Well, I'm sure you'll be glad to know we made it home safe and sound! I'm a bit late getting this last post up as we actually got home last night, but there's always a million things to do when you get home.
We left Springfield bright and early - there wasn't a lot to do there in the morning and we were both anxious to get home!
The first part of the drive was pretty much the same as the day before - same scenery, a bit cooler (it was early morning!) It took us about 2 hours to get from Springfield to Portland. Portland is a beautiful city! We've decided we'd like to head down there for a weekend sometime and look around a bit! The Gorge is down there, and Mt. St. Helens is nearby, too, so there's lots we'd like to see more of in that area, it's just a matter of finding the time to do it!
Traffic was pretty heavy coming into Portland and stayed fairly consistent right through past Seattle and even on to Marysville! We stopped once at a rest stop for a bathroom break, and once for gas and lunch at Marysville. We also had to hit up the Seattle Premium Outlets in Marysville because it's sooo hard to pass by and not stop when we can actually buy stuff and not worry about the value we're bringing back (we can't actually afford THAT much!) In the end we only ended up with a two pairs of shorts (Ian) and a sweater (Melanie). But we both enjoyed looking around I think. I found a dress for my sister that was marked down from $440 to $50 but I didn't buy it because I wasn't sure if she'd like it, but in retrospect I should have just got it! What a deal! And I thought it was really nice!
We were there a bit longer than we had intended and got back on the road a little later than hoped. Luckily, traffic was quite a bit better North of Marysville.
We stopped again at Duty-Free (how could we not!?) and got a fabulous deal on Tequila (are you all coming over now??) We got two 750mL bottles of tequila, and a huge bottle of Sauza (Margaritas) for $50US! NOW are you all coming to visit?? :D
Anyways, we got all our stuff unpacked and now, a day later, all the laundry is done. Had margaritas and enchiladas (thanks for the inspiration, Sue!) for dinner tonight and it was FANTASTIC!
Now for a summary of our trip: stay tuned for our responses and feel free to ask your own questions!!!
1. Favourite hotel
2. Favourite meal
3. Favourite restaurant
4. Favourite travel song
5. Funniest memory
6. Favourite memory
7. Favourite scenic vista
8. Favourite tourist trap
9. Best drink
10. Favourite purchase
11. Worst room
12. Best shower
13. Worst memory
14. Something you learned
15. Place you'd most like to return to
16. Favourite picture
17. Most frightening moment
18. Place you'd most like to live
19. One thing you wish you'd done
20. Favourite quote
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