Pygmy goats, pig racing, falling off bikes and getting stuck in a bush and I threw myself off a mountain...with the aid of a bit of fabric of course. Yes, I experienced the joy of paragliding off Tiger Mountain. I was treated to views of the Olympic mountains and lake Sammamish and even got to fly us for a while. It was a great experience and provided me with a chance to add to my great quotes of my trip, with my instructor (who for all fans of the OC looked scar...

Well I haven't been too good at updating here so i'm backdating a little and you could probably quite fairly say, cheating, but it won't flow unless I do such a thing. Enough with the rambling anyway. My first 2 weeks out here has been the all American experience. I went to the Seafair torchlight parade which was a lot of fun, very American, sort of like being on a movie set. Also went out of a boat for a Seafair party on Lake Washington and Lake Union. I saw t...

I got here relatively without incident, I ruined 2 visa waiver cards on the plane so I think the air steward thought I was a bit thick. This came after he mistakenly thought me and the stranger next to me were a couple and tried to give us a shared customs card. The place i'm staying is just outside Seattle in the mountains. So far I have avoided beastly wildlife with only 1 spider discovery in my room to date. I have been spending my time cycling and swimming a...