Awake: 7:32am Temp 43 sleep 6+55 mostly sunny overnight @ Everett, WA.
Maybe we picked a good day for traveling further south, Veterans Day, less traffic congestion + sunshine. I climbed the ladder & squeegeed the rain water off a few of the slide outs. This campground & its location has served us well; it'll be @ the top of our list for our next visit with the motorhome.
We left the Lakeside R.V. Park @ 9:35am going South on I-5 for about (7) miles & then switched over to I-405 to Tacoma, where we topped off our diesel tank @ Flying "J." Not so much fuel but I want a full tank in the event we go south on Hwy-101 on the Oregon Coast. 36.2 gal @ $2.80 per gal.
We've been in touch with Bill & Debby, friends who lived in our neighborhood in Alaska, & our plan today is a visit @ their home near Lacey, WA. There is no near campground so Kathy called the Hawks Prairie Casino just off the interstate for permission to park our coach overnight. The Casino guy told her it would not be a problem. We arrived @ the huge Casino parking lot @ 11:40am.
Today's travel: 79 miles 1+51 time 14 gal used 5.9 mpg 43 mph avg speed.
We left our slides retracted, called Bill on the cell phone & announced our arrival. They drove (5) miles & joined us for breakfast/lunch @ the Hawks Prairie Coffee Shop & Restaurant. We each updated the other on our children, grandchildren, M.H. travels & adventures. It's been (3) yrs since we stopped here & visited them @ their humble abode.
After our breakfast/lunch, we followed them in our Suzuki to their home & got a short tour of their progress since (3) yrs ago. Now their lean-to is a finished (1) bedroom, (1) bath home with living room, kitchen & dining area. They also have a large deck overlooking some of the lake below & a wood burning fireplace that easily keeps them warm & toasty throughout the winter.
With the fireplace crackling, we sat & sipped a glass of wine & nibbled on a salmon cheese log & crackers with Bill & Debby. They just returned from a (5000 +) mile tour of many states, + visiting their children & grandchildren along the way. It's always good seeing & talking with B & D, & seeing what else can be added to their property.
We know rain is inevitable tonight so we say our goodbyes & thank them for another good visit. We will continue to keep in touch.
En Route to our M.H., we visited the nearby Costco store & Kathy picked up a few grocery items that she missed getting in Everett. Then, I attached our tow car to the M.H. to be ready for more travel in the morning & sure enough, I finished within minutes before the rain started.
Dinner: Tilapia with brown rice & golden raisins, broccoli, & mixed salad.
With our generator running, we watched ½ of the movie: "You Only Live Twice."
Lights out: 11:04pm
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