Day 1 of our grand adventure!
Left home before 7 am.
We drove.
And drove.
Kyra tripped at a rest stop in Idaho and smashed her watch.
Drove some more.
Kept driving.
Had a picnic lunch at a park in Boise.
Fed geese.
And drove.
And drove.
Stopped at a firefighter museum in La Grande (western Oregon)
Drove some more.
And more.
Stopped for dinner in Pendleton.
Drove some more
Saw the Columbia River.
Watched the tugboats push barges around while we drove.
And drove.
Drove some more.
Saw a dam on the river.
Drove. Saw another dam.
Watched the sun set.
Drove some more.
And finally arrived at our hotel in Portland for the night at about 10 pm Utah time.
Missed most of the Olympic opening ceremonies, but did watch the very last part before the parade of nations and the first part of the parade of nations. Fell asleep watching it.
posted by Utahdoula at 3:43 PM
1 Comments:
Wow, really wonderful pictures, Andrea. It brings back the trip we did 2 years ago: the lighthouses, the one that was closed was open then & we tour4ed it, the lighthousekeepers home, very Victorian. He had lots of kids and his wife always set a proper table linen napkins, etc. The had a maid, too. Thr cobbles, punchbowl,etc. great memories. Thanks, Andrea. Mom
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