...but they don't travel with kids. Ten hours 16 minutes I was told to get from our hotel in Dillon, MT to our hotel in Mt. Vernon, WA. My plan was to drive to Spokane, WA (approx. 5 hours from Dillon), go to the children's museum or waterfront area (arrive around 1 pm) and spend 1.5 hours there, and then 5 more hours and arrive at said hotel.
Sabine and Vivian's plan was a little different. We made it almost 2 hours when they requested a stop...so we ended up at a rest stop where Bret took the girls "fishing" while I made sandwiches...(OK, so we didn't leave Dillon till 10:45 am...minus one really cool bedrail, which coincidentally used to belong to the friends who are house sitting in Jackson for us right now...they moved to CA last December...) but hey, I didn't have to carry it up to the hotel tonight! (My glass is half full...of G&T).
After that stop, we found several interesting things to look at during our drive, including the sprawling ranch type place that had MANY giant statues of various animals (giant bull, eagle with spread wings, etc. you get the idea, right?) and then...something else...Bret and I both saw it, so it must have happened. It was an alien spaceship statue with an alien exiting the ship. Really. OK then. Toto, we really aren't in Kansas anymore.
After that, at mile 242 (yes, we took notes...) we saw that we were leaving the "Apple Maggot Quarantine Area"...thank goodness all went well...
So, we made it to our destination...14 hours later...and oh so GRATEFUL for the time change...love gaining an hour...
4 comments:
I remember the trips from Bellevue to Island Park with 3 kids and a dog. You are doing well. I look forward to seeing you at 7pm on Friday. How long will you stay?
Looking forward to meeting Sabine and Vivian...Aunt Jan
It was a great week and I love playing guitar with you. Can't wait til y'all are in Portland!
Hooray!
You rock! And made our holiday complete with your fantabulous songbook. Just reading your blog makes me miss you all over again. Are you sure you are not a stand-up comic in another dimension?
Ronnie's dad lives in San Diego. When the kids were young, it took us 3 days to make that drive from Seattle. It was a WONDERFUL milestone when their riding endurance got to the point that we could make the trip in 2 days instead. Now MJ is old enough to help with the driving. Wow! Time changes things.
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