Conclusion (August 2017)
This had been a great trip. We both loved the scenery and the time spent with friends.
It was a lot of driving; around 4500 miles in total; but it had cost less in diesel than the same trip in Europe because the diesel is so much cheaper in the US that it makes up for the fact you are using a lot of it.
A huge thank-you must go to Chet and Janet for trusting us their beloved camper for 3 weeks. I know we were helping them by delivering it, but it still takes a lot of trust to hand your keys to someone from another country who has never driven your vehicle before.
Thanks as well to D and Jane for allowing us to stay on their drive and entertaining us with wonderful food.
Many thanks to Bryan Appleby for treating us to a camping spot next to him, ferrying us around in his Ford Ranger and listening to our chatter.
And thanks to Brian and LaDawn Towell for dragging themselves all the way from Golden for the weekend for some kayaking.
And finally thanks to PJ and Marcie for letting us camp on their yard, use their shower and laundry room and ferrying us between locations in and around Tacoma. And of course many thanks on behalf of Chet for dropping in to South End RV regularly to keep an eye on Chet’s camper rebuild.
Steve.
