Awake: 7:10am Temp? sleep 7+26 sunny overnight @ Burlington, WA.
Kathy & I take good hot showers before eating breakfast with Glen &
Connie; cereal, cantaloupe, & a slice of Connie’s freshly made coffee
cake.
After a slight delay due to Connie & Glen being educated by the Auto
Sprinkler System guy, we check that Saturn tire & then make our 1st tour
stop @ the nearby Wal-Mart.
With only 10,000 miles on that tire, the service lady checks for a new
identical replacement @ no charge but, she won’t be able to get Glen into
the service bay until 3:00pm. She advises us to “take our tour & then come
back @ 3:00pm.”
2nd tour stop: Mount Vernon where Connie points our the RV Park just west
of town, in the event we drive our motor home up here sometime & need a
campground. It is big rig friendly & we take note of that.
3rd tour stop: the small town of La Conner, where the main street has
dozens of small specialty shops for the discriminating buyer. The question
was asked: “should we park & browse?” 2 strong “NOs” were heard. This town
advertises that La Conner is a turn of the-century time capsule with an
authentic waterfront community along the Swinomish channel. The
Victorian-era buildings, shops, galleries, museums, restaurants & lodging
have made La Conner one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations.
Looks good to us…..maybe next time we’ll have more time to explore.
4th tour stop: Anacortes, a natural destination. With miles of beaches,
forest trails, a panoramic view from Mount Erie & plenty of shopping,
dining & cultural happenings, it’s a great place to experience “inland
time” without having to catch a ferry, except for fun. If this sounds like
its right out of the tourist brochure, you are right! We did break loose
from the car in Anacortes however; we checked that screwy tire, let the
ladies powder their noses, sauntered around the large marina & snapped a
picture for proof that we were really here.
5th tour stop: Northern Lights Casino & RV Park. We scrutinize the RV Park
1st & then have a light lunch of soup & salad inside the Casino before
returning to Glen & Connie’s house on the hill. We thank G & C for their
wonderful hospitality, good reminiscing time, & comfortable overnight
stay; we look forward to an opportunity for rendezvousing somewhere down
the road again.
We leave Burlington after filling our Suzuki’s fuel tank @ 3:02pm. Drive
to Queen Anne Hill & stop @ the Safeway store to check their wine supply;
sure enough, another good deal on our # 2 choice. Next, a stop @ Trader
Joes for some groceries, then meet with Nick, Eriko, Jerry & Zack @ Nick’s
condo. We have our wine & gab time, then take 2 cars & meet @ the Outback
Steakhouse restaurant on Westlake Ave to celebrate Nick’s Birthday, Zack’s
belated birthday & Eriko’s up-coming birthday, the 23rd of August. Kathy &
I share a 9 oz filet & it was r-e-a-l-l-y good! We sit & gab some more
until nearly 10:00pm. Zack takes us back to our Suzuki & we are back in
our bus by 10:45pm.
High temp=? Lights out: 12:44am
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