Merrily: Sunday, August 7, 2011

We are here! Joann and I got ino Seattle around 5pm on Friday and started unpacking immediately. We had 150 boxes to unpack and are down to the last 5 - the picture boxes. I'll include a picture of how the townhouse looked when we walked in - wall to wall stuff to do! However, I think I"ll really like where I am. Nw that the lving room has cleared out some, I'll have room and light- an important part of Seattle life, I've been told. There is, however, very little stoage. My closet is the size of a 1950's ranch and I only have 4 cabinets and 5 drawers in the kitchen. Joann is a big help with coming up with creative ideas for storage!
I last blogged on the 3rd, I think. We were headed through Alberta and British Columbia, Canada on Thursday. This was a gorgeous ride and we had so much fun looking at all the sites. We arrived at Wendy and Bob Carlson's around 2 Thursday and had a great visit. Wendy took us on a boat ride to a floating restaurant. The food was delicious, above and beyond what we had in days previous. On Friday we woke at 6:30 to Bob washing the car! We looked very clean and shiny driving into Seattle.
Friday we tried the interstate, but got bored and sleepy very quickly, so took back roads and went through this beautiful valley with all kinds of fruit trees.
As we approached Seattle, we were very glad we were headed in instead of trying to leave for the week-end. (Note to self- leave at dawn on Fridays if trying to get away!
I plan to continue to blog, but do not have internet, so it will be spotty until next week. Joann and I are headed to the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and back on Thursday.
Lecture mode:
Many of you love to travel to Europe, Greece, the Islands and that is wonderful! However, if you haven't gotten into your car, stayed off the interstate and traveled the back roads ( even around your home town), you are missing out on sooooo mjuch. Try a car instead of a plane, a bike instead of a car, but explore!
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