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  • Michigan 2023
    Day 161

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    October 3, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

    Was sort of sorry we didn't have one more night here, beautiful park, fountains, huge clubhouse, and cable was working. Tom got a full evening of Monday night 🏈

    Again weather is definitely getting warmer!? Our final drive was uneventful and we felt like 99 was in pretty good shape. Some construction, but we didn't seem to have as much from the start of our trip?

    One last stop in Prather for groceries and quick dinner at Velascos! Home by 6:30. (And the cleaner had just finished!). House looked great, yard healthy (we had someone check the watering) but with lots of weeds, sun porch full of dust, and cobwebs in all the corners!

    We really 💕 our home ! Great trip!    Read more

  • Michigan 2023
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    Day 160

    Almost there

    October 2, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    As Linley noted on my previous post, it was a beautiful drive. We drove through southern Oregon and into Northern California. This part of I-5 is great, lots of scenery to enjoy. Traffic was fine, and weather seems to be slowly warming up and we get into California.

    We had beautiful views of Mt. Shasta and Lake Shasta. No stopping, just pics from the RV window. Pressed on and got to Red Bluff, knowing that left just one more day of driving....We are in full "let's get home" mode!    Read more

  • Michigan 2023
    Day 159–160

    Heading home

    October 1, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    So on hindsight am really glad we left Gig Harbor today, Sunday, and NOT Monday! I did not really give thought to the fact that on Monday we would be in the midst of the work week and commuter traffic....

    We have had a great summer, with lots of family, fun and adventures, BUT think I am missing home! We are a little like the horse that is headed back to the barn, head down, one foot in front of the other.

    But one more stop on the way, decided to go by Defiance Point Park, near Tacoma. Looked like a nice view back to Gig Harbor over the water. Well it turns out the drive with the views is closed to vehicle traffic. So we located their off leash dog park and gave Charlie play time- lots of pups!

    I thought I would jump on our bikes, but as we got my bike off of the rack the front tire just dropped off the forks. We discovered that both (?) the nuts that hold my front tire to the forks were missing?? What? We have no clue, how? So without having the front tire attached, we had to cram my bike into the back of the jeep. We really are clueless to what happened...

    Made some wraps for lunch and started actually-driving home!? We got on 5 and will be there for the next 500 plus miles until we find 99! Got to Salem and pulled over about 4:30 so Tom would have some football time.    Read more

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    Day 158

    Bainbridge Island Art Museum

    September 30, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

    From Poulsbo we drove on North and East over the bridge to Bainbridge Island. I had hoped to spend more time here but it was already early afternoon so we headed straight to the art museum. That way Tom could have his afternoon nap in the car and I could enjoy the museum .

    The museum is not large and one of the two floors was being set up for a new exhibit so I really only had the upper floor and then a special exhibit on the main floor but I really enjoyed this museum. It really is a collection of contemporary art (as opposed to modern art) and had a wide and varied selection that included paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, fiber art and mixed media pieces. The artists are primarily regional and the pieces in the exhibit are all juried and selected. I really enjoy just perusing all the different themes and items that were on display.

    Back to the car and woke up Tom and we drove back to Gig Harbor this time going by Terry's house to drop off some bakery items for her. We got to say hi to her from a distance and her new Australian Shepherd puppy Angus.

    We drove on to Tides Tavern, which is a restaurant located right on Gig Harbor in the marina area. Very popular, we had about a 20 minute wait for a table, but discovered from that vantage point we had a clear view of Mount Rainier! Probably one of the best views I've ever had of it, so now I guess we don't need to go by the park! Had a delicious dinner of halibut and really enjoyed our evening.    Read more

  • Michigan 2023
    Day 158

    Poulsbo and baked goods!

    September 30, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

    Our reason for staying in in Gig Harbor was to visit a friend of mine from Kaiser, Terry and her husband. We spoke by phone this morning and it turns out her husband went into the hospital last night with fairly concerning cold symptoms. After testing it turned out to be COVID. They also have a roommate who ended up testing positive for COVID. So my visit with Terry is pretty much limited to phone calls to see how her husband's doing.

