And away we go

A well packed car!

The countdown is over - it is Saturday, September 1st, the first day of our adventures! After a flurry of activity in the morning where we finished packing the car (somehow!), and cleaned the apartment, we finally make it on the road!
It is a long weekend in both Canada and the States so we decide to cross the border and bunker down in Burlington (a small town in Washington State, not far from the Canadian border) for a couple of nights rather than risk spending the night on the side of the road (although that could be entertaining).
We thought we should treat ourselves to some luxury accommodation and stayed at a KOA campsite, with warm water and showers!
So not a very exciting start to the tour for us, but a start nonetheless.

Departing Vancouver, close to a full tank of petrol & 114319 miles clocked