Travels
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What a day! And such an odd day—bad start, good morning, bad afternoon, good ending. Rah?
Yesterday we drove back from the Oregon Christian Writers Conference, in hideous heat, through slow-and-go traffic in Portland ... and Tacoma ... and Seattle! Shannie worked hard to keep me awake as the evening waned, and we arrived at her house a bit after 8, soaked with sweat and absolutely wiped! I greeted the family, congratulated Brandt on his engagement to Heather last weekend, and collapsed into my beddie-bye.
From which I was roused at 2:39 when the circuit breaker was thrown and my CPAP machine stopped. I moved the plug to my inverter (halleluJah!) and went back to sleep. Brian (Shan's husband) took care of the problem when he got up in the morning.
Danielle and I went wandering in the "forest primeval" by their house: such FUN! Sallie couldn't believe I actually turned back! Then Brian unplugged me, and I left just after noon. Driving I-5 and then I-405 along the edge of Seattle, I got more and more sleepy. Finally, in desperation, I got off at Bothell and took a 20 minute power nap. GOOD idea! Except then I got lost trying to get back on the highway, drove around for what seemed like forever, finally stopped and got directions, drove 5 miles back to where I needed to be, and continued along my way. In full-fledged rush hour. Which was worse going north, where apparently everyone in Seattle had decided it would be cooler in the Cascade Mountains or the Olympic Peninsula. I drove ... and drove ... and drove, getting more and more tired, hungry, sleepy, hot (yes, the AC was on, but it was too hot outside for it to have much effect). Pulled into the Ellensburg KOA about 6:30, confident they would be full on a Friday night. But they're not! They have a space for me, where I can watch the river through the front windshield. Delightful! Soon and very soon I will be in bed, for sure!
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