Othello, Wash. to Boise, Id. and another good day!

Monday, Nov. 4, 2013

Well…we didn’t have any wind last night but we were on the side of the Wal-Mart where they are busy outside all night.  That’s what wax earplugs are for!

On the road by 8:20 am (you know DST) and the temp was about 4C.  No fog or rain or snow….bueno.  We always have an issue getting onto highway 395 South because the sun is just coming up and it blinds us.  The signage  isn’t very good but the GPS helps.  At that point the temp was down to -3C and then you start to worry about icy roads but it was okay.  Fine through the Pascoe –Kennewick  area (can be very windy) and on to Pendleton where it was 7C and we fueled up for the lovely climb over Cabbage Hill.  It climbs to 4000 feet and the weather can be really nasty (right Contessa!) 

Here we are just heading up from Pendleton. 

Oh, oh snow at the edge of the road. 

And then more….

Icy?

At the top, 4100 ft. and the temp is 0C.  The fast lane is slushy but the truck lane is okay.  The worst thing is now we are all covered in salt which we had hoped to avoid.  Oh well I guess we’ll wash it off in Laughlin.  Of course we we were sprayed with salt and gravel because the fast lane hadn’t been plowed yet.  Eric was glad he’d left the radiator cover on. 

Coming down now and things are looking better. 

Better.

Good.

Bueno!

Lunch at Weatherby Rest Stop. 

Ken and Eric saying Hi.

A motor home pulled in next to us at lunch and when the guy hopped out Eric said “he must be Canadian…he’s got a poppy on his hat.”  I got out to go for a walk and the Canadian was walking his dog.  He asked where I was from in B.C. and I said “Terrace.”  He looked surprised and then laughed and said” so are we!” Eric got out and we all introduced ourselves.  Turns out Ken and Holly are on their way to Yuma,AZ.   They had pulled off the road in Pendleton and stayed there two days because of high winds and were hoping to get to Jackpot, Nev. today.  A pretty long drive.  Ken used to live in Smithers and owned the A&W there and Holly works (or worked) for Northwest Fuels in Terrace where we get our bulk fuel for the farm.  They now live in the Kermodei Park in Terrace.  We all had a good laugh about what a small world it is.  Nice people. 

A pretty place to eat lunch. 

So onward to Boise.  Still no bad weather just a bit of a tail wind to blow us along. 

We arrived in the Boise/Meridian Koa around 3pm DST and were set up in no time.  Chilly here but Eric did hook up the water for me.  Thanks dear!  We’ll stay tomorrow and I’ll do my shopping and then we’ll head out on Wednesday.  It looks like we’ll stay in Jackpot, Nevada and then head for Ash Springs.  We’ll check the weather tomorrow and firm up our plans. 

So all in all a good day with no problems.  You’ve got to love that!