Walla Walla, Washington

May 18, 2007 Walla Walla, Washington
Travel Lodge Motel

We had breakfast at the motel in Boise; waffles, scrambled eggs,
sausage,juice and coffee. It was good, but the motel IS
expensive, consequently the breakfast certainly wasn't free.

We left there about 9:30 AM and drove straight through to Walla
Walla.

Elderhostel has a tour which we are planning to take in late
September or early October and we think it would be nice if
Patricia and Thomas could join us on the trip. If they did,
it would also save us a trip to North Carolina which we are not
excited about. They were not available, but we left a phone
message for them. It would be nice if they had e-mail, but they
don't want to do that. Later, I picked up a message from them
saying they are interested.

We stopped twice to walk, but skipped lunch because of our big
breakfast,just had an apple.

We arrived here about 1 PM local time. The motel is better than
I expected. It has a couch in addition to the king-size bed, a
desk and small table to eat at, windows that open as well as
air conditioning. An unexpected bonus is that it is only a block
from campus.

We were able to reach Patricia and Thomas. They are definitely up
for the train adventure this fall. I then called Elderhostel and
made reservations. The October program had only 3 positions left.
We're reserved on the September 24-29 program. We arrive and
depart from Hyannis. We travel on a cog, 2 steam railways and a
cruise on the Connecticut river. It all sounds like fun.

We'll go to Robyn's for a birthday Barbecue this evening. Today
is Jan's birthday.