Farley Hits the Pac Northwest, Day 1

Yesterday we left Helena for a 10-day loop to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The plan is to visit Mt. Rainier, Marc's parents in Washington, mine on the Oregon Coast, my aunt and uncle who helped us by checking out Farley in Arizona for us, as well as Crater Lake, Bend, and Boise.

Our first day was pretty non-eventful, except for dinner in Coeur d'Alene with Andy, Marc's best friend from high school and the best man in our wedding.  If you get a chance to eat at Satay there, do not pass it up.

We then hit the road again to get a little farther along. Marc asked me to find out what the regulations are about parking overnight in a Washington rest area. I found a website that answered the question, "Is it safe to sleep at a roadside rest stop?" as follows: "There have been legitimate reports of robberies, and solicitations by sex-trade workers." We decided to chance it. What a coincidence that I found this poster in the ladies' room, sponsored by Seattle Against Slavery.

Sure, there probably aren't a lot of
48-year-old women sold into sex slavery,
but you never know.

My only real concern was that we do have curtains in the back and sides, but none in the front window. So hopefully I wouldn't throw off the quilt and have some early-rising driver saunter by to see me in my underwear.

Funny shit Marc says:   Your shoes are peachy Keene's.