When we finally picked the van up on Friday afternoon, Victor at the auto shop told us that there was a bad connection on the cable that connected the battery to the chassis ground. There was corrosion all over the connection. He claimed, multiple times, that all of this had NOT been our fault. If any of you believe otherwise, we don’t want to hear it. It’s much easier to blame someone else! We were also thrilled to hear that our house battery was also in good shape, holding a charge well.

We bid Seattle farewell and headed to trusty Issaquah, about 10 miles east of Seattle, for the night.

We were finally (finally!) on the road!