We moved to Tall Chief campground, just outside Fall City, WA. This is a really nice campground, lots of trees and space. The only drawback is no sewer sites. The central bathrooms are under construction, as is the laundry facility. We got a great spot, in a corner site, which is always my preference. I’m getting pretty good at backing the camper into these sites now. I still like a pull-thru site, but the backing in doesn’t get me as stressed out as it used to.
I went to Dollar Tree and bought some Fourth of July decorations. I thought the gnomes were quite fitting for my little forest retreat. Dollar Tree is my frequent stop, as I feel like I can justify the decorations and not have to worry about them getting ‘ruined’ in the weather.
On the way home from Ed’s biopsy, I had to pull over to tend to some bleeding from his biopsy site. (These photos were out of order a bit) I just happened upon this Free Little Library on Mercer Island. It was a nice surprise on an otherwise gloomy feeling day! Picked up this clever use of a paint sample card. The paint color is Vanilla Ice Cream and the artist drew an ice cream sundae!
We went into Seattle one day and had a ‘City Pass’, which allows you to pick several tourist destinations to visit/experience at a discounted rate. We went to the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum. It was breathtaking. I could have spent the entire day there alone. Just so much to look at at so beautiful!
We then headed over to the Space Needle, stopping along the short walk to see some art installations in the park around the area.
I don’t really care for high buildings, I have a loathing for elevators, especially the glass kind. Ed was pretty excited to go up, so I clenched my teeth and went up. The views are really amazing, I must say. One of the things I hate about structures such as this is the ‘swaying’ you can feel. We went to the top and they have windows that lean outwards with benches you can sit on that allow you to lean out. I did NOT like that feeling at all. We went down to the second level of the upper deck and they have a glass floor that rotates around the perimeter of the room! Ed purposely did not mention this. I didn’t step out onto the glass, but Ed did. I was quite happy when we were back on solid ground!
They had a Mold-A-Matic! Ed surprisingly did NOT get one. One of the things we got rid of when we downsized was his Mold-A-Matic collection. It was a bittersweet thing to walk away from…
Next, we went to the Museum of Pop Culture. It was an interesting place. We were running short on time, so we kinda sped through this one.
On a different trip to into Seattle, we went to the Aquarium. It was a small one and had LOTS of people in it. We have come to realize that summer is now in full swing and our days of going to places that are not so busy are over for a bit. I have to admit, the older I get, the less tolerance for people I have. I feel like common sense and decency are lacking quite a bit in some folk. People just seem to have forgotten how to act in public and they certainly aren’t teaching it to their children.
After the Aquarium, we went to the Pier 57 to ride another ‘Soarin’-type ride called Fly Over Washington. I can see why these are becoming so popular…they really are a fantastic experience!
After milling around a bit on the Pier, we boarded a Harbor Cruise. It was a really great day for the cruise and the announcer was top-notch. He gave us tons of history, information and a local’s view of Seattle. I really enjoyed the cruise. We snagged a great seat in the back of the boat with a little overhang that kept us out of the sun, which with Ed’s situation, has become an even bigger priority for me lately.
After the cruise, we popped over to Pike Place Market. I have always wanted to experience this place and BOY is it a hoppin’ place! As we were coming up the stairs from the street, we got to witness the fish market tossing fish around for a guy who made a purchase. Unfortunately, I didn’t get my phone out quick enough and although we hung around for awhile, we didn’t get to see them do it again. Bummer not to catch it on my phone, but I was stoked to see it in real life. We also walked passed the original Starbucks…they had an INSANELY long line and what makes it even funnier, is that literally a block in any direction will get you to another Starbucks. There is NO way that I would stand in that line just to say ‘hey, I’ve been to the original Starbucks’…people are weird. We also saw the gum wall. This is such a disgusting, yet fascinating thing to me. I don’t understand the appeal of such things, but it is a bit fascinating…in that can’t look away kinda realm.
Ed bought me this gorgeous bouquet of flowers at the market for $15! Such an amazing deal and the flowers lasted beautifully.
I love the fog in the morning at the campground.
We visited the Museum of Flight. They had lots of cool stuff and even an outdoor area where you could walk through several planes. There was a Concord and a AirForce One that Kennedy had flown on. This is more Ed’s area of expertise, but I took lots of photos.
We spent one entire day traveling around the Seattle area visiting Free Little Art Galleries to make donations and admire the art. I picked up several pieces. It was a fun day! We made the determination that while Seattle is a cool city, we are definitely not ‘city’ people. The roads are waaay too narrow and the houses are so crammed in together. While the idea of walking everywhere and being in a close knit neighbor area seems intriguing, we decided we like to have a bit of space between us and our neighbors. Also, my truck is NOT at all made to navigate these tiny streets, I’d hate to drive a delivery truck down some of these roads!
**We are STILL waiting for the referral and coordination of things to go through for Ed to have his Mohs Surgery. While it is frustrating, we are happy that surgery will be able to get all the cancer removed and get Ed on the road to recovery rather quickly…that is, once VA gets things sorted out! *Sigh*
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