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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

A Perfect Day For A Ballon Ride

Many years ago when Rita first visited Canada I got her a special present. It was something that she always spoke about so I wanted to get it for her.

It wasn't a huge surprise or anything... in fact because of wind and weather, our special day was bumpped about 3 times. The last chance we had was a few days before we were due to head back to the M/S Disney Wonder for work.

Here is a photo of the special event.

Love you honey!


Postcard / Cartao Postal

A bike ride on a sunny afternoon.
Um passeio de bicicleta numa tarde de sol.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

A day at Mt Rainer / Um dia na montanha

Last weekend we drove to Mount Rainer. It was so nice to hit the road and see new sights. The day was just perfect, sunny and warm. Unfortunately, we haven't really seen another day like that since...
The park and the mountain itself are beautiful, of course. But when something is as big as a mountain, one should know that the best way to appreciate its beauty if from the distance.
Getting there, however, was one of the best parts for me (not sure the driver can say the same...) We passed so many little towns.
Flags on the streets or front yards, late summer hydrangeas, home-made huckleberry pies, log cabins for rent (look honey, wouldn't it be nice to spend the night in one f those?) and lots of motorcycle riders.

Semana passada nos fomos ate o Parque Nacional de Mount Rainer, uma montanha/volcao que fica ha 2 horas daqui de Seattle. O dia estava lindo, quente e claro. Infelizmente, foi o ultimo dia bonito que tivemos desde entao...
O parque e a montanha em si sao lindos, e claro, porem, quando se trata de algo tao grande e majestoso como uma montanha, devemos saber que a melhor maneira de apreciar sua beleza e de longe.
A viagem ate la foi para mim uma das melhores partes do dia (nao sei se o "motorista concordaria"). Passamos varias cidadezinhas de beira de estrada, uma depois da outra, com suas bandeirinhas americanas penduradas, hortencias nos jardins, tortas caseiras, chales para alugar (- olha, honey! Nao seria legal passar a noite num lugar desses?).
O dia no parque foi otimo, meu tao esperado pique-nique, ja as 2 da tarde (ai que fome...) foi interrompido por uma cirurgia de emergencia para retirada de uma farpa enooooorme de dentro do meu dedo (ai que dor...)


On the road again.... / Pe na estrada...



Can we get the mountain in the photo?

Sera que cabe a montanha na foto?


A ponte do rio que cai....

Smile!!!