Austin July 14, 2010

After a great sleep, we were up at 8:00. We had a choice at Perkin's: egg, potato, toast or $4 off any other meal.

We left Twin Falls about 10:30 AM. On the way back to the highway, we found that the great dark space we saw last night is actually a deep gorge with a river. We didn't stop for a picture, which I regret.

We stopped for lunch after crossing into Oregon: Matt and I at Carl's Jr. and Katie at an Italian buffet (I haven't been able to look at a row of food since Las Vegas). The cute server at the buffet let us in to sit with Katie, even with our Carl's Jr. cups.

Another bout of road construction; another hour gained. We crossed into Washington at 5 PM. We called Anna, who sounded sad (homesick?). She said she had walked 8 blocks to the bank, so maybe she was just hot.

We entered King County at 8:06 PM, just west of Hyak. We were home at 9:10 PM, after waiting for the 1st Avenue
bridge to close.

With the schedule we took driving home, it took 4 days. With the stops we made on the way to Austin, it took 9 days. All in all, a great trip and one we would make again anytime! Well, maybe not in the summer.