On the road again

 Summer traffic Snoqualmie Pass

"Let's take a road trip" has such a nice ring of freedom. But after being cooped up for months, everyone else in the country has the same idea.

We drove to Twisp on Thursday morning and came back Saturday, trying to avoid peak travel times over the passes. It seemed like every other vehicle was a big RV, or a truck pulling a trailer. A constant stream of heavy traffic, but at least it was moving. That is, until we got back to Seattle.

Are there any places left where you can still feel the wide open road? Maybe eastern Montana, but definitely not in Washington state.  On summer weekends, even before this pandemic travel camping surge, the east-west routes across the state are jammed with vehicles going both directions.

Still, I'm not complaining!  It was priceless seeing the family, and any safe drive from point A to B is a good one in my book. We were home by mid-afternoon Saturday, although tired from sitting so long.

We didn't make our usual stops along the way and lunch was a bag of popcorn in the car.  Then one final traffic obstacle the last few miles via the clogged and confusing detours to West Seattle.  Nothing seems easy anymore, but as John says, we have all the time in the world these days.

This has been our "water heater system" for the past week.  Oh, happy day. The goddess of instant hot water returns to our home today.