The trip that almost wasn't Day 1

[terri.m]

The bad news came on Thursday the 8th that EVERY road out of WA state was closed due to flooding. I spent all day trying to figure out a way out but there really wasn't one.

I got up at 4am Friday to watch the news. One route was now open but it would add at least 5 hrs to the drive and was over a dangerous mountain pass so we didn't want to do that. Then as the sun rose news came that all of a sudden the water over the I 5 was gone! That was nothing short of a miracle, they didn't expect it to re-open for a few days. They were waiting for the DOT to assess the road before they would open it but we decided to make a run for it and left the house at 10am. See what we left behind...

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After a quick stop at my favorite coffee place we were on the way to the border.

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We did see some flooding on the way but not nearly as bad as we saw on the news the day before. I don't know where the water went so fast.

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A few hours later we hit Oregon.

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Since we left about 4 hrs later that planned we got as far as Redding. We stayed at the Hampton Inn which was quite nice! Up next day 2!!

[SBETigg]

Wow, what a trip start! I'm so glad it all worked out for you. Looking forward to more of the trip report.

[wizardmickey]

Sounds quite adventurous so far...
Wonder what the clan of Tea will encounter next?

[JPL]

Wow talk about a crazy start to a trip

[trackbarroness]

Can't wait to read the rest of the story.

[Patricia]

YayTea! You had your vacation.

Crazy weather. Watching the news, I was so worried you'd be stuck sucking water out of your basement.. instead of driving to Disneyland. Glad it worked out.

Yum.Tim Hortons!

[chrisb26]

I'm glad you made it out of there Tea I was worried you would be stuck and miss your trip.