Awake: 6:46am Temp 50 Light rain Overnight @ Chimacum, WA
Kathy pays Marsha our camping fee for another week’s stay. Then leave @
11:38am to catch the 1:10pm ferry to Seattle. Something different: we have
a bowl of clam chowder @ Ivars before walking to the Nordstrom Rack for
Kathy to look for appropriate dresses for Nick’s upcoming wedding & for
our cruise in October.
During her shopping time, I visit a few kitchenware stores in search of a
better cheese slicer & nut grinder. A good slicer I find, but no better
grinder. On my returning to N.R. to meet Kathy, I spot a Radio Shack & ask
Eddie the clerk if they have a Mobile Phone Data Cable that will fit my
cell phone…even though I have one on order from the Radio Shack in Port
Townsend. Eddie searches their rack of cables but nothing to fit my phone.
“Are you sure Eddie?” I ask. “Could you check the inventory somehow?”
Eddie gets on the store’s computer & within a few minutes tells me they
show (1) in stock. Oh, my heart starts beating an extra thump! Eddie
returns to the rack of cables & starts opening the cable boxes…. & then:
Eureka! He finds the cable to fit my phone misplaced in another box. Eddie
is my hero. I buy the cable & software with a BIG smile on my face.
Back to N.R. & meet Kathy. She lures me to the basement level & models 3
dresses. They are beautiful & like $12.00…. $14.00 & $30.00. All marked
down from over $100.00. It’s a buy, all 3! From here we walk 40 min to the
Queen Anne District & call Nick’s cell phone from outside Isilon. In a few
minutes, both Nick & Zack come outside to greet us. Both our boys look
very content & relaxed. After some talk, they escort us into the Isilon
Company for a tour of their respective cubicles. We also meet a few of
their coworker buddies: Rob, Neal, Pete, Scott & Qichu….all very young,
sharp & congenial guys.
Then we walk to the bar/restaurant, Ten Mercer, for a glass of wine before
dinner. Next Zack drives us to the Outback Steak House where we celebrate
Zack’s 23rd birthday a day early. Not planning on being with the boys
tomorrow. Kathy & I split a filet for dinner.
Next, Zack drives us to his apartment building & gives us the $5.00 tour.
We spend some time here watching the boys play a computer game & some
episodes of Smallville, Superman’s home town.
Zack takes Nick to his condo & then takes us to pier 52 to catch the
12:10am ferry back to Bainbridge. Return to the bus in Chimacum @ 2:22am.
It was a great day!
High temp today=? Lights out: 2:48am
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