On the Road and Living on the Edge

The morning started off with a great cup of Seattle’s Best Coffee. Barb and Annie sat around the kitchen island sharing diets and health tips, while Nancy was trying to warm up from the cool Vancouver nights. As you all know Nancy needs a bit more meat on those bones of hers. After we warmed her up with a fine cup of coffee, I served Nancy burnt English muffins. My specialty.

We were on the road in no time and traveling up the Columbia River by way of Rt. 14. The scenery was breathtaking. The air was crisp and clean. The day was cloudy but rays of sun were poking out from behind the clouds. We all took a jacket just in case Nancy’s bones starts to chatter.

As everyone knows, I am an experienced driver. My driving record is impeccable, except for a few crashes here and there. Not to worry, I should be able to handle these sharp curves, even though they are steep, bottomless cliffs. It does not matter if only one car can fit and it drops off thousands of feet. If Lewis and Clark can do it so can I.

Coffee kicks in we are living on the edge.

A big part of today was fish. Fish eyes, fish lips, fish hips, and fish dips. Big fish, little fish, blue fish and green fish. Fish going up and fish going down. Ugly fish and real ugly fish. Now I know where Dr.Seuss got his information for the book. We were so excited about the “dam” fish we talked about have some salmon for supper. We asked for directions as to where we could find salmon with clear eyes but Annie has a short term memory problem and we were on our way to getting good and lost. Getting lost in this wilderness would cost us in mileage not to mention our lives, so we canned that idea. Canned fish…..Dam…ed fish…I can write my own book now.

After the fish we were on the road again. My driving skills were being tested. I had to maneuver roads that had hair pin curves that made the hairs stand up on the back of ours necks. Not to mention the thousand feet drops again. All those years of driving ASD kids around helped me conquer the winding roads of Oregon. Thank you ASD. Lewis and Clark had their adventure. Barb, Annie, and Nancy live on the edge but live another day to tell. One fish… two fish… three fish …blue fish………..until tomorrow.

Barbara French
Student Support Services.
Super Bus Driver