Car is PACKED
28 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 onMeer informatie
Lexington, KY
28 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 calledMeer informatie
Alberto is Here
28 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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 carMeer informatie
"Kansas City Here I Come"
29 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 andMeer informatie
Half way
30 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 WashingtonMeer informatie
Rockies in sight!!!
30 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Cheyenne, Wy
30 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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 thunderstormMeer informatie
Ugh....Time Zone Change
31 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 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 earlierMeer informatie
Mileage
31 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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.... veryMeer informatie
Arrived Twin Falls, Idaho
31 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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....Meer informatie
Counting Down
31 mei 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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 dayMeer informatie
New Record
1 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Got on I-84 to Final destination , Sandy, Or.
“Distance to next turn 537 miles”. Wow
Oregon State Line
1 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
2,677 miles from home.
Arrived 1:30 PDT
1 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Heckuva trip. I’ll post pics tonight.
Arrival Reflections
1 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 onesMeer informatie
Cleaning Up
1 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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 tripMeer informatie
Time for the Unveiling
4 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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)Meer informatie
Looky What I Found
5 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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. RosieMeer informatie
Just Relaxing
8 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 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 atMeer informatie
Mt. Hood and Multnomah Falls
11 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 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, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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).Meer informatie
Nathans New Diggs
14 juni 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 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 onMeer informatie











































































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