Friends and Family

We are off on the road again, spending a couple of weeks heading north and enjoying friends and family. We started in McMinneville, OR with Anne and Jerry, friends from clear back in the 60s. My Jerry (as we each identify our spouses) dated Anne while he was engaged to me. They were in college together and Anne was active in the social activities in the school. Her Jerry was in the service, and I was in Boulder, CO so, when Anne needed a date, they went to the activities together.

Our friendship has continued and we enjoy getting together at least once a year. This time it was an overnight visit with a chance to see their son and daughter-in-law and meet their new granddaughter. We enjoyed lots of talking and way too much of Anne’s cooking.

It was then on to Seattle, actually the Burien Elks Lodge RV Park. We are meeting Cheryl and Dave here to start a two week trip together.















One of Jerry’s dreams was fulfilled as he finally drove the Alaska Highway. Anna Lee refused to go the whole route, so Jerry had to hitchhike up north.

We climbed many flights of stairs to reach Pike’s Place Public Market. These guys guided our way.

There the four of us joined spectators watching the fish men tossing purchases to customers. After going on a shopping binge for cheeses and vinegars, we enjoyed a fishy lunch at Lowell’s.

Cheryl and Dave went off to meet a friend and we returned to Burien for a 10 k Volksmarch. This is a working class suburb with some surprising homes overlooking Puget Sound. One house with a two-sided view of the sound was for sale, a half million dollar house with a one and a quarter million dollar view (add for the asking price). This was a peek of the view from their park-like garden.