Edinburgh Airport
20. syyskuuta 2019, Skotlanti ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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 passedLue lisää
Terminal 5 Heathrow
21. syyskuuta 2019, Englanti ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
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 theLue lisää
Flight Over
21. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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 drivingLue lisää
Red Lion Inn & Suites
21. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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 couldLue lisää
Lakewood Presbyterian Church
22. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
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 slightLue lisää
Jimmy Mac's Roadhouse
22. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
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 dumpedLue lisää
Quality Suites, Keizer
23. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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 hadLue lisää
Lincoln City beach
24. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
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.Lue lisää
J's Fish n Chips
24. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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 beforeLue lisää
Oregon Garden, Silverton
25. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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 beforeLue lisää
Chukar Cherries, Prosser
26. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
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, theLue lisää
Precision Fruit Stand, Yakima
26. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
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 seenLue lisää
Space Needle, Seattle
27. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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 wasLue lisää
Flying home
28. syyskuuta 2019, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
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 emptyLue lisää




































