SEATTLE UPDATE

Wow!  It has been over a month since our last update so time to catch up a bit.

We started by spending a month parked in Larry and Linda's driveway in Idaho, including the 4th of July.  After the 4th Arlyene flew back to LV for a week to tend to family stuff there and after she got back we set out in the Jeep for the Seattle area, leaving the motor home in Larry's care.  Along the way we traveled US Highway 2 across Washington and stopped in Leavenworth for the night.  The next day we traveled to the home of long time friends Craig and Janet were we have been house/cat sitting for them while they travel in Alaska.  We have visited with friends from as far south as Olympia and north from Bellingham - and many points in between.  It has been a great time and we have been grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with our many friends in the area as well as with daughter Mary.  Reconnecting with Seattle traffic has not been as much of a joy but we have been able to manage it reasonably well.

Our stay here in Mountlake Terrace ends tomorrow, Sunday, as we head back to Idaho in the rain.  During our two week stay here it has not rained one drop anywhere in the Puget Sound area.  One of my main jobs here has been to keep their beautiful vegetable and flower gardens watered and healthy and with no rain that was a daily activity.  The rain is coming at a perfect time as we leave.  Not excited about a six hour drive in the rain but I expect we will see some breaks along the way.

UPDATE: We are now back in Idaho after an unevenful six hour drive and not too much rain as we left Puget Sound.  We will stay here about three more weeks and then, accompanied by Larry and Linda in their own motorhome, we will head for Sisters, Oregon for a reunion with three other couples.  We will be there about a week and then part company to begin the trek back to Las Vegas crossing Oregon and Idaho before heading south on I-15 north of Salt Lake City.  We plan a couple of two night stays along the way.

While we have been away construction on our new addition at the resort has been progressing.  We are looking forward to the new storage area and bathroom that will be a great addition to our lot, especially while entertaining.