Two days down, we're still alive! Though we've already "recalculated" (as our dear Gladys Garmin says!) Took too long to go up the coast of California, but we wouldn't have missed it for the world---but had to cut Crater Lake. Now we're just trying to get to Portland (OR), but everyone keeps saying it's three hours no matter HOW far away we are! :) We keep laughing though, and oooohing and aaaahing at the incredible views and changes in topography. We're loving Angie (she's our faithful van---turns out she's a 2000 GMC Safari--don't know what happened to the Astro.) Don't be deceived by our sunglasses--that was the only five minutes of warmth we've had so far! Right now we're writing from the most adorable independent bookstore/cafe EVER (in Sutherlin, OR). Maggie and I want to start one. Who knows how many things we're going to want to start after this trip. Right now, so far so good. More soon (though connecting to the Internet has been challenging!).