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Day 3 July 26, 2026 Renton Washington to Bellingham Washington 94.9 miles Today was primarily spent with family and friends. We spent the morning with Rob’s brother Ed. The guys did some minor work on the woodie. We drove on the freeway to meet with daughter Amy and grandchildren Meagan and Merik. Really glad weContinue reading “Canada 2026”

Day 2 July 25, 2026 Condon Oregon to Renton Washington 353.9 miles The outside temperature is a little cooler this morning. We ate some of the hard boiled eggs we brought with us breakfast and then took off. Connie had to put on the light jacket. Some sun is shining through the smoke this morning.Continue reading “Canada 2026”

Day 1 July 24, 2026 Boise Idaho to Condon Oregon 300.8 miles We got on the road about 8:45 which is rather late based on the heat. We got hot just getting in the car. We drove the back roads so not much traffic. Most of the way was very hot and smoky. Forest firesContinue reading “Canada 2026”

Day 7 May 3, 2026 Baku Azerbaijan to Tbilisi Georgia Today we flew back to Georgia. We will overnight here as the flight to Germany leaves at 5:00 am. The BOLT service (An UBER wannabe) is scheduled for a 2:00 am pickup. We are starting off with a short night’s sleep in economy seats. BothContinue reading “Azerbaijan 2026”

Day 6 May 2, 2026 Baku Azerbaijan Today’s highlight was very special. We met Ida and her husband Mike (not their Azerbaijani names). Nam from Vietnam set us up. We agreed to meet at a very special restaurant inside a museum. The food was incredible and the conversation stimulating. After lunch we had a guidedContinue reading “Azerbaijan 2026”

Day 5 May 1, 2026 Baku Azerbaijan Today’s big adventure was trying to find a donor cafe. We had seen one across the street from one of the banks. Of course there are a lot of banks in a city this size. Also we drove in and around so many places we easily got confused.Continue reading “Azerbaijan 2026”

Day 4 April 30, 2026 Baku Azerbaijan We are going further from the city today. A huge shopping mall is on the outskirts of town. Anything and everything can be purchased here. We had seen other malls around the city but this one surpassed those all together. Adjacent to that was a large industrial area.Continue reading “Azerbaijan 2026”