Seattle Day Three

August 2, 2015
I had lunch with Christie and Greg. Greg made some beans, bbq chicken and salad. I brought the desert,  Haagen-Dazs ice cream.

It was fun catching up and I got to talk about our Journey so far. I showed them a map of the U.S. with yellow highlighting our route.
I can't believe we did all that.

And now we have to look at settling down. I wonder where we will land. There are not many rentals in SLO. We may have to look further south. It would be cool if it had a tree house or a pool and jacuzzi. It's hard to find a place that will take pets.

Judy and Traci went on a hike and geocaching. They found three geocaches. Traci has been doing it for a year or so and has over 500 geocache finds. That's a lot.

Seattle Day Two

August 1, 2015
Discount Tire called this morning and they found me a replacement tire so I got that installed. Judy, Traci, and Ian went to Bikram's Yoga. Then Traci went off geocaching and Ian and Judy went for a 25 mile bike ride on The Sammamish Bike trail. They did all this with a heat advisory for Seattle.

Traci and Ian's dog Kioko doesn't like Pumpkin so we have to keep them separated. Pumpkin and I are hanging out in the driveway with the AC on watching the parking lot. This might sound not so good, but it is actually okay. The condo is not air conditioned and the van does feel like home to us after three months living in it. Too bad there is nothing good on over the air TV.

Tomorrow there will be more of the same weather. I am going to visit Christie Wilson at her house and have lunch. She has two dogs that are Pumpkin's size so that will be good for him. At least if the dogs don't get along no one will be seriously injured or killed.

We have been able to get Ian's wifi in the parking lot so I have been researching places to live and rental properties. It's been mostly discouraging. There are not a lot of rentals in SLO and the ones we have found are less than ideal. Sometimes we both get a little worried about finding someplace to live especially with two pets. Our plans are to leave Seattle and has south Monday morning.

Redmond, Washington

July 31, 2015
We are at Traci and Ian's condo camping in the parking lot. We had a major tire failure on the freeway getting here. Judy was driving and the tread came off of the tire on the rear passenger side. It sounded like a bomb went off. She pulled over immediately and we looked under the car. We checked for a flat tire. The traffic was loud and busy. We were afraid to stop for very long and we were out in the middle of nowhere. The next exit was probably ten miles down the road. Judy said she thought she might have hit a tire tread. We jumped back in the van and went slowly for awhile listening for any problems. We drove for another hour on the tire with no tread and the wire showing through before we stopped. By that time part of the rear bumper had come off and the mud flap was hanging by a thread. We had passed a Discount Tire just before we stopped so we doubled back for repairs. Two days ago in Nampa I had been to Discount Tire for a tire rotation,  balance, and rotation.
Discount Tire did not have the exact tire match but provided us with a temporary replacement. We will get a permanent replacement in San Diego. We will fill out a claim form for the rest of the damages. Just another  epic road trip adventure.

KOA Pasco, Washington

July 30, 2015

After a nice visit, we left Nampa, Idaho at 9:45AM for a mostly driving day. We stopped in Baker at a park for lunch and in Richland at Walmart for food supplies. We camped at a KOA in Pasco, Washington for the night. It was 101 degrees when we arrived at our campsite. Today's forecast is 106  degrees. We are heading to Seattle to visit Traci and Ian and hopefully better weather.

We will be heading towards San Diego probably Monday morning. We will be stopping in San Luis Obispo, Carpenteria, Ventura, and any towns along the way where we might want to rent a home. Our tentative plans are to be in San Diego on August 18th. We will be house sitting and pet sitting until the end of the month at Ken's or if his plans change...

Road Art

More in Nampa

Wednesday Jody treated me to lunch at the LeBaron' Honked cafe in downtown Nampa. We split the chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, string beans, and a roll. It was delicious. We had a really fun and entertaining waitress named Coco. We then went to Jody's chiropractor for me to get adjusted. This was my second time to see him and I think it is helping my nagging neck pain. 

Judy went for a bike ride with Bill and Ann Marie along the Boise Greenbelt. They rode for 30 scenic miles.

We have been staying in Monica out in front of Jody's house. The street is very quiet and we are able to plug into her house for electricity. The weather is good so we don't need to run the air conditioner.

Yesterday we had dinner with the family, ( Robert, Debra, LeeAnne, David, Alex, and Paige), at Jody's house. Jody and Judy made enchiladas, refried beans, guacamole, and Spanish rice.

We loved staying and visiting with Jody and her energetic dog Bella. Her and Bella have been so nice and generous sharing their space with us. 

Bella

Jody, Bella, And Judy

Nampa, Idaho Jody's House

July 26, 2015

We are staying out in front of Judy's cousins host in Nampa, Idaho for the next couple of days. I have a chiropractic appointment tomorrow to get an adjustment. I am so looking forward to the relief that comes with proper spine alignment.

Today we saw EBR1, (Experimental Breeder Reactor), at The Atomic Museum in Atomic City on our way to Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.

We are getting to the hard part of our journey. We are slowly on our way back to California, but we have no place to call home. Now that it is getting closer we realize we have to settle on a town and find a place to rent.
    

Making adjustments

Punky pushing the BUTTON 

Crater of the Moon

Crater of the Moon lava

People walking up to a lookout point

Movin' on Through

July 25, 2015

McCammon, Idaho

McCammon RV Park...sort of. Located by the Chevron Station next to the train tracks.

We went to Sink Canyon State Park in Lander, Wyoming. We saw the biggest trout, (twelve pounds or more), I have ever seen. Then we went to the Kemmerer Oyster Music Festival. I got a massage and we listened to music.

Sunset last night at Twin Pines RV Park

Sign outside coffee concession Kemmerer, Wyoming 

Red Canyon, Wind River Mountains, WY

Big trout