Welcome to Chaos !!

Me and Chhaya have arrived in Portland, Oregon. It's beautiful here! The bridge over the Columbia river and the river itself.....WOW, gorgeous!



The first thing we did was to locate a park, we ended up at Delta park. The trees were amazing. Sunshine and warm too. I feel lucky and happy.



Then after plenty of confusion I located the motel. I got lost trying to find it. I managed to drive from Kenai to Portland without getting lost or confused, then when finally in Portland I get lost. How funny is that? After I found my new home (in the ghetto, seriously) I hauled my stuff into my room and then headed straight for IKEA.



When I spotted the Swedish flag I almost cried. I miss Sweden! I signed up for an IKEA card and ordered some vegetable balls and got a side order of meatballs for Chhaya.
Some Princess cake too. I'm going back for more tomorrow. And when you sign up for the IKEA card you get all the coffee and tea you want FOR FREE!



Later in the evening I picked up Mandy at the airport, YEAY! I am laying in bed now and I have to say that I am exhausted. I have so many bruises that it looks like I have been in a traffic accident or in a bad fight. Moving is not easy on the body. I need to sleep and tomorrow I will be ready for Portland! I'm excited!

I have accomplished more since I left Kenai over a week ago than I have in a long time. I have done more than just drive from Alaska to Washington with Chhaya next to me but I don't write about everything I do here on the blog because some of it is too personal (I already share a lot of my life here) and some I want to keep away from nosy rodents that like to talk shit and gossip. But I do feel somewhat proud over my own abilities I have to say. I've had this Pippi and dog in my car for years now, it's kind of a representation of me and Chhaya. Me and Chhaya are a team and I grew up with Pippi Långstrump (Longstocking) and Pippi is a great role model for everyone I think. At least she is my role model, if I had to pick one.



A while back I wrote that I noticed that each time I get a new box of Q-Tips something usually changes or happens in my life, it's an observation I have made over the years. Well, this time the new box of Q-Tips coincided with me and Chhaya leaving Alaska. Coincidence or not?
Some people say that there are no coincidences. I don't know.
And last year when I was feeling worried about leaving Alaska (a move that I decided to postpone) I wrote about my concerns and feelings. A friend of mine read it and wrote me this message on a match book. I have kept the match book with the message.



Fear no change. Change can be scary. I hope this change is good for me. I can say this much, so far so good. I am done with the long and sometimes torturous drive through Canada and I've had some pretty good days since then. I'm in Spokane Washington right now. It's beautiful, lots of large leafy trees and the weather is nice. I am heading West on Monday. Not sure about any frequent updates here on the blog.....bad internet connection and little time.
So be patient with me.....more is to come!

Well, me and Chhaya are back in the US. We entered into Canada via Tok, Alaska last Saturday around 5 pm, drove through the Yukon and British Columbia and arrived in the US, Washington State today Wednesday around 4 pm. What a journey! I don't even know how many miles we put behind us.....but I think I drove roughly 2500 miles. Or about 4023 kilometers. Since I started in Kenai and I am now in Eastern Washington. I managed on my own with no accidents, brake downs, tickets, getting lost or anything major. My journey is not over yet. I have stuff to take care of and organize and people to see. I am happy (I think, I'm not sure actually....more like empty), a bit tired and ready for sleep. That is what I am going to do now, call it a night. Chhaya is already sleeping......
I just want to lay in a hot bath, scrub my body, wash my hair, pluck my eyebrows and slather on moisturizer.