We got to my sister's place on Tuesday and found out that they wouldn't be able to "road trip" with us :( . Dan's mom was basically in a coma and not expected to live long and she passed away 4 days later on Saturday morning. So sad. So we decided to spend a few days with them just hanging out . Took a few blurry photos for you to see some of what we did :0 .
The first thing we did was go see my niece, Melissa who had just had a baby 4 days earlier. I love babies ! This is Ashya (pronounced like Asia). I think the blur makes me look younger and softer. Ha Ha Ha! Sometimes I can be so funny.
The next day, Wednesday, we decided to take a day trip with Dan and Peni over to the coast. This is a VERY tall tree near Lake Quinault which is near the Olympic Nat'l Park. There are so many green trees and plants, so very different from what we have in Utah.
While Randy had camera duty I and Dan and Peni stayed by the car to be sure it didn't roll away. The car actually looks clean for a change! Movin' on down the road....
we just happened upon Forks where the story and movie Twilight took place. We were hungry, which is pretty much an ongoing thing with me, and Dan spotted a cafe so we pulled in. Much to my surprise and happiness it was the cafe from the movie! I was so excited! And then disappointed :( . The food was not good. We ordered a hot beef sandwich and it came out looking like dark gelatinous chocolate over the entire plate.... not appetizing at all. It was yucky gravy. Now I make good gravy! Hmm... I wonder if I should get a job there as cook? Nope.
After lunch we stopped in at the Chamber of Commerce and got a picture of Bella's truck. It's not the actual truck, just a copy. Then we got a map of Forks and went and looked at Bella's house, and drove past Dr. Cullens Hospital. We also went to the local grocery store and bought some Twilight candy.
Then we drove around to Bainbridge Island where we caught the ferry across to Seattle. It was a short trip but riding the ferry is always kind of fun. Sometimes I am so easy to please!
Very faintly in the background is Mount Rainier. The day we came over White Pass we had several great photo ops for the Mount but silly me...I said "Oh, we'll be here for a few days, we can get a better one". Never count on that in Seattle! The rest of the week was overcast and the mountain was in hiding. Sooo...this is the best photo we got.
We got off the ferry right by Pikes Market at 5:45 pm and parked the car so we could explore the market. Guess what we found out? Pikes Market closes at 6 pm even during the summer and tourist season! How dumb is that?! At least I got to see a few pigs :)
I have no idea who this kid is, but the pig is Rachel and she is in front of the marketplace. I guess she is their mascot or something. The boy is asking his grandma for dollars to put in the pig! Whatever happened to putting pennies in a piggy bank? Inflation! :0 . We had dinner on the wharf at Ivars, which is a seafood place. I make better clam chowder! Maybe I should work at Ivars? Nope.
The next day I spotted a scrap booking store. So I drug Randy and Peni there and spent some time looking and drooling. Dan had an interview so he escaped the fun :). They had this fun card on display as their class for August. It looked like something I wanted, so, I put on my sad face and told the clerk that I lived far away and really, really would like to purchase the kit for this card. Normally they won't sell the kit unless you sign up for the class, but I can look really really sad when I want to. The lady was very nice and sold me one so now I can copy it and make as many as I want! I like to make cards.
The next morning we headed for Highway 101 to take the long way home since we had plenty of time. This is Astoria bridge that goes over the Columbia River from Washington to Oregon. Or the other way around if you are in Oregon! Magic! Anyway I think it is about 4 miles long.
That is one looong bridge. On the way down 101 we saw lots of coastline and water and trees. Its very beautiful along that route! Pretty soon we came to Tillamook, where they make cheese and ice cream.
Naturally we had to stop and go in. I pretended to be interested in the cheese making process all the while thinking about that yummy ice cream and hoping that we were going to get some. Positive thinking pays off! We shared a sampler with Marionberry, Rocky Road and some caramel nut kind, probably pecans. Randy likes the nutty caramel, I like the chocolate and we decided to be healthy and get fruit, LOL! Then like any decent tourist trap they had a huge store and gift shop so that took awhile for me to look at everything. Dang! I couldn't find a thing I just had to have. We left there and headed north to spend the night in Salem, Oregon. The next day we drove and stopped, and drove and stopped, and drove until we got to Ontario, Or. where we spent the night. The next morning Randy was like a horse headed for water and we were on our way home! We got home home 3 days sooner than planned but that's okay. Maybe next year we can do the Yellowstone trip with my sis. This was my last trip for awhile since I'll be tending grandkids now and going to work at a candy shop! Cummings makes better chocolate than me so I need to work there so I can eat it!! Hmmm.... wonder if there's any chocolate in the house? Silly question :0
The first thing we did was go see my niece, Melissa who had just had a baby 4 days earlier. I love babies ! This is Ashya (pronounced like Asia). I think the blur makes me look younger and softer. Ha Ha Ha! Sometimes I can be so funny.
