We left Ruby's after a great breakfast! It was misting/raining and the clouds were so low that you could almost touch them. It was really beautiful and my pics did not do a big of justice. Headed West and landed in what is some of the most beautiful country. Following the river through mountains watching the curves in the road and the snow on the peaks. We roared through Idaho much too quickly and decided to take I90 into Seattle. Ok, it is probably faster. But it is some of the least attractive country we have seen. I am used to rolling hills of farm land in Kansas, Oklahoma and even Wyoming and Montana. This is just arid and blah. If you want to film scenes from the post-apocolyptic imagination - this would be a great place. And the wind was blowing so hard it made the Oklahoma wind seem like a light breeze.
We finally stopped in Moses Lake for lunch. First we went in a local place that was packed. It had cafe in the name so it must be good, right? After having our iced tea order taken 2 times and being told it would be about 10 minutes to get that, well Burger King Saved the day. But, have you seen this? Burger King has a "bacon sundae". Really?
Anyway, we headed out into the wind again and crossed the least pleasurable part of Washington state. In fact, it is hard to believe it is Washington. Hills of scrub and then you come around a bend and there are tons of huge wind generators/turbines. Huge! Making lazy circles in the sky. If we hadn't been flying up and down hills at 80 mph we might have got a pic. But then we would have had to stop in the wind!
Anyway, as soon as you start getting closer in to Seattle it starts looking like earth again. Overcast most of the day when we were going through the pretty country.
Arrived and Country Inn had our room - very nice - we are only 1 of 2 rooms tonight so quiet and nice. Cool in the 50's and yet, someone was swimming in the pool when we arrived.

We visited Sandee's old and new home and ate at a kicken restaurant "The Rock" wood fired pizza. The interior is warehouse and rock and roll. They are a micro brewery and the beer is mild and pretty good and the pizza was quite good too!

Butts are dragging tonight and glad to get out of the truck. Feeling very guilty about leaving Bailey at home - have never wanted a type of camper/van more. Wish she could read this and know that we miss her and will be home. So hard to explain to pets about this complicated life we humans weave.
Conversations on this trip are enough to write a book on! Wish I had a recorder! Hope all is well in your world!