It was another cloudy morning. Butch went to the bakery & picked up cinnamon rolls, coffee & tea for our breakfast. While he was gone, Finn & I took a walk around the little park. It was another perfect western, WA morning. I admired the huge western red cedars at the top of the hill. The names of the native plants came to mind automatically. I've missed them.
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| View from the Lodge~ |
When Butch returned, we sat in the camper & admired the view out the window. Ben texted that he & Jentry were on their way. We packed up our things & loaded the Explorer, just finishing as Ben & Jentry pulled in. The trailer was hitched in no time. The girls were waiting at Jentry's. Butch helped Jentry get the trailer parked.
Skyla had picked up the string she needed for her violin. She's playing violin again, along with trumpet! Both girls are excellent on the keyboard too! I love it that they both love music! The kids had tried to glue the old string back in the peg. Ben managed to get the peg cleaned out. After heaven knows how many years it's been, I put the new string in place & we tuned the violin with an app Skyla had on her phone. I managed to play the full scale! Jentry had been in the kitchen making up a salad for our lunch. I heard her laugh & she asked me how long it had been? Just a rough guess - over 60 years! I'd played from the third grade to high school.
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| Skyla & Josie~ |
Today, we went to the
State Park. It was much quieter than a couple days ago. The day had stayed overcast & mild.
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| Butch, Skyla, Finn & Jentry~ |
Jentry was grilling hot dogs & Finn thought they smelled wonderful! She'd made a pasta salad & soon we were all enjoying lunch.
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| Finn goes swimming! |
Finn waded right into the water & went swimming again!
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| Skyla & Finn! |
Skyla & Finn had a grand time running on the beach! She reminds me so much of myself at that age. Our mood was somewhat subdued, knowing our good times were coming to an end. We all walked the beach & out to the end of the dock.
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| Skyla, Finn, Papa, Josie & Jentry~ |
Finn wasn't worried about the dock at all, until he stuck his nose near a piling & the dock move up! He jumped back a foot!
We packed up & said our Goodbye's... We followed the kids out of the park & back to where they turned left & we turned right...
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| I-405 Southbound~ |
It wasn't long until we were back in the traffic, but at least it was moving.
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| Finn in our room~ |
Our goal was
Cle Elum. We made a reservation on our way & ended up with a very nice large room. We were sad to be leaving our family behind & heading home, even though we were getting used to our
road routine by now!
There was one year we took our little Apache camp trailer & camped all the way down the coast to northern, CA & the Redwoods. Then all the way back in just over two weeks. (Long before reservations were needed & the campgrounds were mostly empty.) We called ourselves the "Traveling Hoge Gypsy Family"!
The bright spot was knowing we'd be visiting family in Sheridan in a couple days!
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