Car is PACKED
28 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Got as much as we could into my car, leaving a bit for Rosie and I to drive. Heading to Lexington, KY. Sue will ship anything else.
My plan is about 600 miles per day; that puts us into Sandy, OR onBaca selengkapnya
Lexington, KY
28 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Not too bad for the first day....
HOWEVER, LOOKY WHAT I FOUND FOR DINNER!!! (see pics). OMG
Next up, Kansas City, MO tomorrow....
In boating (cruising), going where you've been before is calledBaca selengkapnya
Alberto is Here
28 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
I'm a VERY lucky guy in at least two (2) ways:
1. I have a friend that gave away Monarch Bank Golf Umbrellas on our Bourbon trip.....
2. I have a wife who is always thinking and shoved one in my carBaca selengkapnya
"Kansas City Here I Come"
29 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
7AM departure; the time change to Central time helped a bit.
“Crossed my wake” at 8:10 EDT.
Arrived at hotel at 3:30..... Nice to just unpack and relax. Rosie was anxious to get out andBaca selengkapnya
Half way
30 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Clicked here just to set a footprint as my mileage his the half way point.
Interesting being on I-80 as I spent so much time on it in NY, NJ and San Francisco. I-80 starts at the George WashingtonBaca selengkapnya
Rockies in sight!!!
30 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Cheyenne, Wy
30 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Glad to cross another time zone (mountain). Makes arrival time better. However, Rosie hasn’t adjusted so she wakes me up at 6:00am EDT no matter where we are. Gotta work on that.
Big thunderstormBaca selengkapnya
Ugh....Time Zone Change
31 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌙 45 °F
Love time zone changes as we travel West (it will be bad returning) as our arrivals get earlier and earlier; passing into a new zone daily.
However, Rosie doesn’t adjust, awaking one hour earlierBaca selengkapnya
Mileage
31 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Took this picture as my trip hit 2,000 miles.
Interesting facts:
•. From home to Kansas City my gas mileage was 29GPM.... not bad
• From Kansas City to Cheyenne it dropped to 23.4MPG.... veryBaca selengkapnya
Arrived Twin Falls, Idaho
31 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
As Rosie gets me up at 6:00AM EDT (which is now 3:00AM PDT) we arrived Twin Falls at around 2:00 PDT. She's having eating issues (not eating) so I spent some time getting some things to help....Baca selengkapnya
Counting Down
31 Mei 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
So tomorrow, Rosie and I have one leg left; only 553 miles (shortest leg). We will head straight to the hotel and settle in for 3-4 days (a welcome change to our schedule).
I'll get Rosie into dayBaca selengkapnya
New Record
1 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Got on I-84 to Final destination , Sandy, Or.
“Distance to next turn 537 miles”. Wow
Oregon State Line
1 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
2,677 miles from home.
Arrived 1:30 PDT
1 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Heckuva trip. I’ll post pics tonight.
Arrival Reflections
1 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
•. Next time, I probably would add a day of rest after every other stop. Five (5) straight 600 mile days is tough on me and Rosie.
• La Quinta Inns are "hit and miss"...I've seen really nice onesBaca selengkapnya
Cleaning Up
1 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Here's the final tally.
•. 135 gallons regular gas
•. 3,049.2 miles from home to hotel in Oregon
• 22.6 GPM (average)
As I mentioned before, I saw 29MPG from home to Kansas City. The tripBaca selengkapnya
Time for the Unveiling
4 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Well, it's time to pick up the RosieBus.... We're staying in a hotel in Gresham, OR (about 15 miles from Sandy, OR, where the dealer is), I found a doggy-day-care in Mt. Hood (minutes from the dealer)Baca selengkapnya
Looky What I Found
5 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
When we first arrived at the parking space, it was pretty cloudy. While walking Rosie, look what popped out of the clouds!! Mt. Hood is directly out the window...
What an incredible view.....
RosieBus has arrived
6 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
With car in tow (first time) we have occupied, with no damages, out first campsite.
Beautiful space, with shade, on a creek directly to the rear, and the Sandy River on other side of site. RosieBaca selengkapnya
Just Relaxing
8 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
Spent Thursday and Friday relaxing, organizing, setting up TV’s, exploring, etc...
Saturday will be shut in as the rains have arrived. Sue flies in Sunday so the adventure will begin in full.
Rain and more rain
9 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Interesting weather. Light rain; sunshine; heavy rain; sunshine. Nathan advises hail in Portland.
Now, at 8:30pm, rainbow...
We Complete the Occupants
10 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
Picking up Sue in Portland early afternoon. Rosie bus is ready. It’ll be interesting how we adapt to “Tiny House” living for a little while.
Looking forward to her arrival.
Reservations atBaca selengkapnya
Mt. Hood and Multnomah Falls
11 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Took a day trip to see the Columbia River at Mt. Hood (mainly for PJ Doherty). We’ve been there before buts it’s a nice little town.
Stopped by Multnomah Falls on way back.
Rosie Meets Critters
13 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Lots of long walks end up meeting critters Rosie doesn’t see elsewhere. Generally hard to get pics as it happens so fast.
Rabbits
Squirrels
Ground squirrels
Birds living in shrubs
Slugs (huge).Baca selengkapnya
Nathans New Diggs
14 Juni 2018, Amerika Serikat ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Had dinner with the boy last night. Sue took train into Portland so I crated Rosie and drove in... only 20-25 mins. After dinner, we took Nathan home (He walks to work) and got to see his new place onBaca selengkapnya











































































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