James in His Jeep Getting Java–Camping, Leavenworth, and Grinfinn! Part One
I was awake by four a.m. and up by five. Call it excitement, maybe a little nerves, but this was my first camping trip in seven years and my first with Grinfinn. When I attempted to wake up the boy, he just looked at me, grunted, and resumed his slumber. But if I was up, so was he.
Cancer, Camping, and Cool Tunes
This was the first extended road trip I had ever taken with my family. For three weeks, my sister, mother, uncle, and I all journeyed from Winnipeg to Disney World in Florida. We travelled in that yellow (or green, depending on whom you asked) VW camper van and stayed in campgrounds. Even then I knew we were on that road trip because there was more than a fifty percent chance it was going to be my last. We were making memories that my sister, mom, and uncle could have of me for the rest of their lives.
James in His Jeep Getting Java – Port Townsend
Did I ever tell you about the time I stayed in a haunted hotel and time travelled to Victorian era America? True story.
Birch Bay Rollback Weekend
On August 13th I took a drive down to Birch Bay for their 2nd annual Rollback Weekend.
Rules of the Road (Trip).
This year, I got in 17 road trips. I visited Lynden, La Connor, Edison, Langley (WA), Birch Bay, Fairhaven, Blaine, Fort Langley, Campbell Valley, Whytecliff Park, Reifle Bird Sanctuary, Squamish, and Shannon Falls. It was a good year for discovering new places and reconnecting with familiar places.