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Directional Vote: BC or Idaho
The results of this vote might not send us in the winner’s direction just yet, but it will matter eventually – let me explain.
We are currently in Washington State, which directly borders two regions we have yet to visit – Idaho and British Columbia. However, Seattle is also a prime location for departures to Alaska via cruise ship and Hawaii via airplane. We have always hoped to visit both of these American states, but getting to them with Burt Reynolds (our car) may not be entirely feasible (we would need a barge for Hawaii, and we could drive to Alaska, but by the time we get there, the roads might be too treacherous for poor Burt). So, we have reached out to the Hawaii and Alaska tourism communities to see if anyone could help to get us there (unfortunately Burt will have to stay behind this time).
If we don’t find ourselves on a cruise ship or an airplane this week, we will head to the winning region you vote for instead. If we do manage to get to Hawaii or Alaska, we will be returning to Seattle in about a week, where we will then head to the winning region and start exploring.
Make sense?
Basically – vote on where you want us to drive next, and if we end up on an airplane or a cruise ship in the mean time, the winning region will simply be pushed back a week or so.
One more thing to consider… as you may know, British Columbia is a Canadian Province, while Idaho is a State. We are required to complete our tour of the United States by mid/end October (as stated on our Visa’s), so if we are voted to Canada now, it might severely limit the amount of time we are able to explore the remaining states (unless customs is nice and re-issues us new visas). That said – British Columbia has plenty of Tim Hortons and Swiss Chalets and people who sound like us so we won’t turn it down, eh!
Vote Now:
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Click #Idaho to let people know you vote for Idaho on Twitter.
Click #British Columbia to let people know you voted for British Columbia on Twitter.
This vote closes tonight (Tuesday August 31) at 8pm ET so tell your friends!
Favourite Follower Friday
because he is currently filling our third seat, because he has embraced the unpredictable spirit of life on the social media controlled road with open arms, because he brought new music for us to listen to and because he is the perfect pin-ball and arcade partner… our favourite follower this week is the one and only @harperdudevice from montreal canada!!!
Directional Vote – Washington Vs. Idaho
We’re keeping it short and sweet this week. Should we drive to Washington or Idaho?
Washington
We will drive West until we hit the ocean and take the long oceanside drive on the 101 from Oregon to Washington.
Click #Washington to let people know you voted for Washington on Twitter.
Idaho
We will drive East along Highway 84 towards Idaho. We will be exploring what rural/forested/mountainous Oregon looks like on our way to the Idaho border.
Click #Idaho to let people know you vote for Idaho on Twitter.
The first State to receive 50 votes wins.
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PS
Although it doesn’t affect this vote. We need to firm up with the United States customs department about whether or not we will be able to start criss-crossing between Canada and the United states for future votes. The nature of our Visa is making what appears to be relatively easy to do by looking at a map surprisingly hard.