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joel — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 04:32:33 +0000

I lost my job of 2 years last month, forcing me to hold off on any trips for the time being. My new job started this last week, so hopefully I’ll be back up and running by May. The weather has also sucked since the middle of February, so that also puts a bit of a damper on things. As the weather gets better and as summer gets closer I will definitely be driving more again! I can’t wait.

I have owned my wagon since December (28th, I believe) of 2008. Since that time I have driven over 40,000 miles, mostly within Washington state (or just into Oregon or BC). About half of that has been commuting to work. Thankfully the new job is a bit closer, and I will likely be riding the bus and/or working from home more often, so the car won’t be seeing as much wear and tear as time goes on. My manufacturer warranty expired when the car passed 36,000 miles (that happened about 13 months after buying the car). I’m now on an extended warranty which appears to be very good, but I hope I never have to use it.

Anyway, I do have a few things planned for this summer, including a drive to the Spokane area for a big car cruise in the first part of May, and a group drive to Las Vegas in June for a car show there.

In the mean time, here’s one photo I took in February while driving around the Snohomish River Valley:

missing hotrods

joel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:48:20 +0000

It’s a real shame hotrod-a-rama isn’t happening this year. I have thoroughly enjoyed the past events I’ve been able to attend. My dad attended for the first time last year and was excited to go again this year.. and was quite disappointed when he found out it was canceled.

click the image for more photos.

British Columbia

joel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:33:15 +0000

I’ve been across the border into BC four times now. The first time was when I was much younger; with my grandparents to see Pt. Roberts. The last three times have been only for the annual Great Canadian VW Show. The most recent show was last weekend. I had intended to try and take a ‘quick’ side trip up to Whistler after seeing a little of Vancouver (which I still have yet to see), but ran out of time.

On our way back I caught a glimpse of the mountains. Now I know that I must get back up to BC this year. I may end up making a loop, but this would obviously require an over night stay around Vancouver. That may not be a bad thing though since it would be an excellent excuse to see the city a little more. I honestly can’t wait to take some photos around the area.

I hope to be able to do this in late September or early October. We’ll see how I feel once I get back from Germany next month.