♥♥ Rissa ♥♥

We got to the top just as the sun started to set. It was absolutly beautiful! I’ve been up in the middle of the day since then and it’s still pretty cool. Definetly worth doing at least once in your life.

I’ve only stopped here in passing, we needed gas… it really is a “small town”. Ritzville’s one redeming feature is a starbucks, though if you ask my sister the McDonalds is another one. I wasn’t thrilled that we stopped there when we could have stopped in Moses Lake and said hi to some friends as well as get what we needed, but my dad was in “driving mode” and went until he absolutly had to stop. But really, it’s kinda cool to go somewhere totally different from what your used to. Even if it is about as close to the true middle-of-nowhere as you can get.

So even though I don’t live their anymore, I’m still close to it, and still love it! Always will.

I live just outside of Silverdale, it’s a nice town, small, but I like that. For me, Silverdale is practically home! :-)

I went here for a youth rally, it was really fun. Everybody I met was super nice, especially the people I stayed with.

Chatham itself isnt that great, but I have some really good friends their. I stayed with them when I went to England. So for me, it was more seeing them then being in Chatham that was fun.

I’ve been here a few different times with my family. It’s always really fun! It’s been awhile though, and the last time we went it rained most of the time which made it kind of hard to do everything. I’d like to see it all again.

So my opinon is biased. For me, it’s worth going because I get to hang out with him, and we always have a blast together.

I went to England for the first time April, 2006, and spent about a week or so in London. So I was actually over there this time last year, which makes me a little bit sad because I know the absolute soonest I can get back is sometime next year, and it probably wont happen that soon. I love London, I can’t explain why, but I had a blast there. I have some friends that live about an hour and a half outside of London so I stayed with them all but the first… three days I think, when I went over. I learned a lot, saw a lot, and had tons of fun. My personal opinion is if your going to London/England/Europe, and you know you wont be able to get back for awhile, then go for at least two weeks. I went for two and a half and it wasn’t nearly enough time. Also, if you don’t have friends or family over there stay in a hostel, not a hotel, it’ll save you money and the people that work there are usually really knowledgeable and eager to hear why your there and what you plan to do, as well as give you tips on what to be sure to do. Like take a boat ride on the Thames, ride the London Eye (it’s a gigantic ferris wheel that takes half an hour for one rotation), and see the changing of the guard. Another thing I would recommend is expanding your travels, especially if your going to be there more then a week, get outside of London and go see the country, I went to Wales when I was there, it’s a totally different set-up then London, but it’s fun, especially if you like adventure. It was so hard to find anything in Wales, and the language is so different it’s nearly impossible to get directions. If you go there, be sure you have a day to dedicate to it! Check out at least one castle while your there. I went to several including: Leeds, Kenilworth, and the Tower of London. The Tower is very much a tourist attraction, but if you do the guided tour you can learn a lot and you don’t even have to leave London. Kenilworth is in Warwickshire and my favorite castle by far. All that’s left is the ruins, most of which you can walk through. I just thought it was pretty cool. If you like nature go to Leeds, the grounds are absolutely beautiful and it had to be the most peaceful place I went to the whole time I was in England. That’s just some of the stuff I did, and can’t wait to do again. Hope this post is interesting and maybe even somewhat helpful!