Awake: 6:20am Temp 51 Partly sunny Overnight @ Chimacum, WA
Leave @ 10:05am driving the Suzuki to the town of Sequim (25 min) to visit
Nancy & Joe. They have a winter home in east Mesa, AZ & are now building a
summer home in Sequim. They bought their 5 acre tract in 1989 with the
intention of someday building a retirement home & now it’s happening. In 3
weeks time, the septic system is finished & approved + the electrical
cable in the ditch is ready for inspection. They have witched their well
placement and it is to be dug this week or next. They also purchased a
pre-owned 5th wheel trailer to live in while their home is being built.
We are invited into their 5th wheel trailer to view & discuss their house
plans & the recent changes they’re making. It’s a nice open floor plan
with a view across a 20 acre field leading to a view of the Straits of
Juan de Fuca and of Mt. Baker. Joe has a lot of house building experience
& knows how to get things done within the construction business.
We are invited by them to a neighbor’s home for lunch….good friends of Joe
& Nancy, Winky & Torgy. W & T have lived in this neighborhood for 15 yrs &
love it. These guys are no spring chickens; Winky is 88, Torgy is 85 & do
they get around! Winky was a ballroom dancing teacher for many years and
still dances thru life. Torgy puts many miles on his pedal bike. After a
delicious lunch of soup & bread from Safeway and fresh fruit, we get a
tour of their open floor plan home, incl. Winky’s “to die for” closet.
We leave @ 2:45pm to do some grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart & Costco + other
stuff @ Home Depot. On the road out of town as we are parking @ a tourist
information center, Mark calls from Anchorage for an update on our travels
& I ask him for an update on his travels. Mark & his wife Marcia spent the
last 3 months RVing in CA, OR & WA & we tried for a rendezvous like we had
last yr but it just didn’t materialize. Kathy loads up with local maps &
things to see & do in the area while I talk with Mark for about 20 min.
Then my sister Mary Jo calls from Lodi, CA regarding her photo search she
was doing for our son Nick. We are back in the bus @ 7:20pm.
8:15 Dinner: Leftover Chicken parmesan, cauliflower, mixed salad & garlic
bread.
Late evening: Watch video from the clubhouse library: “What Lies Beneath.”
A 1st class thriller with Harrison Ford & Michelle Pfeiffer. No way could
Kathy nap during this cliff hanger!
High temp today=65 Lights out: 12:23am
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