Letters to family and friends, with some additional mindless ramblings and photos.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Perfect Portland
My trip was of course to visit my daughter, who is a speech therapist at a middle school there for the past two years. However, Portland has so much to offer, that each visit, I find new places to go and new wonderful things to see. (I do not however, visit in the raining season).
We have previously gone to the famous Rose Garden and the incredibly beautiful Japanese Garden (best one I’ve ever seen). So this time we went to see some lovely waterfalls. (A waterfall as magnificent and memorable as any in the country is located just a 30- minute drive outside of Portland. The winding road of the scenic highway will deliver you to Multnomah Falls while simultaneously captivating you along the way with breathtaking views of the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah Falls is the second-tallest year-round waterfall in the nation. The water of the Falls drops 620 feet from its origin on Larch Mountain. Unusually cold weather can freeze the plummeting water into a majestic icesicle Visiting Multnomah Falls, a 611-foot-tall roaring, awe-inspiring cascade of icy water, lets you experience the power and beauty of nature up close and with ease.)

I am already planning my next trip...and looking for a musical event to attend.
thought of the day: "Why is it called 'tourist season,' if we can't shoot at them?"
Friday, July 18, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Friday, July 04, 2008
July 2nd & 3rd 2008
The young drive to Reno...the rest of us take the senior bus. Oh yes, I did! My first time to do this trip with my girlfriends. (My mother-in-law and father-in-law used to do this and we always laughed about it.)
Actually, it is very well organized. There are strict rules and procedures, assigned seats and time limits! We met the bus at 8:15 a.m., it was already fairly full of people from Red Bluff and Anderson. When the Redding folks were on, we had one last stop in Palo Cedro. Then we were head to Reno. On the bus there were bingo games with $ prizes.

There was a fast stop in Susanville at Burger King, order, and eat on the bus, with later, a trash can shoved up and down the aisles.
When we made our first stop in Reno...we received a $ voucher and a food discount voucher. We had lunch and hit the machines.
Back at our casino more gambling fun...then off to bed as we had an 7:00 a.m. baggage pickup. Needless to say, everyone was very tired the next day. But after some coffee...we were on the bus and off the bus again. This time for a 3 hour stop for breakfast and more gambling. This was a tough one as we were all so tired. Then off to Sparks, NV., where I finally got lucky after lunch. I won $82.00! Back on the bus and headed home! Now, there was no bingo, only many very tired people trying to catch a nap. Another, stop in Susanville for dinner and a long ride home. A lot of sound and sight overload, lack of sleep, too much to eat and drink, but believe me, it was a “HOOT”!
The young drive to Reno...the rest of us take the senior bus. Oh yes, I did! My first time to do this trip with my girlfriends. (My mother-in-law and father-in-law used to do this and we always laughed about it.)
Actually, it is very well organized. There are strict rules and procedures, assigned seats and time limits! We met the bus at 8:15 a.m., it was already fairly full of people from Red Bluff and Anderson. When the Redding folks were on, we had one last stop in Palo Cedro. Then we were head to Reno. On the bus there were bingo games with $ prizes.
There was a fast stop in Susanville at Burger King, order, and eat on the bus, with later, a trash can shoved up and down the aisles.
When we made our first stop in Reno...we received a $ voucher and a food discount voucher. We had lunch and hit the machines.
After 3 hours there, we got back on the bus and went to the casino where we would spend the night. Our bags were already in our rooms. We freshened up some and headed downstairs for more gambling and dinner. Then we walked over to another casino to see the comedy act at Catch A Rising Star. We saw two comedians: Leif Skyving and John Bizarre. They were good and afterwards we even got a photo taken with them. Viv spoke Swedish to Leif Skyving.
John Bizarre, Viv, Leif Skyving, Patty & me
Back at our casino more gambling fun...then off to bed as we had an 7:00 a.m. baggage pickup. Needless to say, everyone was very tired the next day. But after some coffee...we were on the bus and off the bus again. This time for a 3 hour stop for breakfast and more gambling. This was a tough one as we were all so tired. Then off to Sparks, NV., where I finally got lucky after lunch. I won $82.00! Back on the bus and headed home! Now, there was no bingo, only many very tired people trying to catch a nap. Another, stop in Susanville for dinner and a long ride home. A lot of sound and sight overload, lack of sleep, too much to eat and drink, but believe me, it was a “HOOT”!
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