Go east, young man!

Two coasts.

One country.

Two days.

Whew!

As I'm writing this, we are on our way from RDU to Edenton.  We've dropped off the rental car, avoided the dog hair charge, and are sitting in the old familiar Subaru.

Alas, the trip was a too short blast.

Almost a blur.

We left Seattle Saturday morning around 7:00am west coast time.

This is what we saw:

The western side of Washington state.

  

Idaho?  No, you da ho!  (Edith, we had to!)

Big Sky Montana!

Yellowstone is in the background of this picture:

Wyoming:  The cowboy state!

South Dakota:  Mount Rushmore State

Minnesota, yah.

Iowa:  The Hawkeye State (and home to super friendly gas station attendants)

We also drove through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia but we breezed through these states during the night and we have no decent pictures.

And, of course, our last state:

You grab a line.  I'll grab a pole.

Thank you Scott (Will's brother) and Carrie (Scott's dear soon-to-be wife) for taking care of the Subaru for us while we were gone.

Thank you David (my brother) for house-sitting and ensuring mail was collected in our absence.

Thank you mom and dad for taking care of Penny as you all know how she feels about long rides.

Thank you Jean and Pop for your constant support throughout the trip.

Thank you Mac for being such a good backseat warmer.

Thank you Dr. Koen for signing Will's back and ensuring he'd be well for this trip.

Thank you hosts and hostesses:

Dave, Heather and Simon

K.C./Mom and Thom

Edith, Drew, Henry and William

Jon and Laurel 

So. Much. Fun.

Epic road trip for gettin' hitched.