Day 1: Lewis and Clark state park, 652 miles

We headed out of Puyallup just after 5am having very little sleep the night before.  The fireworks going off all night wasn't the only thing keeping us up. We were all so excited to head out on our adventure. With the truck packed to the gills, we headed for our first stop, Moses Lake.

The first leg was a quiet one, I drove 

and everyone else slept.

Moses Lake brought us to our first Starbucks and McDonald's of the trip. Watch for frequent stops at these locations.

Teen quotes:

"Oh, my butt hurts!"-Gracie 

The center seat in the back of the Dodge cab is not very comfortable.

"An angel is suffering because I'm getting hungry!"-Skylar 

"It's MPH not kilometers per hour!"-Skylar 

"Ya tellin' mey, we're STILL in Wash'ton?!-Skylar 

Mom quote: 

My western Washington potatoes are just as good as those eastern Washington potatoes.-Cindi 

Before you know it we had hit state number 2!

"I don't like that font."- Gracie 

Mom quote:

"This truck does not corner like my car does."-Cindi 

In a blink of an eye we were in state number 3 and making our second stop, the famous 50,000 silver $ bar.

Mom quotes:

"You know you're a true republican when you buy your child weapons as souvenirs."-Cindi 

In reference to Maddy passing her AP tests: "Now I don't have to pay for those college classes!!! Oh, I'm also really proud of you!"-Cindi 

"I let you get a dagger, there is no way in hell I'm letting you get that too."-Joani 

"Who the hell let her get a whoopie cushion?"-Joani 

Teen and mom quote:

"Do people live out here? Where do they grocery shop?"-Maddy 

"Honey, they kill their own meat out here."-Cindi 

After 12 hours of driving, fun stops and tons of laughing we made it to our first night's accommodations, a tipi at Lewis and Clark state park.

These teens enjoyed getting techy in the tipi.

It was a great first day. Even though we were sleep deprived we all agreed, even the teens, that it was fun so far. 

My favorite thing today:

My son spent time looking out the window instead of at a screen!

Please note: internet service and power are in short supply at times,we are finding, so getting this blog done daily as planned may not happen!