Day 1: Moscow, ID

9/2/14: Still remember that pang of sadness when we crossed the Columbia River into Washington. But one of the things I remember most about the trip overall was how well Lucia traveled. She had movies, snacks, toys and books, never got fussy, was happy for the stretch breaks but wow, I love that kid!

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We spent Sunday night at my Mom's house. We had our tearful goodbyes and hit the road around 8:00 AM, heading east.

Us and our stuff, code name "Big Bird"

Since it was Labor Day there was no traffic downtown or on 84, so we got out of town quickly. We had our first stop for gas for Paul in Arlington. Lucia was happy with her movies so we just kept going.

She loves her Little Bear!

We crossed into Washington, leaving Oregon behind with little fanfare. Our two-way radios were really handy since Paul was driving much slower than I was, getting used to the truck. Every once in awhile I would stop,when we had a turn to another highway, and wait for him. It was a pretty good system. We made good time and got to our friend's house around 3pm, in Moscow, ID. Carter is Paul's friend from grad school in Wisconsin, his wife Laura is finishing her PhD at Idaho, and they have a 15 month old so , Noah. It was fun to visit for a few hours and have dinner. Laura made an amazing pear tart for dessert. We had real beds to sleep in and no packing up camp in the morning. It was great. Not really any pictures from this day except a farewell photo of Paul and Carter with the kids. They are moving to Indiana next year, so hopefully we will see them again!

Carter & Noah, Paul & Lucia