Now for the fun stuff (Doug)

We're in North Vancouver tonight, about what we expected after leaving Portland. Al peeled off just a little before Seattle to head back to Idaho, and he's lucky that he missed out on all of the fun traffic on Hwy 5. So...there isn't much to tell. Other than the fact that Hwy 5 is pretty boring, under construction, and with tons of traffic. Oh yea...and the heat. It's all anyone talks about. And we know it. This photo is how the journey looks so far...strapping down the Aerostitch suit so I don't boil myself riding with it on. Pardon the Dr. Livingston safari look with the boots...that got fixed later. I would ride in shorts if the boots were more stylish. We always park in the shade, and if the gas station mini-mart is air-conditioned...well, it's worth hanging out for a minute longer. Things finally got interesting around Bellingham. The mountains and curving, rolling road returned. And now that we're pointed north toward Whistler and beyond we can hope that there is cooler mountain air to go with the upcoming scenery. More pictures to come, for sure. We just didn't want to bore you all with too many rest stop pics. Stay tuned. We're realizing we've only just begun. Fun, scenic, tiring.