Stuck in Salem According to our helpful dealer

Well, we made it as far as Salem, Oregon our first. For the most part the roads were pretty good and we were making food time......until we go closer to Portland and then it was gridlock. Altogether it took about two hours to get into and then out of Portland. Can’t understand how people do this everyday. Anywa, we’ve been having an ongoing problem with our car over the last six months or so.  According to our helpful dealer up in Vernon there is nothing wrong with the car. Because they can not replicate the problem (which is a very distinct miss in the engine). Maybe they could if they tried but they don’t seem to like to do that. So the problem was becoming quite severe so we decided to go into the Honda dealer here in Salem. We couldn’t believe our reception. They treated us like real people and believed us and everything! Boy could the dealerships in Canada learn a thing or two from them down in the States. We’be also had good luck with them in Phoenix. Anyway, they found the problem and it will be fixed between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. They also gave us a courtesy car to use last night. So hopefully we get away at a decent time today. And then it will be drive, drive and drive some more. We have to make up time so we don’t miss our flight to Mexico. So....wish us luck!

Going to Mazatlan

Well, tomorrow we are heading south to Hermiston and then west to Bigg’s Junction. From there we will take the I-5 and continue south. Final destination is Phoenix where we will stay at the Red Lion Inn for New Year’s Eve. The following morning we fly to Mazatlan where we will meet up with Eric and Kathy. Looking forward to seeing them and getting out of this cold!

Christmas Day in Kelowna.

Well, it’s Christmas Day. We’ve had the quietest Christmas morning we’ve ever had . Just the two of us for breakfast. We then spent the morning doing some last minute things to get ready for our upcoming trip south. The plan is to be on the road by six on the morning of the 27th, hoping to spend the first night in Biggs junction.
We went to Three Links Manor to have Christmas dinner with mom. She was in good spirits and we had a good visit. My brother Rob and his wife Evelyn stopped in for a visit with mom as well. This evening we are going to Brenda and Basil’s for another Christmas dinner along with Brenda’s brother Bryan and Don and Bonnie Hanes.
Tomorrow will be spent finishing up packing and making sure that we get off to bed early. This, of course, will depend on how well behaved we are at Brenda’s and Basil’s. We do have a habit of not behaving too well there. Anyway, getting pretty excited about getting out of here. We have lots of snow and pretty darn cold. (Minus 9 this morning). BRRRR!