Sequim by the Ocean

Well, we found our house and job....just kidding. But we did get real close. Check out the house at this link: http://www.tournow.net/show/46126 Too bad it doesn't have a garage....I guess if we talked them down enough we could build one. We also found that new career: http://masterlocksmith.com/sale.htm Flexible hours, 2 miles from home and steady work. The search goes on. Hey, on the poll...no stuffing the ballot box please!



For those of you who don't know, Sequim is in what the meteorologists call a rain shadow and airline pilots call "the blue hole." Because of the weather patterns, the ocean and the Olympic mountains, Sequim averages only 17 inches of rain and 300 days of sunshine per year. Quite unlike the rest of gloomy western Washington. They say for every mile you go east or west, you add an inch of rain per year. So Port Angeles, which is only about 15 miles west, gets twice as much rain. Strange, eh?



Today we drove up to Port Angeles and then over to Crescent Lake: beautiful!

Here's the standard link to the last few days pictures:

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Ellensburg, WA and onto Tacoma

Last night we stayed in Ellensburg, WA. It's a fairly small town and home to Central Washington University. Unfortunately, the KOA was near the I-90 interchange and truck noise woke me (Dave) up way too early today. The RV suffered a couple rock hits to the passenger side windshield--the latest gave us a 10 inch horizontal crack as well. ; (

Anyway, after a windy drive thru Snoqualmie Pass, we arrived in Tacoma and continued our search for a place to bed down for the next couple nights. All the campgrounds within 20 miles appear to be full...so we fell back on a good 'ol standby--the FAMCAMP at McChord AFB. We have to dry camp there....but aside from the occasional C-17 Transport taking off...it is a very nice little campground only a mile from the BX, Commissary, gas and internet.

Well, it's pizza tonight at the homestead before returning to the RV...

Hasta for now.

Walla Walla

Beautiful surroundings...wheat fields, vineyards and parks full of historic trees. Walla Walla is a great little city with lots of charm.

Here's a link to all the pics:

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Spokane and Walla Walla

We spent the last three days exploring Spokane, WA and Coeur d'Alene ID. Idaho is full of mountains and lakes; the land levels out considerably once you cross the border into Washington. Of course, the prettier scenery means higher prices too. We spent a lot of time looking around the various area, but took some time to visit a park in Post Falls, ID, where the kids had a chance to swim in the Spokane River.



This morning we drove down to Walla Walla, WA. I've always thought of Eastern Washington as being mostly flat, but we drove through some really weird hilly country. Lots of wheat on those hills, too.



Walla Walla is mostly flat. The Blue Mountains are to the east, but we haven't seen much of them yet.