The next day, Wednesday, we decided to take a day trip with Dan and Peni over to the coast. This is a VERY tall tree near Lake Quinault which is near the Olympic Nat'l Park. There are so many green trees and plants, so very different from what we have in Utah.
While Randy had camera duty I and Dan and Peni stayed by the car to be sure it didn't roll away. The car actually looks clean for a change! Movin' on down the road....
we just happened upon Forks where the story and movie Twilight took place. We were hungry, which is pretty much an ongoing thing with me, and Dan spotted a cafe so we pulled in. Much to my surprise and happiness it was the cafe from the movie! I was so excited! And then disappointed :( . The food was not good. We ordered a hot beef sandwich and it came out looking like dark gelatinous chocolate over the entire plate.... not appetizing at all. It was yucky gravy. Now I make good gravy! Hmm... I wonder if I should get a job there as cook? Nope.
After lunch we stopped in at the Chamber of Commerce and got a picture of Bella's truck. It's not the actual truck, just a copy. Then we got a map of Forks and went and looked at Bella's house, and drove past Dr. Cullens Hospital. We also went to the local grocery store and bought some Twilight candy.
Then we drove around to Bainbridge Island where we caught the ferry across to Seattle. It was a short trip but riding the ferry is always kind of fun. Sometimes I am so easy to please!
Very faintly in the background is Mount Rainier. The day we came over White Pass we had several great photo ops for the Mount but silly me...I said "Oh, we'll be here for a few days, we can get a better one". Never count on that in Seattle! The rest of the week was overcast and the mountain was in hiding. Sooo...this is the best photo we got.
We got off the ferry right by Pikes Market at 5:45 pm and parked the car so we could explore the market. Guess what we found out? Pikes Market closes at 6 pm even during the summer and tourist season! How dumb is that?! At least I got to see a few pigs :)
I have no idea who this kid is, but the pig is Rachel and she is in front of the marketplace. I guess she is their mascot or something. The boy is asking his grandma for dollars to put in the pig! Whatever happened to putting pennies in a piggy bank? Inflation! :0 . We had dinner on the wharf at Ivars, which is a seafood place. I make better clam chowder! Maybe I should work at Ivars? Nope.
The next day I spotted a scrap booking store. So I drug Randy and Peni there and spent some time looking and drooling. Dan had an interview so he escaped the fun :). They had this fun card on display as their class for August. It looked like something I wanted, so, I put on my sad face and told the clerk that I lived far away and really, really would like to purchase the kit for this card. Normally they won't sell the kit unless you sign up for the class, but I can look really really sad when I want to. The lady was very nice and sold me one so now I can copy it and make as many as I want! I like to make cards.
The next morning we headed for Highway 101 to take the long way home since we had plenty of time. This is Astoria bridge that goes over the Columbia River from Washington to Oregon. Or the other way around if you are in Oregon! Magic! Anyway I think it is about 4 miles long.
That is one looong bridge. On the way down 101 we saw lots of coastline and water and trees. Its very beautiful along that route! Pretty soon we came to Tillamook, where they make cheese and ice cream.
Naturally we had to stop and go in. I pretended to be interested in the cheese making process all the while thinking about that yummy ice cream and hoping that we were going to get some. Positive thinking pays off! We shared a sampler with Marionberry, Rocky Road and some caramel nut kind, probably pecans. Randy likes the nutty caramel, I like the chocolate and we decided to be healthy and get fruit, LOL! Then like any decent tourist trap they had a huge store and gift shop so that took awhile for me to look at everything. Dang! I couldn't find a thing I just had to have. We left there and headed north to spend the night in Salem, Oregon. The next day we drove and stopped, and drove and stopped, and drove until we got to Ontario, Or. where we spent the night. The next morning Randy was like a horse headed for water and we were on our way home! We got home home 3 days sooner than planned but that's okay. Maybe next year we can do the Yellowstone trip with my sis. This was my last trip for awhile since I'll be tending grandkids now and going to work at a candy shop! Cummings makes better chocolate than me so I need to work there so I can eat it!! Hmmm.... wonder if there's any chocolate in the house? Silly question :0
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