two east coast kids on the west coast: September 2007

The homestretch. I was so anxious to get to Van but Chris seemed more leisurely about it, wanting to stop into outlet malls in Seattle etc. I know what you’re thinking – Aimée didn’t want to shop?! But this is the truth. I just wanted to Git ‘R Done after 3 weeks on the road.

The first sight of a “Vancouver, BC” sign warranted a high 5 to each other. We were so close. We arrived in Van late afternoon and we were met at the apartment by our landlord. It’s just like the pictures :)

We feel so fortunate to have made this trip with no major pitfalls along the way. We had 21 days of sunshine and it was a once in a lifetime adventure, well worth all the driving, which, if you’re interested, added a mere 8279 km to the odometer!

We hope to update this blog periodically about our life here in Van, but don’t expect daily posts like we’ve been providing ;)

Hope to see you out west for a visit!

A&C

ps: it’s raining in Van today…go figure

We left Hood River and a great 6 days of relaxation behind to seek out our last adventure on this whirlwind tour. We had heard from a friend about a place called the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington (yes, the town is called George in the state of Washington – how clever).

The Gorge Amphitheatre is a 20,000 seat concert venue located above the Columbia River Gorge and is considered one of the premier and most scenic concert locations in North America and the world. When we looked up the venue on the internet a few weeks before the start of our trip, we were blown away by the images AND the fact that the Dave Matthews Band would be performing the labour day long weekend, just around the time when we’d be ending our trip and heading north to Vancouver. We were sold.

The drive to George saw us heading inland into the Washington desert. It was very reminiscent of the landscape in Nevada and Colorado with the white, mountainous landscape, followed by corn fields, reminiscent of Nebraska and Iowa. It felt twilight zonish, as if we were retracing our original steps and heading backwards!

The concert. What can we say about Dave? Dave rocks! The concert was like an out-of-body experience. I kept saying to Chris, “I can’t believe I’m here!” Surrounded by the breathtaking scenery coupled with listening to the songs of such a rockin’ band was the most perfect way imaginable to celebrate the near-end of our journey.