Today was a very, very long day. We started the day by having our GPS take us on a ridiculous tour of Everett suburbia. Once we finally reached US-2, we were on our way to Leavenworth. It was a nice leisurely drive until just before we entered Leavenworth when we encountered this…
Water bombing helicopter outside of Leavenworth
After talking to a very cute State Patrol officer, we found out it was not a huge concern and that there was no evacuation eminent. Thankful for that, we went looking for parking. The parking was almost as bad as it was last year when we were there on Memorial Day weekend, but luckily we found a spot near Riverside Park. We parked and then headed up to explore the quaint little Bavarian-like village. It is definitely a town that we want to visit again but next time we think we’ll stay there overnight so we don’t feel rushed.
We walked around most of the village, but decided against going to the Nutcracker Museum because it didn’t open until 2. Mum was fine with a stop in the nutcracker gift shop instead. We also stopped in the bookstore for a book on the founding of Leavenworth and also stopped in a clothing store where I was able to pick up two skirts for a very good price.
After Leavenworth we headed east, stopping in a park next to the Wenatchee River for lunch and then we headed towards Spokane. Again, my GPS let me down and it ended up sending us on US-2 over to Spokane, instead of across I-90. Oh well, we made it…eventually. We then proceeded to miss our street and had to drive around the block a couple of times until we found the hotel.
Then we decided to head out for dinner. Again, my GPS went squirrelly and we ended up on the wrong side of Spokane. I entered it into Google Maps and we finally arrived 25 minutes later. Waddell’s Pub & Grille was a very good a very nice, and not too loud, sports bar. Mum and I, being still full from our lunch decided to share the sampler platter that came with wings, onion rings, poppers and cheese sticks. It was quite good but we still ended up needing a doggy bag.
Hopefully tomorrow we will run into fewer wrinkles, and hopefully tonight I can get some sleep. I will leave you with some pictures from Leavenworth and also one from the Moses Coulee near Waterville, WA.
Talk to you soon.
L
