Today we got up at 6:00 got showered and had some breakfast. We were on the road before 8:00. It’s slightly less than 6 hours to Albany, OR from Redding, CA according to Waze and traffic turned out to be light.

We had an early lunch at a place called Heaven on Earth Restaurant and Bakery in Azalea, OR. Wonderful food and service, highly recommended. Plus they have amazing cinnamon rolls, I’ve been told. I can attest to the fact that they look delicious and they are huge.

We are now sitting in our room thinking about driving over to the Tandem Rally registration to get our packets.

After getting our packets we went over to The Historic Carousel and Museum in downtown Albany. It is well worth the visit. All of the carousel animals are hand carved by volunteers. They are absolutely incredible. We took a tour of the carving area as well as a ride on the carousel.