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September 19, 2023 Day 5 Victoria Canada 27.2 miles Today is the opening day for the tour. We started with a welcome breakfast of potatoes, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and toast. The kitchen staff had trouble keeping food out. I know they ran out of eggs and bacon. Maybe they need more staff too. EventuallyContinue reading “Victoria Canada Tour”

September 18, 2023 Day 4 Bellingham Washington to Victoria Canada 101 miles No flat tire today. A fuse had blown in the 6 to 12 volt inverter so Rob fixed that. Now his phone with the GPS will stay charged. The first order of business is to fill with gas. A Costco is nearby soContinue reading “Victoria Canada Tour”

September 17, 2023 Day 3 Renton Washington to Bellingham Washington 100.8 miles Oh no another flat tire! Between Rob and his brother Ed they determined the problem was the tire tube. Rob repaired that and put the tire back together. The brothers repaired a few other things to include the latch on the passenger door.Continue reading “Victoria Canada Tour”

September 16, 2023 Day 2 Umatilla Oregon to Renton Washington 240.8 miles Well the tire is completely flat this morning. So after a microwave breakfast Rob went out to change the tire. Getting the spare off took forty-five minutes because there was a problem with how it was mounted. Thankfully the weather is cool. WeContinue reading “Victoria Tour”

September 15, 2023 Day 1 Boise to Umatilla, Oregon 249.7 miles We got a late start this morning. Rob still had some things to do on the car and then pack everything in. So we got on the road about 9:45. We are taking the Woodie which does have a newly rebuilt engine in place.Continue reading “Victoria Canada Model A Tour”

Day 12 May 24, 2023 Tashkent Uzbekistan to Boise Idaho The check in counter had a long line when we got there. It got even longer before we reached the counter. The process seems to take quite a long time. Signage is not the greatest but we did find immigration. They don’t seem to careContinue reading “Uzbekistan”

Day 11 May 23, 2023 Samarkand Uzbekistan to Tashkent Uzbekistan Sorry this is so late. This was a very long day that combined with the next day. It has taken several days to get back on the correct time pattern. We started with a visit to a tourism complex where they made silk paper. TheContinue reading “Uzbekistan”