Day 42 - Everett, WA to Vancouver, BC

Days on the road: 42.
Miles today: 128.
Miles to date: 8379.

Everett, WA is home to the Boeing company, makers of really big planes. At their facility (Guiness World Record for largest building by volume), they assemble the aluminum and composite tubes that fly those out there that choose to travel great distances NOT by road trip-going little Blue Audi. They build the 747-8, 777, and new 787 airplanes in this massive facility from parts flown, shipped, and truck in from all over the world. I spent the morning of Day 42 touring the facility and listening to bad jokes delivered by yet another overly enthusiastic tour guide. No cameras or cellphones allowed on the tour, so no pictures of the biggest assembly lines I've ever seen. For those keeping score at home, I've now seen BMWs assembled in South Carolina, Corvettes in Kentucky, and now planes in Washington.


Many of the fuselage sections and wings are flown in on a heavily customized 747 called the Dreamlifter, seen here at rest:


The Boeing folks have quite the operation. Even their visitor's centre is big:


And seeing since it was Victoria Day, I thought it appropriate to head back to Canada to celebrate: