Despite a predictable late start leaving San Francisco, a solid twelve hour’s driving sees us in Tacoma – with it raining pretty much all the way – just varying from light drizzle to downpours. Which did mean we saw a perfect rainbow just as we crossed from Portland into Washington state – the first GLBT colors since the Bay Area. A nice change from “Support our Troops” and “God Bless America”.

We’d been speculating before the trip about what it would be like coming up I-5 – about encounters with rednecks etc. We were expecting “Priscilla – Queen of the NorthWest”? But in the event, it was a non-event – about the only encounter of note was Marilyn chatting to a girl in a gas station and handing out a band card. Hardly the stuff of road movies…

We’re staying with Tara’s folks overnight. It’s a lovely house – with welcoming people, and huge picture windows with a panoramic view over the Puget Sound. Hardly low rent rock’n’roll…

So…. today was shopping for a present for Emme (her birthday is the 21st when we’re in Eugene) – and we got her such a cute top, Tori bought one too! Plus a mammoth supermarket run – to stock up for dinner (which didn’t happen) and breakfast tomorrow morning. And then just chilling out, messing around with acoustics, taking it easy before our first gig tonight in Seattle…