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MERRY CHRISTMAS!Yeah! It's Christmas break. Unfortunately, Lisa and I are leaving tomorrow and these pages will not be completed until we return on January 1. So, when you awaken early in the new year, please come and visit the completed page. Until then, enjoy the photos I managed to upload during the frantic run-up to the holidays.You are here because you are one of the fortunate, exclusive, and privileged few to be invited to see the year in (quick) review Lisa and I shared, an epic adventure to see the sites of The Great War, among other locations. Or, possibly your just stumbled across this page. No matter, enjoy! Note: I am working on this page working as you view. Once this notice is removed, the final version of this page will be here. If you are reading this notice, then the page is not quite complete.
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2014 began with our annual trip to Victoria, Canada 
Leaving Port Angeles, Washington 
Winter skies, but perfect weather 
A Canadian Mountie Bear and Lisa 
A colorful look at Seattle (look, no rain!) 
In May, the Bug was killed by a road 
This road. But it lived to see another Christmas 
In July, it was off to Nigeria by way of Belgium 
As always, we bid adieu to the Goddess of Capitalism 
Out first stop in Ypres, Belgium. Bank card issues galore 
The Menin Gate in Ypres, with some 55,000 names 
Again, at the Menin Gate, Ypres 
Horse-drawn carriage crosses the Menin Gate 
One of the many cemeteries in and around Ypres 
A soldier on the loo at the Passchendaele museum 
Reconstructed trenches in Passchendaele 
Spying hole 
Reconstructed trenches in Passchendaele 
Reconstructed trenches in Passchendaele 
Actual remaining trenches in Passchendaele 
One of the many Great War cemeteries 
A panorama cannot encompass all the gravestones 
The town center in Poperinge, Belgium 
Riding a donkey backwards in Poperinge 
Church interior, Poperinge 
The back gate at our B&B 
Our B&B 
The front drive of the B&B 
Entrance to the garden at our B&B 
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Travel Notes
It has become a yearly tradition to travel to Victoria, Canada when we are up in the Pacific Northwest. It is a short trip from Sequim, Washington to the ferry in Port Angeles, and two hours later, fish and chips in Victoria!
There's a lot to be said about Seattle, and a lot to be corrected. It does not rain all the time. Doesn't anyone remember the song, "The Bluest Skies You'll Ever See Are In Seattle"?
The Bug got knocked out of commission by a really poor road construction area. But, the construction company reimbursed the money it took to fix the bug, as it should have.
The offending ridge with the concrete bit that effectively opened the Bug's oil pan.
I was scheduled to fly to Nigeria for an AMPP photo project. Not being a safe trip, Lisa was not going to go on this one. On the way, I thought I'd spend a couple days in Belgium. I would be roughing it, camping, to save on the trip. I had a desire to see the sites around the Western Front of the Great War. It is the One Hundred Year anniversary of the war.
Lisa decided, the day before I was to fly out, that she wanted to go along for the Belgium portion of the trip. Needless to say, the flight "deals" don't exist less than 12 hours prior to flight time. However, we secured a ticket and we both were on our way to Belgium the next morning. It was a nice surprise. We did camp one night, but the other three nights were a bit more comfy than the planned campsite.
We found out quickly that our American credit cards did not work well in Europe. It took a bit of work to find an ATM that would take one of the cards we had. At least it was a nice view from the ATM.
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