HEADING NORTH TO WASHINGTON

We slept in a bit Saturday morning, before arising and taking showers at the company yard. If Friday was any indication of how warm it is going to be getting in the Valley, I was more than happy to be heading north. Yes, I know, at least it is a dry heat, but hot is hot just the same.

We decided to stop at the Rolling Hills Casino in Corning for a lunch break. We split a sandwich while we played $10 on a dime machine. It lasted as long as it took for us to finish our lunch, but we made sure to refill our free soda cups before leaving the casino. In retrospect, I guess they weren't so free after all.

We stopped for the night in Medford, OR and I was already looking forward to a good nights sleep. I know there are people that need absolute quiet to sleep, but for me, the sound of the reefer unit running is like a sweet lullaby to me. I have always preferred to have some sort of white noise in the background when I sleep and now I have the perfect arrangement.

We decided to leave very early this morning, 4:30am to be exact, and get into the greater Seattle area by early afternoon. The drive was nice, with lots of greenery in view, and while driving through Portland, we passed right by the Portland Aerial Tram and the waterfront. The area was quite busy with people out and about doing Mother's Day activities.

Crossing over the great Columbia River, we passed into Washington State for the first time since becoming residents there. I asked Craig if he felt like he was home, but he just gave me one of those looks that said, "are you crazy?", it was either that, or maybe he was just hungry, I get the two confused.

We decided to stay at a rest stop which is only 15 miles from our delivery location in the morning. As always, we will be anxious to know where our next load will take us and now, with the added question of what exactly will we be hauling. The bill of lading on this load says "Frozen French BDGH". We aren't sure exactly what it is, but if anyone out there knows, drop us a line! I'll have Craig try and find out in the morning when they off load it from the trailer.