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Post Thanksgiving Bloat

A New 4 Wheel Drive Vehicle, A big holiday and a rare window of good Pacific Northwest weather can only add up to one thing.

Road Trip.

So after crossing three mountain ranges with 2 blinding rainstorms( in both directions)we managed to get an introduction to "burgerville" in Albany Oregon( I Highly Recommened!), a Hockey game between the Seattle Thunderbirds and the Chilliwack Bruins on Friday Night. I think I've finally found a sport with enough violence to keep me interested as a spectator. I grew up on the edge of a desert, so Hockey is an exotic event for me, much like surfing must be in Edmonton Alberta.

For Thanksgiving we had Fresh Turkey, Turkey Curry, Turkey Soup, Salmon, Salmon Chowder and Nanaimo Bars. Thanksgiving took three days to move through all the entrees from snacks, pastries, meats, vegetables, fish and pies and it was worth every minute.

How was the car? Well, with 2 kids, 1 wife and a 70 pound dog with all our gear stored on board, the new FJ Cruiser was outstanding in all conditions encountered and we encountered everything except blistering sunlight. City and country, heavy weather, rough roads or in town heavy traffic, this is quickly becoming my favorite car.

On the way out of town I got to see this lovely aircraft sitting on the ramp:

thanksgiving_747

The 747 LCF (Large Cargo Freighter) captured out the car window as we barrelled out of Seattle on Saturday. (Ok, look at the nose of the Aircraft. Thats your normal 747, just try to remember what it looked like to see one of those for the first time. Now, look behind the nose on the fuselage where the normal 747 bulge usually drops. This 747 is considerably larger than that first 747 you saw now isnt it...)

After 1986 miles, punctuated by potato chips and roadside hamburgers/fries/shakes, heavy rainstorms, fog, freezing mountain summit roads, Oregon "Truck Trains" and what seemed like a nearly endless stream of christmas tree trucks this is exactly how I feel right now.

Very,Very large and Pea-green.

Posted @ November 26, 2006 02:19 PM | Current Affairs

Comments

Burgerville oh does that name ring a few bells, pre daughter the wife and I lived in the Portland area and burgerville was a great place to stop for those after bar hopping / bowling nights out. Of course the best thing about living in the Portland area was the camping at Mt. Hood with the snow pack watch etc.

Posted by: Wayne at November 26, 2006 04:56 PM

It was very very good. I was given the suggestion by locals and I'm very glad I took them up on it. The place was jammed to the walls with people and there was no place to park either.

Posted by: Frank Martin at November 26, 2006 09:57 PM