The Journey North
If you don’t already know, I am up in Portland, OR for Thanksgiving to visit my family this year. I left the house at 5:05am yesterday and was expecting to hit rush hour traffic in Sacramento, but I guess it being a holiday week, the traffic was really light.
392 miles
Distance to First Stop
$1.89/gal
Gas Price
$21.00
First Fill-up
10 hours
Total Drive Time
I drove past Weed, CA where I normally stop for lunch and gas because at 9am I wasn’t hungry and with a Honda Civic I get great gas mileage. In fact, I didn’t have to stop for gas until Grants Pass, OR, which is a whopping 392 miles (ca. 631 km). Another bonus was I only paid 1.89 a gallon for gas, so the bill came to $21.00. Although I didn’t go to Weed, I took a picture of the sign for you. 🙂
Being that I am traveling alone this year, I didn’t have anyone rational to tell me they want to stop. I’m always someone wanting to test my limits and decided stopping wasn’t an option and after filling up with gas (and a bathroom break) in Grants Pass, OR I drove the rest of the way to Portland. I got into Portland at 3pm and was amazed that I still had a half a tank of gas left.
When I normally drive up to Portland, I take a Saturn Vue, which requires you fill up at least twice. So that means I was able to get up to Portland on pretzels, corn nuts, water, and a little more than $30 in gas. Since technology hasn’t allowed me to blog and drive at the same time (safely at least) all I could do was listen to my iPod and take pictures.
Family Time in Portland
Once I got there, my mom and nephew Evan were there to greet me. They have been having Evan practice “Uncle Jeremy” which turns out to be “Meeemeee Uh Uh” when he says it which is the most adorable thing in the world if you ask me.
“Meeemeee Uh Uh!”
— Evan, my adorable nephew
Evan is super smart and as soon as my mom told him I was the infamous Meemee uh uh he instantly associated me with that name. I would leave the room, and he would say “Meeemee uh uh”? Of course, then returning, he would say Meeemee uh uh!
We went to dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory, which is so awesome. This morning we are going to Bob’s Red Mill for breakfast, and I’ll blog about that later because it seriously can’t be beat for a breakfast place.
Coming Up Next
Breakfast at Bob’s Red Mill! Stay tuned for the next post…
