Travel

Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.

Jun 6, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Day 19 Log

9:13 am: Anybody know the best, sourest, densest sourdough bakery in San Francisco?
11:19 am: Really good breakfast at Savor in San Francisco.
4:42 pm: Never realized before how impossible it is to park in San Francisco.
6:02 pm: After bricking my Linksys WTR-54GS travel router, I am back on the air with an AirPort Express (and with 802.11n and WPA2).
7:05 pm: Really happy to not be in a hotel for this stop on the trip.

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Jun 5, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Day 18 Log

1:24pm: Stop at Ramone’s Bakery in Eureka, CA.
1:46 pm: Having a very nice stop in Old Town section of Eureka.
2:18 pm: Mazie and I playing with the pigeons.
2:51 pm: Resuming leisurely drive down 101 to San Francisco.
8:06 pm: Ate at In-n-Out Burger for the first time. Yum!

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Jun 4, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Day 17 Log

3:01 am: Mexican at Torero’s in Crescent City, CA.
10:55 am: Breakfast at Good Harvest in Crescent City, then out to see the Redwoods.
3:56 pm: Giant Redwoods are awe inspiring. Majestic.

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Jun 3, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Day 16 Log

1:02 pm: At Full City Coffee in Eugene having a Cafe Borgia. Yum!
5:53 pm: Pit stop on way to Redwood Forest.
8:20 pm: In Crescent City. Awesome drive. Watch for video soon.

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Jun 2, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Day 15 Log

11:24 am: Awesome bakery stop this morning followed by an improptu haircut at a cool barbershop.
12:12 pm: Childrens Museum in Portland, OR. Very well done. Much Mazie happiness.
2:57 pm: Amazing falafel at Karams in Portland. Wow!
3:34 pm: Filling up Honda at $4.16/gallon.
3:34 pm: Leaving Portland for an impromptu 1-night stay in Eugene, OR.
7:08 pm: At Mezza Luna Puzzaria in Eugene, OR for dinner.

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Jun 2, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Index

Number of days on the road so far: 14
Mileage on the 2006 Honda Odyssey at the beginning of the trip: 48,139
Mileage on the minivan at the end of the day, June 2nd: 50,738
Total miles driven during Summer of Love: 2,599
The average number of miles driven per day: 185.64
Fewest miles driven in one day: 0
Approximate CO2 footprint for driving portions of the trip, thus far: 963 lbs
Cost of fuel for the trip thus far: $481.13
Cost to offset the carbon emissions of the driving portions of the trip, thus far: $2.41
Cost for fuel per mile driven: $0.1851
Number of hotels stayed in: 6
Total number of photographs taken during the trip so far: 944
Average number of photographs taken per day so far: 67.43
Fewest number of pictures taken in a day thus far: 8

May 24, 2008 ∞

Summer of Love Day 6 Log

9:00 am: Woke up in Seattle and noticed that the F5 Networks office is right across the street from the hotel. “Hi F5!” 👋
3:25 pm: Weatherman said rain for Seattle today. Couldn’t be more wrong. Beautiful and sunny.
10:12 pm: Discovered The Blair St. Mugwumps today at a music event in Seattle. Totally whacky. Bought two albums.

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May 24, 2008 ∞

Sounds of Glacier

About three years ago Dante Vono sent around some links to photos he had taken in Italy. They were really great photos, but what hit me more was that he had taken a handful of them with an audio recording as well. I looked at those photos and listened to the audio and was amazed at how the sound just transported me to the place. Arguably, it was more powerful than just watching a video of it.

Inspired by his example, I attempted to do something similar using my Zoom H2 in Glacier National Park. Hit play to experience this picture fully. I like how you can hear the rapids in the background with the water dripping off the rock over the top.