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December 11 Spring FlowersCheck out these amazing flowers from our garden
Also, I put a video online for grandma and the folks. Springtime in PNW is awesome October 18 Fun in the sun always!Saturday, March 1, 2008The White CityThe name of the city is Popayan and for about 8 square blocks in the center of the city, all the buildings are painted white. Not only that, by law, they have to repaint them white every year, just before Easter time. So needless to say there is much activity in the center of town with scaffolding everywhere. It is really very beautfiul and come Easter time there will be flowers hanging from all the balconies. We don't plan to be here at Easter time but it might be interesting as during the week previous Easter, Popayan has the second biggest Samana Santa celebrations in the world, the largest being in Seville in Spain. People come from all over the world to celebrate in Popayan and prices escalate. Our hotel that we are paying about $27 for right now costs about $200 a night for that week. It is good value at $27 but not so at the inflated price of $200.
December 14 Trip to Duyba 12/12 - 12/27
Day1 Got into the dam town around 8am and went to the club where we laid out blankets for the girls and they fell asleep immediately. Ate lots of meat and cheese. I stayed awake the whole time to be functional while we were getting ready for Dubai Ready for plane -- wow , different crowd from the cull du sac. People literally from all around the world just on this flight. We did, however, have to be scanned and check 5 (FIVE) times to finally get through. Landed at 11pm in DXB. Serena thinks it looks like Redmond. Interesting. We get bags, and get in the airport line to get out. We walk out and see there is a waiting line for girls and guys. Walked intot he cab line and asked someone if they take Visa - nope. So I went to get cash. First one said NAH, so I went to the next one and finally got 1,000 Dhiram. Wahoo!! Next, cab -- we got the ONLY PINK CAB in the region. Plus a lady driver. What are the chances. We pointed her to the towers and 20 mins later we were there. The kind man took out 450 LBS of bags up. I tipped him 15 Dr (cheap?) The apartment is AMAZING. Kids love it, and great technology for mom and dad (read wifi). Dad slept like a champ because he had no actual sleep in 30 hours or so. Ugh. Sleep AT 2.30 ... up AT 8AM
Day 2 JP had t major doses of caffine. Waited for family to get up ... to no avail. When they finally all got up we hung in the marina. Shopped, and played. we went swimming, and tried to work out but was thwarted by the guards on this one. Ate GREAT Indian from the Rupe room. However Lucy fell asleep, so live in that regard was not great. Groceries from the local market are awesome! All the stuff we could need/want/desire. Getting ready for Day 3 ... August 14 Lake SereneOn Sunday Dave and I woke up at the crack of dawn and headed up HW2 to mile marker 36 - Index - and parked. With only 3 other cars in the parking lot we were not sure what was ahead of us, however it was a crisp morning and threatening rain. We began at a rapid pace and my legs were TIRED, however I kept up. I imagine my heart rate was around 180 at times :) About a mile into the hike you have an option to head off to Bridal Vail Falls (yeah, there's a lot of them), and it was amazing. After 100 or so steps, we arrived to the crashing falls. Just enough water to make great water shots. Then, back down to the trail. Then it gets real steep. At first the path was smooth, and nice, however nearer the top trees were over the trail, rocks twisted ankles and it seemed as if you could make it that far you should be able to manage a little difficulty. Time to top was 4 hours -- wow It was worth the hike, as noted above. Gorgeous panoramic view and amazing clouds that acted as the world's biggest softbox.
Funny Note: At the top, as we were discussing the sheer difficulty of the hike, we saw a teenage girl arrive with her tennis shoes carrying a small fashionable purse. Yeah .... July 11 Half IronmanRecently did a 1/2 Ironman in Victoria BC and came in with a time of 6 hours. Gotta get better on the bike to run ransition. Hung out with Glenn and Michelle in their great house near the beach in Vic. I love their place. Went to the great petting zoo nearby and bought $20 worth of smarties. Love Canadian candy. June 05 Flathead LakeTook Lucy out to Flathead lake for the long weekend -- what a blast. Stayed at Jim's cabin and generally relaxed on the lake (while trying to configure their router and showing jim's 9 year old daughter how to do photo stories). April 10 Trip to the park with Lucy and SerenaWe had a blast last Friday -- Lucy and Serena and I walked down to the local park and played for 2 hours on the monkey rings, and playground. There's also an awesome tree -- they also learned what the "sneaky spy-guy route" is.
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