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Olympic Peninsula to Victoria

Sep. 2 and 3:  I am now settled into a charming loft on Yates Street in Victoria, British Columbia.  It took a lot to get here from my home in Eugene, Oregon.  Departing on Friday afternoon of Labor Day was not ideal, but it was what worked in mine and Michael’s schedule,

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Victoria’s Chinatown and Biking to Oak Bay

Sep. 4:  The loft is decidedly a noisy place on a holiday weekend.  It wasn’t obvious at first, but if it wasn’t the noise carrying from the bar downstairs, it was the neighbors having a party.  And when they settled down, the seagulls starting conversing loudly. 

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Royal BC Museum and Downtown Victoria

Sep. 5:  We had a bit of a groggy start to the day.  I slept like a rock, but my body was running slow due to the shitty Chinese food from last night.  Michael did not sleep well, due to the party in the alley and in the apartment next door. 

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Parliament and Robert Bateman Center

Sep. 6 and 7:  I am back in Eugene now.  It took the better part of the day to travel from Victoria to Eugene.  But I will back track to yesterday morning.  We had a whole other fun filled day in Victoria, so let me not brush over that.

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With Wallowa Llamas into Eagle Cap Wilderness

Jul. 23 and 24:  Dan and I are absorbing the clean mountain air up at 8,500 feet in the northeastern corner of Oregon.  Now that’s a long way from home, at least when using a car and not a plane to get here.  Last autumn Dan mentioned that he got an email from Raz that the 2016 Wallowa Llamas schedule was released and it was right then that we picked the dates to go on a trek into Eagle Cap Wilderness. 

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Exploring Pine Lakes

Jul. 25:  We are on our second and last night at Pine Lakes.  I certainly could drink in the scenery here for more days.  However, I am fully accepting of the fact that we have more magnificent places to explore.  So we are on the move.

This morning,

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Deeper into Eagle Cap Wilderness

Jul. 26:  We are sitting in our new camp, a ways up the trail from Crater Lake in one of Raz’ hidden camp sites.  I will tell you more about Raz’ camp sites in a moment.  This one is not THE Crater Lake in Oregon, but a small lake deep in the Eagle Cap Wilderness that bears the same name. 

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Exploring Eagle Cap Wilderness’ Crater Lake

Jul. 27:  The llama trip is on its sunset.  Two nights at Pine Lakes and two nights at the Eagle Cap Wilderness’ Crater Lake.  Dan and I are grateful that Raz has shared some special spots with us.  And I am grateful that Dan turned me on to Wallowa Llamas.

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Zihuatanejo & Barra de Potosi

First, thank you for reading my blog. I hope you get as much enjoyment reading about my adventures as I have going on them. Well OK, maybe that’s an exaggeration. But I do hope you find your own inspiration through my blog and may it ripple out into your life in ways known and unknown. 

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The Food — La Comida de Zihuatanejo

For me, eating is always a huge part of travel or life for that matter.  It is very important to me to connect with the people serving fresh and local food.  Whether one is traveling on a budget or traveling in luxury, they can (and should, IMHO) make a point of sampling the local cuisine.

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