Today is the day we leave our dear daughter and family in Auburn and last day that Sharon will have to follow me in another vehicle. Our Mercedes will stay at Jerry & Arlene's house for the year that we are traveling. We headed up I-90 and over the Snoqualmie Summit to Eastern Washington. It is mostly a cement highway. The years of snowfall, freezing rain and heavy trucks with chains on have taken its toll on the highway. The trailer bucked all the way over ...

Today, Erin, Hannah, Eli, Sharon and I drove up to Sequim to see my sister and her sister-in-law. They have been rooming together for many years, since Sandy moved in with our Dad to take care of him. Barbara, Sandy's sister-in-law, has cancer and is now on hospice. This was a good chance for us to visit before our long absence. I could kick myself, as we didn't take any pictures. All too soon, it was time for us to head back to Auburn because the next morning,...

We had slept in our trailer in our kids' driveway. This way, we didn't displace one of our grandkids out of their bedroom for Grandma and Grandpa. Today was a day for errands. Little Roxie got clipped and bathed while I hit Costco and Fred Meyer for a few items. Sorry, no pictures today. We spent most of the day on errands and working around the trailer.

We set out at 9 a.m. from the Valley of the Rogue River RV Campground under cloudy skies. Sharon let me know that the “low oil” light came on. Since we were not carrying any extra oil, we decided to drive on and stop at the next town. Shortly after passing Canyonville, a light rain started to fall. The truck had “developed” a one-wiper blade (driver’s side, thank the Lord!) syndrome after we left Huntington Beach. So, I asked my gran...