Day 1

We're here!!! Our plane arrived safely in Seattle, Washington yesterday at 2:30. We were greeted at baggage claim by a radically generous South African stranger named Shawn. He packed us up and gave us our first glimpse of Washington state. And what a beautiful place it is!! Shawn and his beautiful leading lady, Eva (from Germany), and their two German Shepherds, welcomed us into their loving home for the evening. They treated us to a meal at a quaint little restaurant and they engaged us for the next few hours in delightful conversation accompanied by tea and the misty Seattle rain! We sure hope to cross paths with them again one day.
This morning at 5:30, another generous stranger,named Sara, along with her dog, Boris, picked us up and drove us the hour and a half to Anacortes. So now, here we sit in the local Starbucks, all of our bags and livelihood in tow, and we're waiting for the bike shop to open!
We'll begin riding around 11:00 and we'll make it as far as we can before setting up camp for the night. Thanks for you prayers. We'll be especially needing them in this first week. I'm not sure when we'll have Internet access again, but I promise to give you updates whenever possible! Grace and peace and blessings to you all!!