Day 17: Roseburg, OR to Home

The previous day saw us travel from Sacramento to Roseburg, OR. Dad had research some of the hotels in the area and found that the Holiday Inn had the best beds around, and by the 16th night on the road we were going to need them. True to form, they were quite nice; allowing for a delicious night's sleep.

The next morning we went for a walk/run around town. Dad got lost (he says he was given bad directions by a local) and so never got to walk the winding trail that parallels the Umpqua River, instead he did his own meandering about the highways and byways of little Roseburg. After a bit we returned to the hotel and hopped in the Jacuzzi that overlooked the river. Oddly enough, the warmest, sunniest weather we experienced the whole trip was to be found, not in Arizona or LA, but Roseburg, Oregon. Go figure!

After contemplating whether we should stay an extra day because the accomodations were so nice, we decided Mom would probably kill us if we were this close and didn't come home. So for the last time we packed the car, gased up and hit the road.

We picked up some traffic going through Portland and Seattle (naturally) and rolled into home a little after 9pm. After 5538 miles, 17 days, and a treasure chest full of experiences we were finally home.

(Photo note: fingers= 5-5-3-5 miles and home safe, sound and not saddle sore.....good job Honda!!!)