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6th August 09, 12:19 PM
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There was a really cute guy there, a bit of a lurker on X-Marks, but he's recently retired, so we may see more of him soon. Login, unknown, so we'll call him by his real name.
Here's Don. I'm being obnoxious, as usual.

Here's another one whose login I don't know. Jerry, accepting the Quaich from Mike.

We had promised to lift a glass to RetroRed, but we did one better that that. We sat around telling as many pun filled jokes as possible-hopefully we were able to fill the void, so he doesn't feel the need to tell extra puns when he feels well enough to post again.
Even Sinbad joined in the fun (remember that joke book he purchased at the used book store in Sidney?)

Shelly gets ready to deliver a punchline.

Jamie does laugh from time to time.

Wee Xena didn't have any jokes to share, but she's quite the artist.

I commented on the cool shirt that Bruce was wearing. Mikey immediately asked me what size I wore. He also has hats.

Immediately I felt the urge to enforce the "kilt laws". This one must go, it's not even a tartan!

We then had to do the kilted line up.
Front view. From left to right: Jamie (Panache), Don (?), Mike (Big Mikey), Jerry (?), Raphael (Raphael), Ron (ronstew), and Bruce (BruceBC).

Pleat shot.

I could keep posting pictures from the party until I've filled up the entire site, but I'll show restraint. The rest of those who took pictures might want a turn. It was a marvelous time, and we are, as ever, grateful for Mike and Shelley's hospitality and generosity!
Next up, we finally go home...
Be well,
Star
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6th August 09, 12:37 PM
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We left very early in the morning on Sunday because we wanted to reach the border before all of these folks did. Note that this is the line behind us !

We did have to make a stop in White Rock to pick up the kilts we'd left behind on our way to Victoria. Otherwise we probably would have flown right over the border. As it was, we waited about 45 minutes, which ain't too bad.
We stopped at the Cabelas store in Washington. The whole reason we stopped there was to get some more Safari shirts for Jamie. Turns out they don't carry them there, despite the fact that the store was big enough to contain an entire mountain. All the animals are real (dead and stuffed, but real).

Complete with trout stream (here, we're feeding the trout, and wishing they were feeding us!)

And a giant aquarium

We reached Portland in the afternoon and spent the night, then flew down I-5 all day on Monday.
Coming home (only about 360 miles to go at this point)

I'm sorry morrison, we didn't stop in Weed. We pushed on to Redding for lunch (a huge buffet, which also had a fish pond).


Xena found some clan plant badges at a rest stop.

After 13 hours of driving, we arrived home-final pictures to come...
Be well,
Star
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6th August 09, 12:39 PM
#3
Home again. Yay!
Barely a wrinkle!

Exhausted man.

My tomatoes had ripened while we were gone, yum!

That's "The End" folks!



Be well,
Star
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6th August 09, 01:07 PM
#4
Wonderful post and excellent tale and pictures. Thanks for sharing those Star. Really enjoyed that.
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