June 2004
  
 
Bigfoot Arrives, June 6, 2004
 
Bigfoot Day, June 8, 2004
 
Friday, June 11
 
june_2004_005.JPG (239210 bytes) Redmond, WA... my first day at Camp eHome, between the Building 50 parking garage and the 520 east bound on-ramp. Since arriving 3 days prior, Bigfoot had remained parked at my apartment at Bellevue Pointe while operation "Move In" was in progress. I finished moving in and closing out the apartment the evening before and spent my first night in Bigfoot parked outside the apartment. I arose early on this day and drove over to the parking spot I had scoped out at my workplace, Building 50... Camp eHome. My plan to try "full timing" in an RV was now underway...
 
june_2004_006.JPG (298290 bytes) june_2004_007.JPG (241502 bytes) june_2004_008.JPG (304105 bytes) Redmond, WA... having pulled into Camp eHome for the first time, the excitement of my RV plan becoming a reality was countered by my Father's deteriorating health condition back in Charlotte and the death of former President Ronald Reagan. In Bigfoot, I watched President Reagan's funeral before stepping over to Building 50 for work.
  
  I consider Ronald Reagan to have been the greatest man of the 20th Century.
  
On my way to the lab I made my usual stop at the Building 50 cafe for morning coffee and there I was happy to tell my friend Hong to be sure to step out to take a look at the shiny new Bigfoot!
 
After work on this Friday I rolled on down to downtown Redmond... first to the Workshop Tavern for dinner then the Home Depot for supplies. I spent my first night boondocking in Bigfoot at the Home Depot in Redmond, and arose early the next morning (Saturday) to continue with minor fix-up details. In the afternoon I drove down to Camping World in Fife/Tacoma and stayed there Saturday night. It was a nice feeling being at Camping World with my rig parked outside, after having been in that store so many times dreaming of the day I'd have a rig!
  

 
Sunday, June 13
Bothell, WA... at Lake Pleasant RV Park... outside my window...
 
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Wednesday, June 16
Redmond, WA... Camp eHome... on the Microsoft Campus...
 
june_2004_015.JPG (242559 bytes) june_2004_016.JPG (363788 bytes) Camp eHome - situated between the Building 50 parking deck and a little wooded area that served as a buffer between the parking deck and the 520 eastbound on-ramp. This little park-like buffer zone, a stone's toss from my front door, was not on a path to anywhere, and was (as far as I could tell) a barely known little enclave. From this peaceful little wooded area I could see... on a clear day... Mount Baker to the north, the Cascades to the east, and Mount Rainier to the south...
 
The above described wooded area provided a fine place for Wednesday meetings with John...
 
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Saturday, June 19
 
june_2004_009.JPG (133647 bytes) Kirkland, WA... giving Nancy a tour of Bigfoot and a ride to her workplace - Seattle Hooters, at Lake Union. Nancy was talking about how I had talked for a long time about getting one of these "Bigfoot cars," and how I now had one... and I must say, I liked that talk!
 
Seattle, WA... atop Queen Anne Hill... overlooking Lake Union...
 
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Eastbound on the 520 Floating Bridge... from Seattle to Bellevue...
 
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Redmond, WA... inside Bigfoot...
 
My Father's health was continuing to decline. Though in daily contact with family, another trip to Charlotte was needed...
 
North Carolina Trip, June 23 - 29, 2004