Month: October 2005

I’ve started to write my impressions from my tour. The entries appear on the days I visited the area I write about, so are further down the page. I’ll be updating this entry as I write the others, so check back here.
1^st October: added Zion National Park.
2^nd October: added Lake Tahoe.
5^th October: added Monitor Pass and Lake Mono.
7^th October: updated Yosemite, and added some photos.
9^th October: added Yosemite, day 2.
10^th October: added From Oakhurst to Nipomo.

Yesterday, we set off from the Burkhard’s home on our way to Virginia, taking a slight detour to the Niagara Falls. (Look up the geography 🙂 ) The weather was terrible; the remnants of tropical storm Tami were dumping their rain on us for hours on end. We reached Albany, where we started looking for a motel. Everything was full! (Now I know how Mary and Joseph must have felt when looking for a place to stay in Bethlehem.) I thought the problem must be that it is Columbus Day weekend. (Are there any Europeans who have heard of Columbus Day weekend? I hadn’t.)
Continue reading “Niagara Falls”

We spent some time with Christiane and Pete Burkhard, chatting and playing Carcasonne – a great game! They have a large house (for Europeans, at least!) surrounded by trees, with a lake nearby.
Continue reading “With the Burkhards”

I was finally reunited with Mary-Anne after almost 8 weeks apart! The drive from Boston airport was difficult; I was tired, and there was thick fog in places. It was also further than I thought, but Christiane and Pete had given me good directions, so I found their house without problems.
I was sad to leave Mike, Chris, Sarah and Joe, and the first morning of the training conference was so good that I almost delayed my flight by a day – but only almost. It was time to see Mary-Anne again.