Edinburgh Airport

Managed to finish work early today. Norma and the girls took me to the airport.
I had checked in online the night before. Bag drop checked my details and took my bag. Security wasn't busy and passedLäs mer
Terminal 5 Heathrow

Was up at 5.15 am this morning. Lovely clear day. Breakfast opened at 6am. There was unlimited drinks refills but I didn't have time for more than 1 coffee. Caught the 6.21 am shuttle bus back to theLäs mer
Flight Over

Flew in a Boeing 777 - 200. A little disappointed it wasn't a 747. The in-flight meal was lovely. Tandoori chicken with rice. The air steward offered me wine with my meal, I couldn't as I was drivingLäs mer
Red Lion Inn & Suites

Took a wrong turning just after leaving the car rental place. I was able to do a U turn further up. The car is not fitted with GPS, I ended up using Google maps. I have a Garmin GPS at home I couldLäs mer
Lakewood Presbyterian Church

The forecast was for rain today. Woke up this morning and it was rainy outside. Candice asked if I wanted to go to church today. I wanted to drive there to get more practise. Another slightLäs mer
Jimmy Mac's Roadhouse

We went to a Texas style roadhouse restaurant called Jimmy Mac's for dinner. I was there last time I was over.
There is a big self service barrel of peanuts at the door. The peanuts shells are dumpedLäs mer
Quality Suites, Keizer

Left Federal Way around 9 am to drive down to Oregon. Joined I 5 and stayed on it for the next 3 hours. Stuck to the speed limits. I was thrilled that Google said "Welcome To Oregon" after I hadLäs mer
Lincoln City beach

We drove out to Lincoln City beach, taking around an hour to get there
When we arrived it was dull and rainy. There was a little patch of blue sky which got bigger and bigger.
Walked along the beach.Läs mer
J's Fish n Chips

We headed into town for lunch after the first place we found was closed. There was a collection of tourist / gift shops. Just across from it was J's fish and chips.
Walked around the shops beforeLäs mer
Oregon Garden, Silverton

I drove over to Felicia's house. Got pictures with her and her family before the boys went to school. Today was picture day for them.
We drove over to pick up Cora & her baby in Silverton beforeLäs mer
Chukar Cherries, Prosser

Candice picked me up after breakfast and we headed out to Prosser. It was light rain at first. Got held up by a couple of accidents while we were crossing the mountains.
Once on the other side, theLäs mer
Precision Fruit Stand, Yakima

We passed this on the way out to Prosser. It was a better idea to stop on the return journey.
The store had a wide range of things
Fresh fruit, wines and antiques.
I found pineapple cider. Had seenLäs mer
Space Needle, Seattle

We managed to get parked right next to the Space Needle. The fountains outside were lovely.
Took a while to get up to the top because of the queues. It was undergoing building work last time I wasLäs mer
Flying home

I had allowed time for traffic congestion & delays dropping the car off. I ended up in the airport 2 hours before check in opened. Found a little corner to sit & watched the world go by.
Had to emptyLäs mer