Leaving the canyon lands of Utah we headed northeast towards Seattle. The weather remained nice, but it was quite breezy, so much so, that we were unable to put the satellite dish up in Twin Falls, ID. But not to worry, the local stations came through on regular TV. We got the rig washed in the morning and off we were again. Going through this part of Idaho and then Washington with the Snake and Columbia Rivers is always nice. Plus the stop in Prosser, WA at the Starbucks is always a nice treat. It made the drive into Ellensburg, WA that much more enjoyable.
After spending the night in Ellensburg, we were up early on Wednesday morning, and arrived in Kent about 7am. We were greeted by this duck who was happily waddling across the street where we parked. The noise of the truck didn't phase him at all as he seemed quite at home. We were surprised that the dealership started unloading our boats by 7:30am. Craig and I are getting pretty good at figuring out the hoist and being as much help as we can for the lone employee who off loads the boats.
Waiting for our next dispatch, I sat and thought that we have been on this particular trip for 9 days. One of the longest trips we have had in awhile since the adventure of going into the Great North White in Yellowknife, Northwestern Territories, Canada. The nicest thing is that we 
accumulate lots of miles which of course equates into $$$.
We had been given a preplan to deliver a couple of over sized boats, one to Indiana and the other to Canada. But as we waited for confirmation, we were informed that it had been cancelled. The boats were not ready yet. Can't say that we were all that upset about it, you know how I just love the whole Customs thing!
In no time at all we received another dispatch to head to Moses Lake to pick up a Genie to take to the docks in Baltimore. This particular Genie Z80/60 will be on a slow boat to Canningvale, Western Australia. I always enjoy knowing where the boats and Genie we deliver to the docks are headed. Makes me feel oh so international.
Our drive into Moses Lake was nice, but when we got there we had a little wait. There were at least 4 other drivers in line waiting to load up with their Genie's. I had
to go back into my past blog entries to even remember when it was that we had a back haul .. It was almost 3 months ago when we delivered some containers from Southern California to Phoenix, AZ. Quite a run if you ask me. But there is definitely a difference hauling this 38,000 pound Genie compared to the rather lightweight boats.
As a treat, we naturally stopped at the Starbucks in Moses Lake for an iced coffee and a cookie. After all it is Craig's birthday on Friday and why not take this opportunity to start celebrating early. We had to scale out at a truck stop nearby to make sure we were not overweight on any of the axles. After getting the weights it was pretty close, but legal, so off we went to the company yard to fuel up.
accumulate lots of miles which of course equates into $$$.We had been given a preplan to deliver a couple of over sized boats, one to Indiana and the other to Canada. But as we waited for confirmation, we were informed that it had been cancelled. The boats were not ready yet. Can't say that we were all that upset about it, you know how I just love the whole Customs thing!
In no time at all we received another dispatch to head to Moses Lake to pick up a Genie to take to the docks in Baltimore. This particular Genie Z80/60 will be on a slow boat to Canningvale, Western Australia. I always enjoy knowing where the boats and Genie we deliver to the docks are headed. Makes me feel oh so international.
Our drive into Moses Lake was nice, but when we got there we had a little wait. There were at least 4 other drivers in line waiting to load up with their Genie's. I had
to go back into my past blog entries to even remember when it was that we had a back haul .. It was almost 3 months ago when we delivered some containers from Southern California to Phoenix, AZ. Quite a run if you ask me. But there is definitely a difference hauling this 38,000 pound Genie compared to the rather lightweight boats.As a treat, we naturally stopped at the Starbucks in Moses Lake for an iced coffee and a cookie. After all it is Craig's birthday on Friday and why not take this opportunity to start celebrating early. We had to scale out at a truck stop nearby to make sure we were not overweight on any of the axles. After getting the weights it was pretty close, but legal, so off we went to the company yard to fuel up.
We stayed in the yard for the night and got an early start this morning. It will definitely be a slow ride up the two mountain passes we have to cross this morning on our way eastward. But just like the little engine that could, if you listen closely you'll be able to hear us chant...." I think we can..... I think we can......... I think we can......."
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