Sweet Home Oregon!

Its been a long adventure, but I finally made it home!  Canada was amazing!  I am so proud of the team for making it across the finish line in Calgary! 

Part of the team drove the van straight home and the rest went to the award ceremony at the Calgary Zoo.  We were awarded the smile award for being the happiest team and the Star Trek “going where no one has gone before” award.  Michigan earned the first place trophy, as expected.

After we explored the zoo for a little while we visited Lake Louise.  It was by far the most beautiful place the whole trip!  After eating way too much delicious food we headed back out on the road and stayed at a surprisingly beautiful little motel that night.  In the morning I drank my coffee on the balcony, overlooking mountains.

From there, we went to Vancouver and ate delicious dim sum before crossing the border.  We gave Conrad from the Minnesota team a ride to Olympia and then we were home free, back in Oregon!

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Canada!

We made it to Canada!  Crossing the border was really smooth – there was even a special lane for solar cars.  It looks like Oregon since it is green and rainy.  Everyone has been really friendly and interested in the car.  A few people referred to it as a spaceship.  We stayed at Red River College last night and we are staying in Regina tonight.

Sioux Falls

We arrived in Sioux Falls, SD today.  It was a great day despite the cloudy weather.  We drove for a long time then trailered at the end to get to the stage stop.  Our caravanning skills were excellent and we drove safely.  Leif gets to visit his grandparents, who he hasn’t seen in a long time, while we are in Sioux Falls.  It was fun to see the falls and there was a laser show about the history of the city…the laser show wasn’t as cool as it sounds.

Nebraska

We got to the Topeka checkpoint and we are stopped at a hotel in Blair, Nebraska.

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Retraction

Sorry, I was misinformed, it was not the Minnesota team that exploded.  It was Missouri S&T that had battery problems.