September 16, 2010 – Day 34 (244 Miles).
This was a very long day as the day was 37 hours long. We started riding the shuttle bus to the Shanghai airport after a quick breakfast. The trip took about 2-1/2 hours and the distance is unknown. We took the connecting flight from Tokyo to Seattle. The flight took approximately 9 hours to fly 5015 miles. In Seattle we caught the shuttle to the motel where canceled our reservation, got the car & headed toward Portland. We took the scenic route through Mt. Rainier National Park. Earlier on the trip we could see Mt. Rainier from Seattle very clearly (beautiful sight) but the day was very cloudy & rainy. Though Mt. Rainier was not visible, the view of trees, valleys, and water falls & streams are worth seeing (beautiful). We found a motel and later a Mexican restaurant as we needed a break from Chinese food.