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May 9, 2014 – Happy Mother’s Day

Well, I have been silent for too long! We did not, as some may think, get sidetracked in the environs of Pendleton, Oregon for 9 days, although it appears to be a rather pretty place. We had one night there at a KOA and then headed for Birch Bay, Washington through Ellensburg, and Seattle.  Our cousins, Rich and Shirley Henderson, were opening up their cabin at Birch Bay last weekend, and they invited us to overnight with them on Saturday night.

On Sunday, we returned to our Walnut Grove Lindsay clan, and stayed with them until yesterday – helping with their move into their new place in Fort Langley, and other busy-ness arising from the intended move. Today, we are home again, where neighbour, Katharine, has kept our yard looking decent with regular mowings. What a treat! We may have seen some of the most beautiful scenery in western US, but our little nook in homeland is gorgeous!

In any case, thanks for joining us on our travels! We loved getting the comments throughout our journey, and looked forward to receiving them at each new WiFi location. We also really appreciated the emails with updates from you. As we head towards our summer, and further journeys, we will look forward to sharing new adventures when we head for the Okanagan in late July, and then continue on with a 5 or 6 week journey to Alaska and back.

Love, laughter, health and best wishes to all!

Tony (the Quill) and Sandy (the Quilter)

Two Qs – happy to be home. Looking forward to hobbies and future travels.

Factoids about our Spring 2015 travels:

We travelled just over 7000 km. in 29 days. (I am not counting the past week residence in Walnut Grove.)

We burned about 360 gallons of diesel (1363 L) of fuel.

The average cost of diesel while in the States was $2.87 per gallon ($.76 per L!!) The lowest price was $2.66 per gallon ($.70 per L.)

The GMC gauge showing fuel consumption always reads about 25% to 30% lower than the volumes showing at the pumps. I must investigate this, as it could result in running out of fuel before I expect it on long runs!

Our most expensive RV campsite was at Zion Canyon Campground (outside the Park) at $50.76. Our cheapest campsite was at Bryce National Park – Sunset Campground at $15 per night. The average was just under $30 (not counting the free night at Birch Bay.)

We have now spent 522 nights in our camper that we acquired in June, 2005. (That is almost a year and a half out of 10 years spent living about 2 feet apart – and we still really like each other!)