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October 14, 1995

I’ve been in Wisconsin a little over a week and I’ve had a fantastic time. The first night, I drove into Hudson and gave Chad a call, got his phone number in Stout – Menomonie, WI so I cruised over and he took me out.

Then I spent the weekend in Hudson, I drove in with Chad.  I spent the night at his parents.  They have a gorgeous house and they raise Arabians.  I can’t believe I’ve been here this long.

Anyway, the next night I spent at the Blaise’s. Everyone here is extremely friendly. I can’t believe how genuinely nice and generous people are.  Chad’s a little OCD I think. All these guys are pissed because he doesn’t drop by anymore.

I watched Mark’s brother Matt motor cross race, he crashed a couple time and end-oed once, a little scary.

I’ve actually been spending more time with Doug and Mark’s roommates than I have with them.  They took me mountain biking and too me down some serious hills (I think).  We ended up jumping off a trail into a creek.  Then we rode across a couple railroad bridges.  Olaf is a neat guy.  I know he thinks what I’m doing by traveling is pretty cool.

But the winds of change are blowing me, and I guess it’s time to move on.

October 6, 1995

So i WAS in Seward.  Wrong vibes so now I’m in Hudson, Wisconsin – actually, Menomonie, WI. I’m visiting the cheeseheads I met in Alaska at Trans Aqua.

Seward was not worth it.  I went there in hopes of a JOB!?  Not anything.  I applied for an accounting and waitstaff job. The waitstaff position I got denied hardcore.  The owner basically told me to not come back.  Well, not that it really bothered me that much.  Actually, not at all. I think my mind was made up to leave Alaska a long time before I even went down to Seward.

I spent a day down there and took off.  I stopped by and said goodbye to Per and Carrie.  I started a book of “The Other Side” where I have other people write stories and musing in it.  Then I got my ear pierced and left Alaska.  It took me 6 1/2 days to drive across Canada.

Note – the Edmonton mall was tremendous – roller coaster and everything.