On the road again.......

Today's post will, of necessity, be a little shortened as we will be back on the road in just a few minutes.......we had our 'until next time' hugs with Hilary and Bob a shade past 9 am, and were back in the VW headed west and south for Cape Blanco.  I had filled up the tank two nights before on my way back from dropping my Mother at her apartment, so we did not have to stop again for fuel until The Dalles, OR.  I drove the first 140 miles, and switched with TLE in Kenniwick, WA who drove the last 140+ into The Dalles, then it was my turn to make the final run across I-84 to I-5 and south to Salem, OR.  We took a few minutes in Kennewick to get a cup of coffee at the local Starbucks, and a bagel, then we were back on the road again.

The drive was scenic and uneventful which is all one can really hope for......while TLE was driving I spent time reading the book I mentioned a few days ago.....The Light Between Oceans.  Every time I open that book time just melts away.......it seemed like very little time passed, but in actuality over 2 hours flew by as we pulled into the fuel station in The Dalles.  I managed to finish it about 9 pm Monday evening in our hotel room while TLE finished watching a cooking show .  It is the kind of book that makes you think about what you would have done in their place.  There are so many twists and turns along the way to keep you just enough off kilter, and all the time fascinated with what the outcome will be.  I am not a crier by habit, but I double dog dare you to read this book and not be overcome by emotion at its conclusion.  A big 'Thank You!" to my sister Hilary for recommending it.

In just a short while we will pile back into the Bug to cover the last 243 miles to Cape Blanco.....the weather forecast indicates rain the rest of the way, and for the next two days.  Judging by the smell of the morning air I think it has already been raining.....we are on the fourth floor of a hotel here in Salem, so it's a little hard to tell.

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