Leaving Home

After weeks of procrastination, suddenly we were down to a few days, and it was time to leave. We got very lucky and rented our house out for six months, but that meant we had to pack everything up. And it turns out we have a LOT of crap. An unbelievable amount, really. But after a lot of help from our parents we made our Nov 1st dealine! We'd planned to leave first thing in the morning, and drive straight to Portland. 

 The night before we left, it was Halloween. 

Reece and his cousin Sprout really enjoyed dressing up!

Family pic as we're out the door.

Measuring Reece against our front door.

Excited to get going!

We left our house at 3:27 pm and headed straight for the Canada/US Border. This is the part of the day I was most nervous about, but it went very smoothly. Except for a brief rest stop we drove straight through to Gig Harbor, Washington. Reece did very well during the six hour trip, although I'm not sure how many puffies he ate. 

Our arrival to Gig Harbor was pretty painless. But once we got there we had some trouble finding the RV park. We didn't write down the actual address of the park, so we decided to go to a Starbucks and use their internet. While in the parking lot a helpful security guard came over to kick us out. Unfortunately he didn't know where the RV park was either, but he did have some great tips on places we could stay overnight without getting caught! We arrived at the Gig Harbor RV Resort, and went straight to bed. 

Travel Lessons from the First Day:

• Pack grown up snacks in the truck. Confined spaces plus no stops equals a few hangry people. 
• The fancy new navigation system needs an actual street address. Must remember to write down address, as parking a 30' trailer in a Starbucks parking lot to steal the wifi is tricky
• Bring the camera when you go on walks! 
• Coffee without cream is gross. Buy cream.