Almost to Canada

 I found a great home for two of the trailer park wildies.  But, it was in Northern WA, almost to Canada.

Nonetheless I went for it.  The barn home for the other four had fallen through.  I needed to get at least two of them somewhere.

I debated on whether to take the cat car or the mildew smelling car.   I decided on the latter since the chances of it breaking down are far less than the high mileage nonprofit car.   So much for having a personal car free of cat smell.  But...it does stink of mildew, from the leaking heater core drain hose.

I have not been out of Oregon for a very very long time.   This was a long drive.  The freeway in WA allows 70 mph until about Centralia or Olympia, then its 60 the rest of the way.  Beyond Olympia, there are sooo many lanes.

But I5 north is closed down for a bridge redo, near Seattle, so all traffic was diverted onto 405 to about the Everett area.  The freeway from Olympia on is not well maintained.  The rectangular slab pieces of concrete that make up the road no longer match together and it feels like driving railroad tracks.  There are some large holes in the concrete or asphalt or whatever it is in places too.    

But so many lanes.  Unlike in Oregon in congested areas.  There are toll express lanes, so if you pay more, you can use those and sometimes they're announced, via digital overboard, as free to all.   You can use the shoulder sometimes too as a lane.  They have a big red X over the shoulder lane when you can't use it and a green check when you can.

I was in awe over all the innovations to keep the traffic moving.

Took about five hours to get up there.  I was about 40 miles south of the US Canada border.   Don't even think to suggest I should have kept going on up into Canada.  I don't have a passport.  I would love to visit Vancouver.  I've been there a couple times and I love that city.  But I'd really love to visit Vancouver Island.  And my friend Elaine in Surrey!

I5 south on the way back was open through Seattle.  I love how it goes right under parts of buildings.   

The folks who took the two cats live in a beautiful house.  They'd built an acclimation cage for the pair in the garage complete with heated beds.   I transferred them in and they ran together into the same heated bed tunnel.  Looked so cozy.   

I stayed long enough for a cup of coffee then headed home.   I got noddy, dozey (sleepy) at one point and began talking to myself in a running monologue about everything.    It worked!      

The freeway makes for a very very boring drive.  What can I say, but it was an adventure.  Why not?  The cats now need homes due to the feed ban.   And two now are in one.  All good.