Seattle, WA to Portland, OR

Hey, folks - Rudy here.  We had a great sleep in Seattle! [not sleepless - get it??] Hey, maybe I should do comedy when we get to California and not just those character roles I was after!

Seattle, Washington - December 18, 2011

Hello, everyone - Jeremy here.  Rudy has gone over the top so I'm blogging today.  We always have practical things to do - such as keeping the van well supplied with fuel.

Then Den Dad took an "alternate route" so we could see the Pacific Ocean - I had to agree with Rudy - it was exciting.

Looking out on the Pacific - near Raymond, WA

Den Dad explained that the tide was out so we could see a lot of the tidal flats that at high tide would be completely covered with water.

It is so wet around here, that the trees are covered with moss.

What a view! Rudy says, "from their kitchen window
they can see Japan!"  Oh, Rudy!

Vancouver, WA with bridge across the Columbia River to Portland, OR

Den Dad explained that near here, on the north bank of the Columbia, there was for many years a Hudson Bay Company post called Fort Vancouver.  The Columbia River here could well have been the southern boundary of Canada if Britain had defended the Company and its claims.

On behalf of all of us - thanks for all the encouraging messages.

Crossing Oregon tomorrow - Good-night - Jeremy