I have been snapping photos along the way of our journey…
- Here are just a few that tell the very beginning of our “Great Western” excursion!
- I noticed this Gerber Daisy had bloomed, on the day we left Malden for our summer vacation.
![IMG_2029](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_20292-e1340928591631-225x300.jpg)
![Boston, MA 2012 Traffic](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_20341-300x225.jpg)
Getting going takes time
![Getting out of Malden/Boston Getting over the bridge](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_20301-300x225.jpg)
- Heading West!
![Leaving Boston](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2035-300x225.jpg)
![Back seating traveling Elisha is a good passenger](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2042-e1340927685897-225x300.jpg)
- Ipads help travel boredom!
![Getting into Little Falls, NY](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2044-e1340927762763-225x300.jpg)
Road to Little Falls, NY
![My Old Buddy "Buddy"](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_20461-e1340928030152-225x300.jpg)
My old buddy "Buddy"
![Farmers Market](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2048-300x225.jpg)
- Farmer’s Market, Little Falls, NY
![Elisha on Erie Canal](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2050-e1341003820655-225x300.jpg)
At the Erie Canal
![TT and Elisha](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2052-e1341003891786-225x300.jpg)
- TT and Elisha
![Little Falls, NY](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2053-e1341003960432-225x300.jpg)
We Love Little Falls!
![Lock # 17](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2055-300x225.jpg)
Lock # 17
![Teri & MM](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2066-e1341004315448-225x300.jpg)
Teri & MM In Little Falls, NY
![Cousin Kitty & MM](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2076-300x225.jpg)
Cousin Kitty & MM
![Olivia & Elisha](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_20801-300x225.jpg)
Fast Friends in Edinboro, PA
![Kitty and Elisha](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2084-e1341004739543-225x300.jpg)
At the lake with Kitty Alward
![IMG_2085](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_20851-e1341004920635-225x300.jpg)
Kitty, Buck & Cassandra
![On the road again](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2094-300x225.jpg)
On the road again...destination Oregon, OHIO
![Alessandro & Elisha](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2095-e1341005052339-225x300.jpg)
Cousins!
![On the plane to San Francisco](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2101-e1341005250154-225x300.jpg)
Heading West to SFO
On June 19th we left for our “Great Western Excursion” It began with flying to
San Francisco, California!
![IMG_2104](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2104-e1341005385228-225x300.jpg)
Dylan Hotel SFO June 19th Very Late at Night!
![IMG_2105](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2105-e1341005439240-225x300.jpg)
Took the BART to the city of San Francisco
![IMG_2109](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2109-e1341005527501-225x300.jpg)
Found Greyhound in San Fran
![On the way to Santa Maria, CA](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2112-300x225.jpg)
On the road to Santa Maria
![IMG_2113](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2113-e1341005830427-225x300.jpg)
We arrived to Santa Maria, CA
![IMG_2123](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2123-e1341005889733-225x300.jpg)
Lompoc Festival Ferris Wheel!
![IMG_2125](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2125-300x225.jpg)
Lompoc
![IMG_2135](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2135-e1341006011619-225x300.jpg)
In neighborhood in Orcutt
![IMG_2148](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2148-300x225.jpg)
At Farmer's Festival Avila Beach
![IMG_2153](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2153-300x225.jpg)
Avila Beach
![IMG_2157](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2157-300x225.jpg)
Californian Kitty!
![IMG_2173](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2173-300x225.jpg)
Sunset on Avila Beach
![IMG_2181](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_21811-e1341006412540-225x300.jpg)
Morro Bay, CA
Morro Bay, CA was a very special excursion we took with Mary & Rob Saunders on the Saturday after we arrived.
![IMG_2183](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2183-300x225.jpg)
Morro Bay Rock
![IMG_2186](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2186-300x225.jpg)
Sweet Friend, Mary...
![IMG_2191](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2191-300x225.jpg)
Windy day at Morro BaySea Otters of Morro Bay
![IMG_2197](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2197-300x225.jpg)
Conversation with a seagull
![IMG_2199](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2199-300x225.jpg)
Mary & Rob & Elisha after a day in the sand, wind, and ROCK of Morro Bay!A San Luis Obispo Train StationON the Coast Light to Tacoma, WA
![IMG_2203](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2203-e1341006879195-225x300.jpg)
- Getting Ready to continue on our Great Western Excursion
![IMG_2222](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_22221-e1341007470316-225x300.jpg)
On Coast Light Heading for Tacoma, WA
![IMG_2229](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2229-300x225.jpg)
Heading north up the Californian Tracks
![IMG_2243](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2243-300x225.jpg)
Rolling on the tracks for 27 hours
![IMG_2246](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2246-300x225.jpg)
Mt. Hood, Oregon
![IMG_2249](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2249-300x225.jpg)
Approaching Portland, Oregon
![IMG_2251](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2251-e1341007737424-225x300.jpg)
Weary Traveler
![IMG_2253](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2253-e1341007780872-225x300.jpg)
Nearing our destination
![IMG_2261](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2261-300x225.jpg)
Ready to Disembark!
![IMG_2263](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2263-300x225.jpg)
Two Minutes to seeing Uncle Tim!
![IMG_2266](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2266-e1341085995874-225x300.jpg)
At Uncle Tim's with Sylvester
![IMG_2281](http://myvoiceoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_2281-e1341086073136-225x300.jpg)
Elisha, Uncle Tim, and Alessandro
I love the photos. It is so good to see you two having such a good time!