Thursday, 4-23-10
I go for a morning walk while Jack makes Mexican hot cocoa. No, Jack is not jobless. He and Sarah own a Bark Buster franchise in the Seattle area. Jack “trains” people on how to manage their dogs. So, fortunately, he has arranged his training schedule around our stay.
We roll out the awning on the van, lay out our beautiful new mat, set up some chairs, and we all drink hot cocoa as we look out upon the view from their hillside. It’s our last morning here and it’s time to pack up. As we are packing our stuff, I turn around to see Rex lying on the bed on top of our clothes. His head is resting on his paws and his eyes are saying, “Please, don’t leave.” (Photo Below).
The four of us (not Rex) have lunch at our favorite dim sum restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown district at the “Jade Garden”. If you have never had dim sum, this is a MUST. And if you are ever in Seattle, the “Jade Garden” is a “HAVE TO.” The waitresses push little carts around and stop at your table and pop the lids off the steamed goodies, or BBQ’d, or baked specialties. You pick what you want and they mark your tab. It is absolutely to die for.
We say goodbye to our dear friends, leaving Rex behind as we wave goodbye.
Our first stop is in the small town of Sultan, WA, at the information office. We gather up our brochures and head for a campground she recommends outside of town. It’s “Leisure Time Resorts – Thunderbird Campground” on the Sultan River – kind of pricey for camping ($40) but we have only one other option down the road and it looks evil so we pay up. It’s the off-season and we pretty much have the place to ourselves, right on the river.
Sarah has packed us some ham and we make sandwiches for dinner. I journal while Fred does something on the computer.
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