Hi everyone!! We are en route. Only 2300 miles to Ottawa! So, first the details. We left bright and early Saturday am, stopping at Mile 0 to take a photo, then off to get the 9:00 am ferry. Made it to the Peace Arch crossing where I annoyed the kids by saying "I'm in Canada. Now I'm in the States. Now I am in Canada again!" while hopping back and forth across the international line. I thought I was hilarious, and we took photos. Took about an hour to get across the border, and then south to Seattle. I started driving after the border and found myself on a five lane highway with exit ramps galore...quite unnerving, but I did it. We then headed east through the Cascades and Snoqualmie Pass (and other vehicles did a lot of passing!) We stayed at the Ellensburgh KOA the first night...really tired. Dennis' back is improving, luckily, and he did ALL the driving today (apparently me braking around corners drives him crazy...who knew?)
This morning we were on the road by 7:30 and drove across Washington, Idaho (saw potatoes) and into Montana. We also crossed into Mountain Time. We have made it to Bozeman where there is an awesome KOA...Dennis and the kids are in the pool as I write this. It was a long day, but we figure we are 1/4 of the way! Janet, I have now seen THE MOST BEAUTIFUL native headresses to add to your dreamcatcher collection. Let me know how many you would like. They came in a range of native colours, such as ruby red, yellow and violent orange. I think they are authentic.
Tomorrow we head east (duh!) and close to Teddy Roosevelt National Park where I hope to see buffalo.
So far, the things we forgot to pack are:
1. a bread knife (do you know how many times a day you need a bread knife?)
2. any sort of sharp knife at all
So far the things that have been most useful are:
1. the latte machine (Beth, you are right...the rest stops are amazing and even have electricity so I hauled out my machine and made a latte much to the embarrassment of the kids).
2. the DVD players (the girls have watched 5 of the 6 Star Wars movies....THANK YOU BAKER FAMILY...and the Brady Bunch)
3. my knitting (and it has not been too hot!)
4. the GPS (although it says "Zee" and "rowte"
Well, it is 9:30 and time for popcorn. So far, only Beth has sent me an email...just saying...
Love Me
P.S. The kids have been GREAT!
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the two white dots are the kids!
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National War Monument
5 comments:
thought you should know... In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
I didn't make this up - i found it on the interweb, so it must be true.
We are all glad to hear that you are doing well. It sounds like quite an adventure already. I am glad to hear that you have jumped into the driving of the trailer. That is good progress, one week you are driving the trailer around a semi empty parking lot and the next week you are driving it down a 5 lane interstate (that's what I like to see..no fear) You are all missed very much already. We look forward to getting updates on the great Robertson Jones adventure 2008.
Paul and the Novaks
Hi Guys,
Glad to hear your off to a good start.Kerry I was thinking you might want to move from knitting to crocheting.Perhaps a nice mesh tank top for Denis to wear in the heat of Ontario.Just a thought.
Stay cool!
Kelsey and fambly
Hi Kerry,
I'm glad you're off to a great start!
I hope you got my message Friday, I'm sorry I didn't get to speak to you in person. Horby was great, beautiful weather!!
Say hello to Dennis and the girls, I look forward to more updates.
Have fun and take care!
Love,
Mandy
Actually ... lawyer here so this isn't just Paris Match stuff, it is illegal for naked women to fish alone on Tuesdays in Montana. Check your facts!
Kelsey, I'm just visualizing here and D in a knitted tank top just doesn't seem too good, unless the thready thingys are, like, knitted really close together.
June 29th: we've just had the best 3 days of the year weather wise in V. Tomorrow, my team crashes your hot tub after hockey at 12:30 AM no matter what!
Kerri/y or Dennis/ce: Who do we send out "please return with these products for me" list to?
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