Thursday, 23 May 2013

Visit to the Americas: ‘The Itinerary’

 
Whirlwind Tour of Washington State
Museums, Natural Beauty, Family


May 23:    Pete picks up Paul & Kirstin for overnight with Carol, Pete, Pam, Carl,
     Cody in Littlethorpe.
May 24:    Pete takes Paul & Kirstin to London to LHR to fly to Seattle, USA.
May 24:    Arrive Sea-Tac Airport 3:44 pm PST Over Snoqualmie Pass to Toppenish, WA
                  at Days Inn & Suites by 9 pm.
May 25:    Yakima Valley Museum 1 - 8 pm or so for “Land of Joy & Sorrow” Reunion.
May 26:    Memorial Weekend Events 10 - 6 pm (Documentary Filming and Interviews).
May 27:    Tour of ‘E-burg’, Research Morning at CWU, Old Skool and Rodeo Record
     Stores, IOOF Cemetery, Barbecue at Uncle Will and Aunt Cindy’s, Lavendon
     Family Registration Records.
May 28:    Sleep In! Wash Clothing as Needed. Crate/Pack Kirstin’s Artwork for
                  Shipment to the UK.
May 29:    Pick-up Rental/Road Trip: Research at Mary’s Hill Museum and
    ‘Stonehenge’; Columbia River Gorge, Celilo, Multnomah Falls.
May 30-31:   
                  Portland, Oregon: Record Stores; Powell's, other events!
                  Seaside, Oregon; Mt. St. Helens, WA, ending in Olympia 5/31 to sleep.  
    (Also: See to Banking)

Reflection:  We can go from Portland to the ocean, Seaside seems best and (a) spend the evening and most of the day at the ocean with no St. Helens; (b) just have breakfast at Seaside and drive up to Mt. St. Helens having some time there; (c) not go to the ocean and be leisurely in going to Mt. St. Helens and spending time there.

June 1      Boating with Aunt Janet & Jim; Overnight at Jim's on Eld Inlet, Shelton
June 2      TESC Olympia, University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Dinner with Patrice.
June 3      Research at Burke Museum; Pike Place Market then North Bend Visit Cousin
    Laura; Roslyn Cemetery and Visit Grandma Johnson, Back to Toppenish.
June 4      Toppenish: Wash Clothes; Storage Transfer, Dinner with Dad's Friends from
    Marines/Warriors Association and with Loren & Becky.
June 5      Toppenish, Presentations at Heritage University, Follow-up with Virginia, 
                 "Off the Record" in Yakima, Lunch with Nina, Turn in Rental Car.
June 6      Early Travel to Research Day with Tillicum Village 11-3:30; Overnight Seattle.
June 7      Seattle, EMP and Revisit Burke Museum; Arrive Airport by 2:30 pm.
June 8      Pete & Carol (?) pick up Paul & Kirstin at LHR in London.