I have been fascinated for years at the idea of the temperate rain forests in the northwest. Maybe it was growing up in dry Oklahoma, but the thought of huge moss-draped trees was a big deal to me. I just had to go to the Hoh rain forest in Olympic National Park. We went on Friday, not wanting to deal with the inevitable crowds that come on weekends. And yes, I am late with the post since today is Tuesday. Oops.
Yes, the trees are big! These are just a couple of moderate sized ones at the trailhead. You might guess from the rain gear that it was raining when we went.
Yup, definitely a bucket list item checked off.
Saturday we just hung around the motorhome, did a bit of shopping, some cleaning – all kinds of exciting things. I did finish a little cloth wallet I can take with me easily. It is the Wonder Wallet pattern from Lazy Girl Designs, and I have made if four or five times before. Lovely little thing, and very practical to slip in a pocket with a driver’s license, credit card, and some cash. I should have put some interfacing in it, but it will work ok.
Sunday we moved from Sequim to the Quinault Casino at the beach. It allows free dry camping (no facilities at all) for up to 14 days. This is the view out the front window.
Ok, so it isn’t real obvious, but the flat horizon is the ocean. Between the ocean and us are stabilized sand dunes and some bushes. The sound is lovely, and the temperatures are mild enough I can leave the windows open to hear it.
Since we are at a casino, we tried to have breakfast here on Monday, but it was more adequate than good. The best deals were in the lounge, but that was where the smokers were – ugh. We decided to just drive down the shore to Cape Disappointment State Park at the mouth of the Columbia. Lovely place. I didn’t get out much since my knee just randomly decided to give me fits, but I got a few pictures.
Today it has rained most of the day, and we just planned on staying put. I did get my application for Medicare completed, and I found out the steps to get my retiree supplement enrollment done. BTW, that one line statement took over an hour to complete, mostly waiting on the retiree stuff. We even got some banking straightened out! We have discovered it is best if we take a complete down day every 5 days or so, and today was it.
I have also practiced using my convection/microwave more. Today was a puffed (German style) pancake again. Add blueberries and a dash of powdered sugar and yum! Kevin is off to the store for something for dinner now too.