ok we've been in Portland for almost a week
Erin's mom left today...
anyway here's the highlights of the trip so far...
Boo for the Alcan having 2 radio stations a gay news program on 24 7 and one that played the same 3 songs all day long... GAG ME... but it was cool when the caribou attacked our uhaul! LOL I liked Teslin and Watson Lake... and Beaver Creek Lodge would have been better if we'd had a tv in the motel room. Camping wasn't so bad... but then we got the brilliant idea to try and run the border so we spent 48 hours in the uhaul... talk about long and uncomfy! But we survived and that was a really cute security guy.. he flirted with us for about 45 mins and then we headed towards Deer Lodge. Made it there by 3am and slept all morning! :) Then we were up and playing tourist for two days... it is so stinking hot down here. I miss Alaska!
Oh and when we hit the Alaska/Canada border the Canadian guard was so easy... she didnt ask for id or nothing... and THEY try to blame OUR security for not doing their jobs! LOL too funny... oh well
Deer Lodge was really cool even for a podunk little town. Erin's family is cool and there's a lot to see in that little town. We visted the Prison(first in the Montana Territory) and I got Duane something from there. Also went and visited a ranch and that was cool too. I even roped a bull (ok so it was wood and small but still! LOL) I also got to play tourist and took pictures and all that good stuff(bought tourist trap stuff!)
Then Erin and I set off towards Portland. That's when the fun began. We left on Thursday and slept at a Super 8 Motel in Spokane. Watched TV, ordered Pizza Hut and then fell asleep. Next morning we headed out into a Lightning Storm to get to Portland. After getting completely lost at the Washington border we finally made it to that area we were supposed to be in when Erin's car had a flashing light saying to charge the battery. We stopped at a gas station and they said that all we needed to do was wash the battery. Ha ha ha. About 5 minutes later we pulled off of the road into this parking lot and the car died. Come to find out the altinator was bad(they just put a new one in the dang car supposedly but that's Alaska car mechanics for ya :p) but that was sooooooooooo much fun. 4 hours later and two meetings missed we got the car to a mechanic and caught a cab to the apartment. It's really small but really cute now that we've got it all fixed up. :)
We've been to the Oregon zoo so far... an we were supposed to go to the Japanese Gardens today and the movies but on the way to get the high speed Internet Cable and her new Cell phone, Erin hit a guy on a bike. He sped into traffic and she couldn't stop in time. Police ruled it was the biker's fault not Erins but she's in no mood to go out today so we're hanging here today.
Tomorrow we will visit the Gardens and take in a movie and do some shopping... then Saturday afternoon we're headed for Seattle... *sigh*
It's gone by so fast.
Quikie stories
Erin breaking things
Night One in Canada = Broke bathroom door at motel
Night two in Canada = Erin broke Toilet Paper despensor in bathroom
Day one in Deer Lodge = Erin kncked glass shelf down, nothing broken, lots of noise
Night in Spokane = Erin broke the ice machiene. States that the ice wouldn't stop coming so she shoved a cup up into it *rolleyes*
Day one in Portland = Erin's car breaks down
ok so it's getting long. Those on my friend list will get my cell phone info (I get to have Erin's Alaska cell until May when they shut that one off unless I decide to keep it! :))
miss you all but will have pictures coming soon so :) until then!
anyway here's the highlights of the trip so far...
Boo for the Alcan having 2 radio stations a gay news program on 24 7 and one that played the same 3 songs all day long... GAG ME... but it was cool when the caribou attacked our uhaul! LOL I liked Teslin and Watson Lake... and Beaver Creek Lodge would have been better if we'd had a tv in the motel room. Camping wasn't so bad... but then we got the brilliant idea to try and run the border so we spent 48 hours in the uhaul... talk about long and uncomfy! But we survived and that was a really cute security guy.. he flirted with us for about 45 mins and then we headed towards Deer Lodge. Made it there by 3am and slept all morning! :) Then we were up and playing tourist for two days... it is so stinking hot down here. I miss Alaska!
Oh and when we hit the Alaska/Canada border the Canadian guard was so easy... she didnt ask for id or nothing... and THEY try to blame OUR security for not doing their jobs! LOL too funny... oh well
Deer Lodge was really cool even for a podunk little town. Erin's family is cool and there's a lot to see in that little town. We visted the Prison(first in the Montana Territory) and I got Duane something from there. Also went and visited a ranch and that was cool too. I even roped a bull (ok so it was wood and small but still! LOL) I also got to play tourist and took pictures and all that good stuff(bought tourist trap stuff!)
Then Erin and I set off towards Portland. That's when the fun began. We left on Thursday and slept at a Super 8 Motel in Spokane. Watched TV, ordered Pizza Hut and then fell asleep. Next morning we headed out into a Lightning Storm to get to Portland. After getting completely lost at the Washington border we finally made it to that area we were supposed to be in when Erin's car had a flashing light saying to charge the battery. We stopped at a gas station and they said that all we needed to do was wash the battery. Ha ha ha. About 5 minutes later we pulled off of the road into this parking lot and the car died. Come to find out the altinator was bad(they just put a new one in the dang car supposedly but that's Alaska car mechanics for ya :p) but that was sooooooooooo much fun. 4 hours later and two meetings missed we got the car to a mechanic and caught a cab to the apartment. It's really small but really cute now that we've got it all fixed up. :)
We've been to the Oregon zoo so far... an we were supposed to go to the Japanese Gardens today and the movies but on the way to get the high speed Internet Cable and her new Cell phone, Erin hit a guy on a bike. He sped into traffic and she couldn't stop in time. Police ruled it was the biker's fault not Erins but she's in no mood to go out today so we're hanging here today.
Tomorrow we will visit the Gardens and take in a movie and do some shopping... then Saturday afternoon we're headed for Seattle... *sigh*
It's gone by so fast.
Quikie stories
Erin breaking things
Night One in Canada = Broke bathroom door at motel
Night two in Canada = Erin broke Toilet Paper despensor in bathroom
Day one in Deer Lodge = Erin kncked glass shelf down, nothing broken, lots of noise
Night in Spokane = Erin broke the ice machiene. States that the ice wouldn't stop coming so she shoved a cup up into it *rolleyes*
Day one in Portland = Erin's car breaks down
ok so it's getting long. Those on my friend list will get my cell phone info (I get to have Erin's Alaska cell until May when they shut that one off unless I decide to keep it! :))
miss you all but will have pictures coming soon so :) until then!
