Monday evening in Discovery Bay, Washington

Good evening, friends old and new......it's Mommy here...or Sara if you prefer. Juni had to stay home this trip, so I'll be filling in for her the next couple of days. I'm sure she's having a great time with her uncles, but there just wasn't enough room in the van for all of us and Juni, too. She was a good girl and said she'd stay home. We miss her, but we're having an awful good time.

Mary, Jan and Hal, and Bridget came to pick us up around ten this morning, and off we drove. David is doing the driving because Mary tends to be a bit erratic and we're just all more comfortable with her in the back of the van. It rained a little as we made our way to the ferry south of Everett, which wouldn't have been a problem if Mary's windshield wipers worked as well as they should have. Actually, they were fine if set on the fast mode, but none of the other settings work. Oh well, we got here safe and sound and managed to make a good contribution to the economy in Port Townsend. It's a lovely little port with very old Victorian homes that have all been fixed up and look beautiful. Then we stopped at a Safeway, which is the local grocery store here in the northwest, and bought some stuff for supper.....like bread and ice cream....you know, the ususal. After supper David and I introduced the gang to spoons....thank you, Tammy......and oh, yes, I won. Ho Hum.......My god we got noisy. There's a curfew here......we're at a funny little condo that Mary has as a time share. It's really set up funny....has a bedroom on the lowest floor, complete with bathroom, the washer and dryer on the second level, the kitchen and living room on the third level, another bathroom on the fourth level, and a bedroom on the fifth level. So, the folks on the lowest level are self-contained while the rest of us have to go up or down to wee-wee. Juni really has it made!

So Jan and Hal have gone to bed, Mary, Bridget and David are playing Hand and Foot, and I'm doing this. We have a full day planned tomorrow....all touristy things, but that's what one does on one's vacation. I'll post all the pictures I haven't been able to do before....this place has Wifi and it'll go fast. Talk at you all tomorrow.