February 19, 2005
The Certified Discoverys line up to cross the Canada/U.S. border near Washington State.
LONGITUDE visited the Space Needle and Fisherman’s Wharf in Seattle.
We felt very welcome at Land Rover Seattle, where a big banner welcomes the team to the dealership.
Up and down the off-road course at Land Rover Bellevue. We love traction control!
Drive Around the World expedition vehicles represent Land Rover Certified at LR Tacoma. Thanks for the BBQ and hospitality, guys!
Photos by Nancy Olson
| Logbook for Feb. 19th, Day 476. | ||
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Start: Vancouver, British Colombia Time: 7:45 a.m. N: 53* 54.770 W: 122* 45.161 |
Finish: Fife, Washington Time: 8:38 p.m. N: 47* 14.604 W: 122* 23.285 | Mileage: 199 |
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Notes: Today was a big day. WE got up early and left Vancouver to head to Seattle. We were all pretty happy to be heading back across the border into the U.S.A. again. At the border, Canada’s Hwy 99 becomes I-5. The 5! Our 5. The road that leads home. What a joy! It was the easiest border crossing we have had, yet. That was somewhat disconcerting, but we figure we just don’t fit the profile for terrorists, drug runners, or other criminals.
We arrived in Seattle in time to pay a visit to Land Rover Seattle, where the folks there held a wonderful reception for us. They were great, and we made some fantastic new friends. After that, we had another amazing reception at Land Rover Bellevue. There, we even got to drive their short little off-road trials course, where the Land Rovers demonstrated the wonders of traction control on a 45-degree uphill, and where we navigated a sweet little articulation obstacle and some nice down hills. It was fun letting the Landies show off some of their amazing off-road capabilities! After those visits, we paid a final visit to Land Rover Tacoma in the city of Fife. They cooked up some fantastic BBQ for us, and we had a great time mingling with the patrons and employees. These are the folks who handled the immigration of our vehicles back to the U.S. from Russia, and they’re the ones who did some maintenance for us and then shipped the vehicles to Anchorage for our start. We owe them an enormous debt of gratitude. Thanks, Land Rover Tacoma! Thank you to all of our Northwest Land Rover dealers. You sure know how to uphold the brand and promote the feeling of family that makes Land Rover so special. This was a good welcome home to the U.S. for us! | ||
Help support our cause: The LONGITUDE Expedition is the longest journey ever attempted with a focus on Parkinson's Disease. The Drive Around the World team aims to raise money for Parkinson’s Disease research by driving four Certified, Pre-Owned Land Rover Discoverys around the globe following lines of longitude. Readers are encouraged to pledge small amounts of money per expedition-kilometer via a pledge form that can be found on our Parkinson’s page by clicking HERE. One hundred percent of donations received go directly to Parkinson's research, and all who donate $10 or more will be entered into a raffle to win an expedition-equipped Land Rover Discovery.
