LeAnne & Benny Fun

September in Port Townsend has been wonderful. So much time to just be with each other. Lots of cooking together, movies, concert fundraiser with dancing, and Benny's Tennis & Soccer matches. Explosion (premiere league soccer team) won all the games we watched. So far, Benny and the team have won their tennis matches too. Port Angeles and Sequim next week are going to be tough rivals. It is getting close to time to leave and it is bittersweet. I am anxious to get on the road again with sunshine but it is hard to leave LeAnne and Benny.

Retrospective (or what I missed in July)

July was such a hectic month and I didn't get all my blogging done so here are a few pictures belatedly. First is a great waterfall hike outside of Bend.

From there we headed to Memaloose State Park in the Columbia River Gorge. Barbara came to stay a couple of days and we had a fun hike. 40 plus years of friendship are irreplaceable.

See you in September Bash with the Desert Trailers

We have made such fun friends at Desert Trails RV Park in Tucson and didn't want to wait until the fall to catch up. So Kirsten Sweet and I started talking and voila! the 'See You In September Bash' was born. We invited everyone from Washington that Kirsten had email addresses. The planning started early and resulted in 18 people attending. Fabulous people, food, fire, and fun. We won't talk about the weather ;-))

Hurricane Hill Hike in Olympic Natl Park

September 9th - We had a free day so decided to take a hike in Olympic National Park. It was FOGGY and drizzly all the way to Port Angeles and even after we entered the park. We decided to keep going anyway to see the movie at the Visitor Center. Great surprise, once we were half way up the we were above the clouds with lovely weather, sun, and blue skies most of the day. Met some nice vacationers from Florida. Also met some "locals". Great hike to the top of Hurricane Hill.

Fall 2010 Itinerary

We have a sketchy itinerary for the Fall of 2010. Who knows how much it will change since we have made fewer and fewer reservations and prefer to just take it as it comes. Ain't retirement great! We would love to meet up with friends and family along the way so let us know if you can make it.

September - Port Townsend. Alzheimer's Walk in Portland on 9/26. Vancouver the last few days with family & friends.

October - Ashland with Erik & Jenn. Lassen Volcano National Park if the weather cooperates. Reno & Lake Tahoe on the way to Great Basin NP. Mid October we will be at Zion NP, then head to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon if it is still open. Stopping to see Kathy & Bill in Phoenix.

November - at Desert Trails in Tucson. Hopefully LeAnne & Benny are coming for Thanksgiving

December - Carlsbad Caverns NP in New Mexico & Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas, then on to the Hill Country and Big Bend National Park. Hope to see our new grand neice in Austin while we are in Texas. Maybe a stop in the Rio Grand Valley before heading across the gulf coast to Florida.

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Fun dinner at Arnie's in Edmonds

We had a great time at Arnie's in Edmonds last night. Beautiful day for a drive to Kingston and a walk on ferry trip to Edmonds. Walked over to Arnie's and met Rich & Twila, Holly & Dan, and Dave & Rhonda... sort of like a Kaspar Mechanical Reunion. Drank too much wine. Laughed and talked for hours.

Tonight we catch up with the Anackers in Edmonds again. On Sunday Jan and I are throwing a small wedding shower and then having a slumber party. Thinking about being gone for a year makes me relish each visit with old friends.

Chillin in PT

Great times catching up with friends & family in Seattle, Cathcart, Anacortes, and now Port Townsend. Too many good lunches, dinner and drinks. Fortunately, we fit in some walks and bike rides.

We arrived in Port Townsend on September 1 and have a fun month ahead watching Benny's tennis matches and soccer games. Staying with LeAnne this week before moving to Fort Worden. Nice long walk to the farmer's market today and a yummy BBQed taco dinner. Life is good!

The weather this year has been mostly foggy and cool. What a difference from last year with so much sun and warm weather. Still having a great time and getting out when we can.