We drove the trailer on the ferry!!!!!!!

Well, we had to leave the Olympic Peninsula, though we loved our time there. The friends we were visiting in Oregon were traveling (we came earlier than planned to be with my family), so we had decided to spend some time in the North Cascades. The only problem from the Peninsula, we would have to travel the windy road back down to Olympia, then get back on I-5 through Seattle, drive north and then east toward the Cascades. It would take us all day in the truck....or we could take the ferry over to north of Seattle and cut off as much as 5 hours or more. The idea of pulling the trailer on to a ferry was daunting. I am not the best driver. I always tell everyone I do fine pulling on to a highway and just going. Even at our campgrounds, we always have pull-through spots. I can't for instance maneuver to "move over". We prayed a lot, (I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength), asked questions and my Dad kept saying it would be "so easy". So we decided to try it out. As we approached, I felt something bordering on panic, so the kids started praying. What an adventure it would be, but Lord, please don't let anything go wrong! Well, everything went smoothly. God Himself was my guide on to that giant ship. We got parked and climbed out to see the sights. Mark was quite upset we didn't get a picture of the actual truck and trailer on the ferry, but we were so relieved, we weren't thinking. The ferry trip was awesome. Micah loved it the most and wants to go again (Yikes!) The only hiccup was when Hannah and Nat headed to the restroom. They took a really long time and the shore was approaching, so I went in search of them. We must have missed each other on the way, as they weren't in the restrooms. When the ferry parks, you need to have your engine running and ready to go when they say. So we had to head downstairs without Hannah and Nathaniel. Thankfully, as soon as we got to the car, they showed up. I must have said something like, "if we're gone when you get back, it means we had to head down to the truck"...and they actually listened. Thank you, Lord. Family intact, we drove off the ferry without a hitch (no pun intended)and due to traffic, may have saved as much as 6 or 7 hours in the car! As Hannah would say, "Yee-haw"

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