Day 5 (Thursday, January 3rd)
By this time, Daniel and I had established a fairly normal routine of waking up at eight, swimming, grabbing breakfast, getting ready for the day, and heading out by nine or ten. Some days this was easy, and some days left us wishing we could magically add another day into our trip. This Thursday was no exception. We located the nearest Starbucks for breakfast and a pick-me-up, then we headed on our way to the Washington state border. I loved the ride through Wyoming, but Daniel did not. It was such a beautiful landscape with a fresh dusting of snow! Nothing else exceptional happened besides our driving through Casper where my parents lived for a while and my finding the best, warm, cuddly, highlighter-yellow Wyoming hoodie on the face of the planet! We ended the day by staying at a hotel in KennewickI hope to post a blog entirely of pictures when we return to civilization. We simply don't have the bandwidth to on the road, unfortunately.
Day 6-8 (Friday, January 4th-Sunday the 6th)
Daniel and I allowed ourselves a couple extra hours to sleep and swim on Friday before heading to our hotel in Gig Harbor. We also had to plan the second half of our trip along with the hotels at each stop, and we had to figure out a game plan for the weekend. Daniel's father was in the hospital, so we surprised him that night! Daniel's mom also was kind enough to let us do some laundry, which had piled up a bit at this time. We slept very well this night, because we knew we didn't have a very long drive ahead of us the next day, and the Inn at Gig Harbor was our absolute favorite hotel of all! It had a big jacuzzi in the room and a special suite with a sofa and even a conference table and guest half bath!
Our main priority the next two days was to fit in some time with as many friends and family members as possible. It was inevitable, of course, that we were not able to accomplish this with everyone. Daniel was especially refreshed and encouraged by spending time with his immediate family who were not able to be at the wedding and by seeing/meeting all of his nieces and nephews. It was a joy to watch. We were both very sad to leave our family (and that hotel!), but we decided to get an early start on the road Sunday afternoon after the lovely reception Daniel's mother arranged for us at Westside, Daniel's old church home. We ended Sunday night in Albany, Oregon after a relatively short drive.
By this time, Daniel and I had established a fairly normal routine of waking up at eight, swimming, grabbing breakfast, getting ready for the day, and heading out by nine or ten. Some days this was easy, and some days left us wishing we could magically add another day into our trip. This Thursday was no exception. We located the nearest Starbucks for breakfast and a pick-me-up, then we headed on our way to the Washington state border. I loved the ride through Wyoming, but Daniel did not. It was such a beautiful landscape with a fresh dusting of snow! Nothing else exceptional happened besides our driving through Casper where my parents lived for a while and my finding the best, warm, cuddly, highlighter-yellow Wyoming hoodie on the face of the planet! We ended the day by staying at a hotel in KennewickI hope to post a blog entirely of pictures when we return to civilization. We simply don't have the bandwidth to on the road, unfortunately.
Day 6-8 (Friday, January 4th-Sunday the 6th)
Daniel and I allowed ourselves a couple extra hours to sleep and swim on Friday before heading to our hotel in Gig Harbor. We also had to plan the second half of our trip along with the hotels at each stop, and we had to figure out a game plan for the weekend. Daniel's father was in the hospital, so we surprised him that night! Daniel's mom also was kind enough to let us do some laundry, which had piled up a bit at this time. We slept very well this night, because we knew we didn't have a very long drive ahead of us the next day, and the Inn at Gig Harbor was our absolute favorite hotel of all! It had a big jacuzzi in the room and a special suite with a sofa and even a conference table and guest half bath!
Our main priority the next two days was to fit in some time with as many friends and family members as possible. It was inevitable, of course, that we were not able to accomplish this with everyone. Daniel was especially refreshed and encouraged by spending time with his immediate family who were not able to be at the wedding and by seeing/meeting all of his nieces and nephews. It was a joy to watch. We were both very sad to leave our family (and that hotel!), but we decided to get an early start on the road Sunday afternoon after the lovely reception Daniel's mother arranged for us at Westside, Daniel's old church home. We ended Sunday night in Albany, Oregon after a relatively short drive.
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