Let the Adventure Begin.....

Finally!  Yes, we are finally on the road.  Time for the old Blogger to get to work.  It seems like weeks since we left home yet this is only day 3 on the road to Arizona.  We had an absolutely wonderful time in Point Roberts for Christmas.  Every day was full with visiting with family and eating.  What else does one do for the Christmas holidays?  Oh yes, we did the Christmas eve day treasure hunt in the woods but that is another story altogether.

We departed Point Roberts on December 26th.  We stayed with Uncle Bob and Aunt Lynda on the night of the 26th.  The short visit was a great time to visit and what else, eat and drink wine.  Just about didn't leave but knew it was not really an option to stay.

December 27th - We spent a few hours in Seattle shopping at REI and Patagonia.  Escaped with only a small dent in the clothes budget.  Spent the next 4 hours fighting traffic on the I-5 between Seattle and Portland.  If there is a worse road in North America please let me know where it is.  We fell into bed at a small motel in Roseburg, Oregon.

December 28th - We had to go to California to get real winter.  See the picture below.  We spent several "white-knuckle" hours driving through the Siskiyou mountain passes.  The snow stopped around Redding, Ca. and the rain stopped north of Sacramento.  Although the traffic was heavy throughout the day, the bird watching from Redding to Sacramento was incredible.  Hawks, Egrets and thousands upon thousands of ducks, geese and swans make their winter home in this part of California.  Beautiful sight to see.

Tonight we are in Merced, California in a Best Western motel that is truly close to all transportation routes.  Highway 99 is noisy.  Fortunately the freight train that seems to run hourly drowns out the traffic noise from the 99.  We did go to "downtown" Merced and enjoyed a lovely dinner.

Tomorrow we are going further south and then east to Blythe, Ca.  From there is will be a short hop to Mesa on Sunday.

Dana at Boundary Bay on Christmas Day morning. 

Near the Siskiyou summit in Southern Oregon, near the California border