Monday was a beautiful day for a drive up the Olympic Peninsula. We followed US-101 north from Astoria to just south of Aberdeen then headed west on US-107 to reconnect with US-101 on the east side of the peninsula. We stopped in Montesano for a break and lunch at the Bee Hive restaurant. Kris had a great piece of grilled salmon with salad and Brian had another most excellent Shrimp Louie. Brian asked what they put in the Shrimp Louie (in case of olives which of course were in there and had to be requested to be left off) and the waitress finished her explanation with "... and of course there is an egg on top; that's why it's called a Louie you know; some people think it is named for the special Louie Sauce but it's named for the egg not for the Thousand Island dressing it normally comes with". So Brian asked for a Shrimp Louie with no olives but yes, he would like the "special Louie sauce"... we all had a good laugh.
It is quite a pretty drive up the east coast of the peninsula with the road winding along the shoreline for a good part of the way. The weather stayed nice and clear all the way but shortly after we arrived in Sequim (pronounced S'quim, like squid with a m rather than a d) the darker clouds started to appear and more wind came up.
We checked into the Rainbow RV Park on the west side of Sequim where we were greeted by the park hostess who was quite frazzled over a rogue tenant and was expecting the police any second. To top it off Brian pointed at her chest and said there is an ant crawling across you . This sent her into a bit of a frenzy while she exclaimed loudly that she hated that kind. Brian apologized for pointing at her boobs but since there was wild life involved thought it was necessary :-)
After driving around in Sequim for a bit we returned to the trailer to complete last weeks blog. For dinner we decided to drive over to the 7 Cedars Casino, do a bit of gambling and try out their buffet. The gambling part was enjoyable as the poker machines we both chose were loose enough to provide a sense of the possibility to actually win something. And we did! After about an hour of playing video poker we came out $4.70 ahead... let the good times roll! On top of that, we were pleased to have found a casino that actually serves decent wine at the machines. Unfortunately the buffet is closed Mondays but they had a prime rib special in the main restaurant so we decided to give it a try. Kris had the excellent prime rib special and Brian tried the Shepherd's Pie; also very good and all at a very reasonable price.
Tuesday we got up a bit early, still raining, and after a quick trip into Sequim for a Starbucks coffee we headed into Port Angeles a good few hours early for the 12:45 ferry. We were the second one's to check in at the terminal and we were allowed to just park our car and trailer then we could go and walk around in Port Angeles while we waited (just be back by 12:15). We stopped in at the First Street Haven for breakfast and both mistakenly ordered the 3 egg omelette. Man were those things huge and who ever thought of putting cashews in an omelette (quite good actually). Neither of us could finish and we both even passed on the huge side order of hash browns that normally comes with it. Whew!
We wandered around the main streets going into a few shops and the main bookstore before heading back to the ferry terminal by which time the parking lines were starting to fill up. The ferry ride was pretty uneventful although it was a bit choppy once we were out in the open waters.
We wanted to check out the Oceanside RV Resort just north of Sidney so we checked in there. Very nice park with quite large sites, near the ocean and pretty gardens. That night we visited our friends Andy and Donna for an excellent chili dinner whipped up by Andy and an equally excellent salad which Donna put together. Their dog Sophie was her usual self wanting to be a pup but having to be kept under control all the while... she is a very nice dog but it seems that some days might be better than others. After an evening of visiting we headed back to the trailer where the rain had kept away and it was a beautiful night out.
Wednesday it was time to head home to Courtenay. We stopped for about an hour for a visit with our Uncle Bob and Aunt Phyllis in Duncan. It was very nice to see them again and to see that, all in all, they seem to be doing quite well. We arrived home to find our lawn had recently been cut (thanks Rick) and our neighbour's son-in-law had hauled away our old compost bins (special thanks to Les!).
Home again!
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Hi from Houston. We leave for Miri on Monday. I loved reading about your travels and hope to retrace some of your steps.
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Mairead.