On the Ferry

We spent a couple great days in Seattle with Phil's cousin Erinn. Then we headed across the Puget Sound for the Kitsap Peninsula to visit some friends there.

Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle WA

The Woodland Park Zoo is one of my favorites. We fed giraffes and birds and saw all kinds of neat animals. We also got to meet up with my old friend Shannon.

Pendleton Woolen Mill

Second breakfast: waiting for the wool mill to open. It doesn't always pay to get up early.

Dinosaur National Monument - Utah

I knew I could fit it all in the car with out a roof rack!

There are a couple sleeping bags under the girls feet in the back seat. But the rest is in the back.. pretty much.

Driving......

Mom, I know you told me not to take photos while driving but........

With a little bit o' luck, with a little bit of luck....

Somewhere past Lincoln Nebraska (almost in the middle of nowhere but not quite) Phil's car got a flat tire. Or two actually but we didn't know that right away. Well wouldn't you know the ramp he pulled off at had a car dealership across the way. Now I should reiterate the fact that there was nothing around except this dealership and a place selling tractors. It was a Ford dealership and Phil's car is a Nissan but we thought it couldn't hurt to try. So after he got his spare on (the other tire wasn't loosing much air yet) we drove over to check it out. Turns out his tire was shot but by a stroke of brilliant luck the dealership just happened to have two tires that would fit his car. The mechanic started by saying 'I don't know why we have these we don't ever carry tires this size, but they'll fit your car'. So we only lost two hours and the girls got to play in a good Nebraska field behind the car lot.