and the whatnot of sorts

Well, I arrived in Vancouver yesterday.  I’ve been lazy though and haven’t uploaded any photos or told my exciting tale about crossing the border ( id check! student visa! currency exchange! ah! ).  Anyways, some photos are coming… later.  This is just a post to say that I’m lazy, but I plan on being less lazy soon-- for what that is worth.

Vancouver seems like a really nice place.  I’ve wandered around a bit and seen things that I want to see again.  So far I’ve managed not to get lost, though it is hard to get lost when your goal is to wander. 

Somewhere nearby I saw a 6-floor musical instrument shop.  I really hope accordion is more popular in Canada than it is in the US, because I’ve always wanted to try one out.  I hope I can find that place again.

listen to it here

Today it was a rather laid-back drive through Washington.  Tomorrow morning it’s into Canada and hopefully to a Tim Hortons shortly thereafter.

…and here is travel day three-- Montana, Idaho, and Washington.

More stuff later, but I’m trying to type really quietly ( and thus slowly ) because people are sleeping.

Last night we stayed at an old, creepy motel that, among its other qualities, didn’t have the Internet.  So, the time that I would have used to post here was instead taken up by my attempts at murderer-proofing the motel room-- checking to make sure the door was still locked every 10 minutes, shielding my face whenever I entered a new room, and loudly talking about my karate prowess and lack of money.  Apparently it must have worked, because I woke up this morning not dead.  Now it’s at the end of day 3 and I have Internet access, so, first, here are some photos from day 2-- North Dakota and Montana.