Megan and I left Iowa on August 14, 2009 around 4 PM. It was good to be heading west again. We stayed at my grandma's house in Lincoln and this time Edward was a much better behaved dog. He was so funny when we showed up at her house. It was nighttime and so he started growling and barking at her. Hahaha, oh Edward, it's just Grandma!
We stopped in Denver and then made it to Salt Lake. It was good to see the mountains again. I'm definitely a Western U.S. sort of dude. We stopped in Boise at my buddy's parents house and we slept out in a tent in their backyard. They aren't dog people and Edward would probably die if we slept inside, so we brought a tent and slept with him. Dang dogs!
We drove the rest of the way to Anacortes, WA and loved it. People make fun of the eastern 2/3rds of Washington, but it's really pretty. Lots of vineyards and apple trees. Seattle traffic is nasty, but you get married so you can drive in the HOV lane on I-5 during rush hour, right?
Anacortes is a beautiful little town. We saw some really pretty places and I can't wait to go back!
Pictures anyone?
Deception Pass is so wonderful!
We also went to Seattle and visited Pike Street Market. Yes, it's touristy, but everyone should go. We saw a huge dog there:
Did I say big dog or freaking huge dog? I forgot.
We also visited the Oregon Coast which is beautiful, but cold and windy. Megan and I drove back from Lincoln City up to Tillamook (the cheese town) and then through Beaverton and Portland. So beautiful. I love Oregon. Then we drove back to Utah.
I forgot to mention that we had two oil changes in 12 days. We drove from Davenport, IA to Pittsburg, KS (where we got our oil changed) and back and then from Davenport to Anacortes, WA (another oil change). The dealership sent us a card saying "Isn't it time for your 60,000 mile service?" Hahaha. Nope! We had 70,000 miles on our car! I'm glad we'll end up in Portland. No more driving 3 hours every weekend to prevent insanity. I'm so happy to be back in Utah and back in the West.
Well, there's our update. Hope everyone is happy!
