Month: April 2005

April 22, 2005 –

Headed North up the peninsula this morning to do some exploring and hiking. Travelled up the inland side of the Peninsula with a couple of stops at garage sales along the way. Mom was able to pick up a wonderful rain jacket. Took a short side trip into historic Oysterville – and Dad had to pick up more raw oysters which he would have for lunch. Continued on to Ledbetter Point State Park and Wildlife Refuge. Spend about an hour and a half walking up the beach and across the point on a loop trail. In addition to the usually sea life – saw some very huge and industrious ant piles – with the ants clustering in some form of mating or swarming behaviour – really interesting. The boys were delighted to find a big banana slug in the path – and both had to take turns holding it before setting it down off the path so it would not get stepped on.

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April 15, 2005 –

We are officially in mourning – in exactly one month our odyssey ends. Well that’s the last day of our leave of absences with Dad returning to work on Monday May 16th (mom the day after due to her part-time status) – although we will be home sooner, in our minds that date has always been official end date to our adventure. We are looking forward to seeing friends and family again but it is sad to realize we are almost done … for this time….

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April 8, 2005 –

The wind continued through the night and it was still gusty this morning. As you looked off in the horizon you could see the haze from the dust storms – and everywhere tumbleweeds were blowing. At one point tumbleweed past us – and we were traveling at 40 MPH – so it gives you an idea how windy it was.

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April 1, 2005 –

Although very stuffed up – Keelan slept through the night – and was feeling not bad this morning. We had a substantial breakfast – and headed north towards Sedona. Sedona is a beautiful town nestled between the brightly coloured canyon walls. The streets wind their way into the various canyons – going up and down in anything but a straight line. It is easy to understand why many people want to live here – it has the characteristics of the desert, with the painted canyons, and with enough moisture (irrigation) many types of trees and flowers are capable of growing in the area. It is also quickly becoming a destination area with many fancy hotels and resorts – offering everything. Almost everywhere you see Jeeps and Hummer’s offering off-road desert tours (Red ones, Blue ones, and even Hot Pink ones). It looks like quiet a successful concept. Stopped by a couple of yard sales on our way through town – and the boys were able to buy a couple of small things – as well as people giving them things.

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