The final curtain |
Got to Portland about 7, but with my detour and getting lost a number of times, I didn't arrive at Matt & Chris's house until about 8.20. Beaten and bloody, I needed most of all to get showered. A... Posted by on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:03:00 GMT |
the end is near... |
Friday 29th again started early. Due this time to the sun hitting the tent and the relaxing sound of water washing against the shore nearby. Looking out onto the beach it made for a pleasant start and... Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:49:00 GMT |
My Private Idaho |
So I was forced then to camp at a Hunting Inn which had a campground seemingly as an after-thought. Not my favourite people and listening to them in the registration area nearly made me puke. Partly d... Posted by on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:09:00 GMT |
I Love America |
The next morning the 8th, came round and it was again time to set sail. Had another longish day ahead in an uphill run to Dubois some 76 miles away. I'd said goodbye to Ainsley before she left for wor... Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:09:00 GMT |
Men in Tights |
Slept like I was hibernating, so it was just past 9 before I poked my head out of the Badger Hole. As I was miles from anything remotely resembling a breakfast diner, I had to stoke up my stove and ma... Posted by on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:57:00 GMT |
let's not say goodbye, lets just say I'll never see you again |
So after arriving at Larned a fraction after two and watching the rain come down for the rest of the day, I watched the weather forecast for the 20th with some angst. It appeared to remain unsettled b... Posted by on Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:04:00 GMT |
High Plains Drifter |
Incase anyone has noticed, I'm pasting the older blogs together as myspace will only display 10. There also getting longer as now its going to be hard to upload anything more than once a week. Anyway ... Posted by on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:58:00 GMT |
Kentucky Fried |
So rest day over back to work. Like our last rest day, the change to a more normal environment isn't always easy to want to leave behind and I lingered around the motel till about 10.30. Weather had c... Posted by on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 09:31:00 GMT |
On the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia... |
This is quite a long one so grab yourself a cup of tea.The 12th started slowly for me and after sending a few bits of excess baggage back to Blighty via the excellent US postal service. (I'll re-edit ... Posted by on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 14:43:00 GMT |
God Bless America |
So after 23 hours of traveling, I finally made it to Colonial Williamsburg. As it is, its a beautiful little town steeped in history which almost made the journey more bearable. As it was though, BA a... Posted by on Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:26:00 GMT |