From Sea to Shining Sea

Well, on May 31st we started across the county.

This has been our 3rd cross country move.

Yes, we went from the Albany, NY area to the Seattle, WA area.

We moved from Seattle to North Carolina.

Our most recent trek took us from North Carolina to Oregon.

The trek from NY to WA became a sight seeing adventure.

The Navy was covering the move.

The movers would take 2 weeks (which became 3 weeks),

so we mosied across the country seeing ...

Mackinac Island and Tacquamenon falls in the U.P. of Michigan,

the mall of the Americas,

The St. Louis Zoo,

Mount Rushmore,

...

The trip from Washington to North Carolina was a little less lackadaisacal.

We still had time because of separation leave, but we were eager to get settled in a new place.

On this trip, we only stopped to see family.

And on the most recent trip - 

3000 miles

600 per day

Only one planned stop for family.

This trip was rather painful ... literally.

We ordered a 22 foot Penske because hubby wanted the increased power that a diesel would afford over the gas powered 16-foot rental.

On day 2 or 3, we realized that they had 'upgraded' us to a 26 foot in addition to the car trailer.

This translated to being the length of a SEMI!

 We were limited as to where we could stop.

There were no fast restroom breaks (when you have to park a rig like that).

Oh.  And the seats were oh so uncomfortable!

Despite the discomforts,

the hours were also filled with plans,

with edifying sermons,

with thought-provoking books and ebooks,

with special together time.

A DD gift card that had to be used before we got to OR.
No DD's there!

And we made it to Albany, OR about 2 weeks ago.

Our great country is so vast and different in its climates and its topography.

We left the green and mountains of NC.

We crossed the plains,

we crossed the buttes, tumbleweeds and sagebrush,

I found these views so sad - everything looked so lonely.

and finally, we saw the snow-capped mountains of the west coast...

what a welcomed sight!