We managed to get almost to the Oregon border before we decided to call it a night. The rest area was completely full, but we found a open area before the on ramp back onto the Interstate. This is what we awoke to in the morning:
We had to sit and wait until our mandatory 10 hour break was over and shortly after 10am we were on the road again. The further we went into Oregon, the cloudier it got, and then we hit patches of rain. It never seemed to last very long, and for a short time, just before we hit the greater Portland, OR area, the sun burst through the clouds and we were blessed with a rainbow. In front of us we saw the one end:
and to the right of us we saw the other end:
No sightings of a pot of gold or small green leprechauns could be seen.
We called it a night at a rest area just 90 miles from our delivery location. This time, we were the first ones there and had our choice of any parking space we wanted. After a hot meal, home cooked in the microwave, we went to bed with a 3am wake up call waiting for us. The ride into Auburn, WA was uneventful, and we prefer it that way, and we arrived at the Safeway DC 30 minutes early.
Presently we are sitting in the dock waiting for them to unload the trailer and take inventory. We, as always, are interested to see where we might be headed next and with what. But as Dorothy sang:
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
We're living proof that dreams, do in deed, come true.
3 comments:
Beautiful pictures! Oregon is a very pretty state, especially if you like rain. Does your waiting time for your load count as operating time before you have to rest or is it strictly drive time?
Wow, that rainbow is as good as gold itself.
My rainbow will have 6 winning numbers on it.
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