    Today we had planned to go north to visit Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island. Poulsbo is a very cute, touristy town, with a Norwegian theme. It is also home to a very well-known, 50 year old bakery, Sluys. Well known enough that there was a line just to go in and purchase some bakery items. We bought several and they were excellent!

    While Tom enjoyed his bakery items I had a chance to walk the town in the shops. Lots of cute artist co-ops, galleries, home accessory shops, restaurants and clothing. The town was particularly busy because we were there on the biannual beer pub crawl which raises money for town project. So lots of people out walking (some were weaving a little, 9 oz. of beer at each brewery!) Many were in costumes or lederhosen or dirndle skirts, it was really fun to see. It was a beautiful day to be out, lots of sunshine! We also had a chance to stroll the harbor area, very cute.    Read more

  • Michigan 2023
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    Day 157–160

    Drive to Gig Harbor

    September 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F

    Back in the car and on to Gig Harbor where my good friend Terry wisner lives. Had our first real experience of traffic on I-5 as we went through the Tacoma area to access our final destination. We took hwy 16 to Gig Harbor and still had very thick traffic. It was Friday afternoon!Read more

  • Michigan 2023
    Day 157

    Snoqualmie Falls

    September 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

    Back on 90 West. This part of 90 is wooded and mountainous. We even had glimpses of Mount Rainier on the drive. Of course the top was in clouds. Beautiful drive.

    We drove most of the morning and our first stop was Snoqualmie Falls. This is a beautiful fall that is also used for hydroelectric purposes. One of the earlier builds, using the power of the water. This waterfall was so powerful that you literally walked through a cloud of mist to get a view of it. There's a beautiful lodge right on the brink of the Falls. We enjoyed walking the park like setting that gave you different views.Read more

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    Day 156

    Columbia River

    September 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

    Back on I-90. Facts: one of the longest interstates, Seattle to Boston, and apparently has the least traffic...we goggle alot on our drives.

    Southwest of Spokane, after a fairly large burn area, we got to one of the most boring parts of our drive...no billboards, no trees, no cattle, just fields of scrub, or occasionally grain. I almost fell asleep! However the road quality was excellent!

    Lunch at Moses Lake while filling up with gas. Prices have steadily increased as we headed west. Prices are just under $5 now. In Michigan we were looking at prices just under $4.

    We took a break at a large scenic overlook for the Columbia River mid-afternoon. I tend to think of the Columbia River as an east-west River, however in this location it has turned north and really runs north south. Great overlook, cloudy windy day.

    We camped at Wanapum Campground which is a Washington State Park right on the Columbia River. It was a beautiful spot and we enjoyed great views of the Columbia right down near the shore. Very, very windy and loud! 14 mph with gusts up to 20!    Read more

  • Michigan 2023
    Day 156

    Charlie and the Columbia

    September 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    Took a with Charlie and again found a spot where she could have some water time. This beach area was at the day use part of the park.

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    Day 155

    Annie at Gonzaga

    September 27, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 55 °F

    So I will be honest, I am trying to rapidly catch up on posting my Finding Penguins travel diary. I need to catch up because I don't have time to read Linley and Kristi's traveling posts if I don't!

    We had a wonderful day today, in spite of the ongoing cloudy and rainy weather. We had a chance to meet with Annie (Jeanie's daughter) for lunch near the Gonzaga campus. We got to tour her house which was darling (six girls sharing), they each have a bedroom; only two bathrooms- but that's still doable!

    We had lunch across the street and had a chance to chat and catch up. Then Annie took us on a tour through the Gonzaga campus. We had a chance to see where she works, to see the community garden, and just get a general feel for this very nice campus. It looks especially nice right now, planted with lots of flowers, because it seems that parents weekend is next weekend. Annie suggested that most of this will be gone shortly as the snow will be here at some point in the near future. Tom and I love this campus, relatively small, but really well maintained.    Read more

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