Johan Ramakers

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April 11-15 – The last four days in Seattle and Family Time

On Monday the 11th, we decided to stay in and get some blog work done and give Han’s knee a chance to rest. He twisted it wrong and it is now painfully yelling at him. We were worn out from yesterday too, pushing a stroller uphill, climbing the streets of Seattle, so it was just as …

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April 10 – Spending a Special Day in Seattle With Loved Ones

Jeabet (daughter) and Liam (grandson) rode over on the Puget Sound ferry from Bremerton to Seattle and we drove  from Kent to meet them in Seattle at the waterfront. We all had perfect timing and saw each other right away. Liam was super excited to see us even though we had only been gone a …

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April 9 – Things To See and Do in Seattle WA

Decide how much you want to do in Seattle and check out the City PASS as it is well worth the money if staying a few days to visit. It’s valued for nine days from purchase and includes 5 out of 7 of the city’s promoted attractions. http://www.citypass.com/seattle Today began the first day of our …

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April 8 – Traipsing towards Seattle

Friday April 8, 2016 Originally the plans were to visit Vancouver and Vancouver Island, but due to weather predictions, we decided that discovering Seattle would be a better choice this trip, so we started out on the 8th and instead visited Gig Harbor and Jimi Hendrix’s Memorial along the way. We only did a short …

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April 1 – 7 in a Flash

April 1-7 in a flash The weather up in the Northwest was unusually friendly to us Florida flatlanders as an early Spring showed temperatures up into the high seventies and mostly sunny weather. So this week we have simply enjoyed doing the family things and hanging out together. Eating out some, hugs, kisses and tickles …

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Day 19 – Surprising My Grandson Liam On His 5th Birthday

Day 19 – March 31, 2016 My day started off excitedly since I knew that I would shortly be seeing and hugging three of my precious grand children and spending Liam’s 5th birthday with him. I was totally ready to hit the road for the about 4-1/2 hour drive. Gassing up in Cottage Grove proved …

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Day 18 – Cottage Grove Atmosphere Earns Its Charming Name

Day 18 March 30, 2016 Woke up to a beautiful, sunshiny day. Had such a lovely breakfast in the comfortable dining room where there is room to spread out and relax at the Village Green Resort. Afterwards we headed back to our suite to cram for work instead of exams. We put in quite a …

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Day 17 – Today Is THE Day To Be Thankful

Day 17 – March 29, 2016 I had a fitful sleep due to many dreams aka nightmares and thoughts from yesterday’s winding and climbing. Gosh knows, I am glad that day is behind me. We had a very simple bite to eat for breakfast at the hotel then got on the road.   We decided …

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Day 16 – Learned That Driving The Redwood Trails is not for Everyone

Day 16 – March 28, 2016 Got the hell out of Eureka aka “dump city.” On the far outskirts we located a Denny’s, grabbed a quick late breakfast and hit the road. We were pretty far behind in time, so thankfully we were only traveling a short distance to Crescent City CA, where we were …

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Day 15 – Eco Solar Living in Northern California

Day 15 – March 27, 2016 Well, sleep eluded me and I woke up very late and groggy. Maybe it was too much excitement from yesterday? Not the best way to begin a day. Han served me a much needed cup of coffee, I dressed, then we began the tedious job of packing the car. …

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