Lost in translation

Email is to ole fashion correspondence as GPS is to written word guide books. The written word and story is then again cut down by the presence of the world wide web like trees in the way of NorthWest logging. Who needs to be told how to get there or what to expect or what not to miss when you have the GPS coordinates. Just plug and go. Then for those who do not have GPS the written story seems still to be lost in translation at the trailhead. Why spend time or money on maps, directions, suggested trails, directional travel ideas when you can get all that on the web. "You are here", exists no more.

I still miss getting a letter in the mail but I love email and hate buying stamps. I love guide books with their accuracy or discovering their lack of accuracy of an experience but I'm too cheap to buy one for an area I can only ride one ride as I flash through on my travels. I love the Internet but don't have a GPS so come on people remember not everyone has and or loves email. Make the story available, the whole story for free, not some teaser or require a membership fee. That too has gone by the wayside, paying for information or wifi for that matter. get up to date and get email!

Whether you love getting letters in the mail or not the other person might. Information is free and can be easy to access but don't forget to tell the whole written story not just the quick and dirty details (GPS).

The ole quote that goes something like this "this letter would be shorter if I'd had more time" applies (M. Twain I believe). Sometimes I want to wander and others I want to get to the point armored with information, tell the story.

PS I'm buying a GPS device and stamps. That way I can get to a known starting point, paint my own way and write home.

Our first Island morning

The first island morning was gentle to us with no electricity, tired dogs, pacific time change, zero traffic and no where to be we slept in. Our morning greeted us with 65 degrees and fresh berries growing out our front door. With this beauty all there was to do was make coffee and plan a slow uncalculated attack on the island town.

With a late start all there was to do was drive into town, toss the dogs in the ocean, get ice cream and find a restaurant for dinner. We could not bring ourselves to walk into the island welcome center so we found a bike shop to plan our bike ride on day two.

There is very little MBT'ing on the island this time of year. The trails are closed to bikers since there are so many hikers, remember this is the time for North-westerners to play outside without rain. So does that mean the bikers get the trails when it rains? I'm surprised that Orcas gets over 200 days of sun a year.

I'm so thankful to all the people who have contributed to our trip! I keep reminding myself that we are on our honeymoon!!!! Wow, we got married....

Marriage begins

We are coming out of week one of marriage and driving full force into week two. Thank you to everyone for an amazing wedding! Everyone worked their tails off! The event was community sourced and community generating. Thank you thank you.

Our past week has been full of adventure, joy and honor. Everyone we have met has been so congratulating about our marriage and honeymoon adventures. Ok, we might have turned a few lips askew at a Salida Private RV Park when we pulled in with our loaded truck with a just married sign on the grill.

We proudly pulled our bodies dirtied from two days of rock climbing out of our truck and looked around. We were greeted by loud point of view bumper stickers that clearly we did not align ourselves. Other than that experience, which did make us laugh we have only heard great words.

I'll write more about where we are headed soon. I found an application that looks like it will make my updates super smooth!