We awoke quite early this morning and headed to Jimmy’s Down the Street. My mum had a biscuit and a bowl of fruit and I had the chicken fried steak skillet. I can’t believe how good, and huge, it was. I ate about a third of it before I had to pack it to go. Driving over to Spokane and Coeur d’Alene was definitely worth the trip – both places were beyond awesome.
We then jumped on the I-90 and started the progression westward – enjoying the sun and puffy clouds. After several rainy days we were beyond happy to see blue skies – and I just love puffy clouds.
The traffic was actually quite light for Memorial Day weekend, and we made great time heading out of Idaho, past Spokane and onto SR-281, SR-28 and then onto US-2. We drove through more of the awesome countryside that we saw yesterday – and it got even better. Although I tried to get a few pictures, I am not a big fan of stopping on the side of a busy road, and was restricted to a couple of the rest areas. By the time we got to Wenatchee, we were entering the mountains and the topography changed again.
We stopped at a park in Leavenworth for a picnic lunch of leftovers, but left the town as soon as we could – the Memorial Day weekend crowds were just too much to handle. We both thought it was a cute little town, with a Bavarian feel, and plan on returning one year when it isn’t so busy.
We left Leavenworth and continued into the mountains of Wenatchee State Forest – glad that the majority of traffic was going the other way. The road followed Wenatchee River and then Skinney Creek – both of which had quite rapid waters – and then we headed up towards Stevens Pass. It was then that I noticed the snow banks on the sides of the road – definitely not what I expected when I put my flip-flops on this morning. Once we started heading downhill, the snow disappeared, thankfully.
We continued along US-2 until we reached Seattle and made a stop at Burlington Coat Factory before checking into the hotel. Instead of going to Goldberg’s Deli as originally planned, we ate our remaining leftovers in front of the television. As much as we have enjoyed this trip, I think we are both tired and looking forward to going home.
I will let you all go now as I organize our receipts and purchases for our border crossing tomorrow.
Talk to you all soon,
L
