And on the 8th day, around noon, I arrived at my son and daughter-in-law's home in Portland. 2500 miles, 7 states, 3 motels, 3 cohousing communities, 1 nephew of a friend. At least 3 new friends. I left Bend at 8:27 in the rain, and drove thru rain and snow, crossing the snow-covered mountains near Mt. Hood. I passed the trucks as they put on tire chains, praying that my tires were indeed the tracker style tires required to go thru the snow covered pass. It was a bit scary, but my Subaru Outback did just fine. At times, I drove 20 mph, with snow falling and no cleared roadway showing. But I made it thru the pass!
Now in Portland its snowing. Probably the coldest week of the winter. But I'm here, and so happy to be with my kids. I made us dinner, then drove to pick up Ben from work. Again lightly snowing, but not bad.
What I learned today: 1. It wasn't smart to pass thru a town filled with gas stations, only to be aggravated with myself for the next hour because I'd not adhered to my "don't let the gas get below 1/2" rule and had to drive a long time before finding another station; and 2. My son Dan, at age 39, looks like a man; 3. a product called Glo is a very cool furniture polish and cleaner.
Now in Portland its snowing. Probably the coldest week of the winter. But I'm here, and so happy to be with my kids. I made us dinner, then drove to pick up Ben from work. Again lightly snowing, but not bad.
What I learned today: 1. It wasn't smart to pass thru a town filled with gas stations, only to be aggravated with myself for the next hour because I'd not adhered to my "don't let the gas get below 1/2" rule and had to drive a long time before finding another station; and 2. My son Dan, at age 39, looks like a man; 3. a product called Glo is a very cool furniture polish and cleaner.
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