THREE WEEKS IN THE SEATTLE AREA

As we were near the end of our trip around Couer d’Alene Lake, a herd of elk was spotted grazing near the road. A big buck stood at attention near the herd. It was a dramatic sight

The land as we drove to Ellensburg, was mostly flat fields, checker-boarded with grasses or tilled earth. The hills were low and slightly undulating. The crops seemed to be potato fields or grain. Towards Ellensburg, the hills became more pronounced but were still rolling and green. Suddenly deep canyons appeared along the Columbia River. Deer were grazing in the fields of purple flowers interspersed with white flowers.

After crossing the Cascade Mountains, we were greeted to Seattle with clouds, rain and bumper-to-bumper traffic. We were pleased to find that the Canadian Geese had no longer set up permanent residence in the RV park near Bothell. Now we could really enjoy the lovely small lake bordered with large weeping willow trees without having to be concerned where we stepped.

It was fun showing friend Mary and her daughter Erin around downtown Seattle. Their hotel at Pike Place Market was a perfect place for them to watch the Fourth of July fireworks over the bay. Zoe wanted them to experience the San Juan Islands so we drove them there. Unfortunately it rained most of the time but they did get to see the islands and Friday Harbor plus lunch out at Roche Harbor overlooking the bay full of giant yachts.

The location gave us a good chance to visit Zoe’s daughter and get dentist, hair and eye appointments. After two weeks, we moved to a park further west that was handy to leave our RV and take the ferry to visit the RV park in Sequim. A park model had been offered to us free for four days by a couple of women in the park. It was right next to Jud and Cory’s new park model so we had a good visit with Jud. Unfortunately, Cory was down in Tucson helping a friend with the logistics of taking care of the effects of another friend who had died. The park was beautiful. We were especially impressed with the community garden. A reception was held for us to meet old friends and new. The location also was handy for Lovern to drive to Bremerton to visit her daughter who lived there and her other daughter who drove up from Oregon.

See the picture of the vegetable garden at Discovery Bay
See the picture of part of Susan’s award winning garden at her home.

With all of these odds and ends taken care of, we are now ready to head for Canada.