered around the harbor a bit, and toured Buchart Gardens. Since I know the pictures are really what want to see, that's enough commentary... Except that we almost didn't get to come back into the US because we only had our drivers licenses, not passports or birth certificates. I guess we look trustworthy though...
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Wireless
The chances of my actually posting something about my trip have just vastly improved... I just set up my new laptop with wireless! And I sit in my living room, typing away, with nothing plugged in!
Just One Book
A few days ago,
Allison tagged me with this book meme. So, here goes. How I am supposed to choose just one book that made me cry, I have no idea!!
1. One book that changed your life:Desiring God by John Piper
I read this in college and it totally changed the way that I view Christianity and how I am supposed to be living my life.
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
So I've read all of the Chronicles of Narnia many, many times. I love them so much! I try to make it a practice to re-read them every two or three years. I think I'm overdue.
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
This is supposedly the longest English language novel- over 1,000,000 words. When I took 18th Century Gothic Novel in grad school, the prof talked about it ALL the time and it piqued my interest. However, unless I am on a deserted island, I doubt I will ever read it.
4. One book that made you laugh:
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
This was a hard one to answer. It made me realize that most of the books I read are rather somber and depressing!! But this one made me laugh out loud- there's a character who speaks English as his second language and is constantly using words subtly incorrectly.
5. One book that made you cry:
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg
I love Rick Bragg's characterizations. When Charlie died, I wept.
6. One book that you wish had been written:
Harry Potter and He Who Shall Not be Named by J.K. Rowling
OK, so the title is really not very important. I am just super-ready for the seventh Harry Potter book to come out. I was really sad that there was nothing new in the HP world for me to enjoy this summer!!
7. One book you wish had never been written:
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Not for any particular reason other than that I was assigned it in high school, procrastinated reading it till the day before it was supposed to be read, read for five hours, hated it, and quit. Most other books from high school that I didn't read I've wanted to read since then. Not Tess.
8. One book you’re currently reading:
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
I'm reading this because it is on the summer reading list for the 11th grade IB English class I will be teaching starting in a week. All the other English teachers told me that it is depressing and they hate it, but so far I'm enjoying it. Maybe it's just the low expectations.
9. One book you’ve been meaning to read:
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin by Cornelius Plantinga
When I worked for RUF, my boss bought this one for me. I really have been meaning to read it for the last 5 years!! The title is what attracted me to it.
10. Now tag five people:
Kate
Sarah
Nathan
Jessica
Future English Teacher
The Wild Wild West
Woohoo, I have returned from my trip! I will post more about it in the near future, but for now, I am continuing to unpack and excited to be back in Atlanta to enjoy one final week of summer break! The trip was AWESOME and here are a few preliminary pictures...
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2 Comments:
Looks like it was a great trip. I've always wanted to head out west.
allez, poissons!!
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