Vegas was hot. So far on this trip we had experienced some "nice" days which to some might have been hot, but once we hit Nevada, things really got warm. Just the way I like it. So we convoyed to Vegas with our mate Pat who was staying with the girls in Utah the same time we were, except he was heading straight through to Long Beach. We bought some walkie talkies and used them between the cars which made the time go a lot quicker. So we pulled into Vega...

Utah was awsome. We got into town pretty late after driving all day and when we got there it was so good to see Kim and Carly again. They have a pretty sweet house with the mountains right next to them. You kind of get use to it, but when I first saw those mountains there in the day time, I was amazed. Anyways, so they all already had made plans to see the 3rd Pirates of the Carribean movie on its opening night (that night at midnight), so we went with and tried ...

The drive into Donnelly was a real relief as Chris and I were getting the car crazy's pretty bad. Just about the whole way down there was something to see. Leaving Washington there were snow capped mountains and lakes, and then getting into Idaho, there were these huge open fields of wheat (I think), and yellow flowers and stuff. I know it doesn't sound very exciting, but it was pretty cool to see. When we got into town we met Sara at the Stinker, which is the ...

Right now we're in Olympia which is just outside Seattle, about anhour south and we're staying at Kathryns (Maricelles sister) place.Its been really cool getting to know her after hearing so much fromfrom Chris, Ani, and Marci. As soon as we got into town Kat picked usup and we went to watch her boyfriend pay rugby. I didn't really knowrugby featured that much over here, which is true, but it was prettycool to see some Americans taking up the sport. Their coach w...

Today we're leaving Portland after being here for about 3 days. We've been staying at Nicole and Brandon's (Ani's sister), and they have been so welcoming and helpful. Obviously they've given us a place to stay, but they also let us use their bikes and having home cooked meals is always a bonus. Some of the things we've done since getting here include, going to the Japanese gardens, checking out the downtown area (both on foot and with bikes), and racing Go-Kar...