Day One, Getting Outta Dodge

Woke to rain this morning, and the promise of snow. Hadn't planned to leave home today, but the weather is only going to get worse, so we battened down the vents, pulled in the slides,

hooked up the dinghy (Jeep), and off we went.

It was a dark, stormy, and very blustery day. Then it got worse. 

We got out of the rain, and into gale winds. Weather channel said gusts up to 50 MPH, and I believe it. Last time we drove in winds like this, we blew a tire on the Jeep, so we pulled off and unhooked just past Ritzville. I drove the Jeep, following the motorhome for about 75 miles. The wind died down a bit just before Tri-Cities, so we hooked back up. It was getting dark by that time. We stopped just inside Oregon at an RV park behind a Pilot truck stop.  At least we missed the snow. Washington DOT website cams showed snow on the roads over all the mountain passes. We went south and will follow the Columbia River to Portland, then north to Olympia/Tumwater. Tomorrow afternoon we'll get to see our granddaughters and Gary. Laura is traveling to a meeting, so we'll see her on Tuesday. Can't wait!

Turned back our clocks/watches early and headed to bed. Getting packed and ready to leave was exhausting. But we made it.