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| Central Washington |
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| Near the summit of the Snoqualmie Pass |
We left Pendleton at 7:20 am. I am getting used to these early mornings but looking forward to sleeping in. First stop was Prosser, WA. Choices were McDonald's, Burger King or Starbucks. We chose Starbucks. Next stop is North Bend just east of Seattle. After North Bend it's the Duty Free at Pacific highway then Canada Customs. We only bought a few clothes so that should be a breeze. Cheryl is taking our car to the Pacific Inn and it's back home.
The luck continues. I won a $50 gift certificate for Superstore. First prize in today's raffle!
6:00 PM:
We got to I-405 in Seattle and there was a huge backup because of a bad car accident. The driver continued on I-90 to the I-5. It was closed! We were detoured right through downtown Seattle and drove beside Century Link Field where the soccer game was about to begin. The traffic was a nightmare. The driver followed the I-5 detour to just before Northgate Mall. It was slow and must have been very frustrating for him but he did just fine. We got to the duty free at Pacific Highway where people disembarked and bought their purchases. We watched two buses go into Customs before us while we were waiting for them to get their purchases. We were fortunate we just got off the bus, left all our luggage on board and cleared individually. It was fast. We got to the Pacific Inn a little later than planned.
We went through four national parks and eight states. We've had a wonderful trip but it's always nice to go home.
