A day sooner I finished packing our bags, filled up the gas tank, and took the car to be washed. After wrapping everything up with work and lying Lily down for her morning nap, I loaded the car and soon, we were off!
We had to first stop at Costco to pick up my brand new prescription sunglasses. It's so nice to see! After that and a bite from the food court, we took highway 18 to I-5 South. It took about 2 hours before one of us felt like our bladder would burst. We pulled over at a rest area near Longview, WA to use the facilities and let Lily have some play time. She was more interested in the lilac bush and the little asteraceae flowers than anything else.
As we crossed over the bridge into Oregon I took pictures of Lily entering a state outside of her home for her first time (I know - it's a little over the top!) Then came the Portland traffic... This part set us back 3 hours.
Eventually, we made it to Eugene where filled up our gas tank and ate dinner at the ever so fancy - Taco Bell. I wouldn't even be writing about our dinner in this entry, except for the fact that something pretty awesome happened as I fed Lily her bananas and squash. This lovely couple had been commenting on how cute our daughter was. They said their grandson is the same age and for some reason she just reminded them of him. As they were walking out, they laid a $20 bill on our table and told us to enjoy our next meal in them. We thanked them for their generosity while in shock - and they left. We don't know their names or their story, but it was nice to see something so selfless.
A few hours later we turned off of the freeway onto a scenic byway that would lead us to our destination. We reached the little town of Shady Cove, nestled in the woods along the Rogue River near 11:00pm. We checked into our room at the Edgewater Inn and settled in for the night..... (To be continued)
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