Yeah for getting to a hotel with a computer!
Reese is at grandma and grandpas and having the time of his life. Somehow he even managed to stay up until 10:30 on the 4th to see fireworks and went to the Belton parade. Sounds like he will love parades at Disney
Synopsis of my trip
On my flight from Austin to Santa Anna I sat next to a UT student who was so much fun. She is from Laguna Hills CA but is on the UT Tennis team. We talked alot about Laguna Beach/The Hills and The Real Housewives of OC. Her sister dates Colton who is one of the kids on the show- so she was really in the know.
On my flight from Santa Anna to Seattle I sat next to another OC person and we talked about Laguna Beach/The Hills and The Real Housewives of OC, our kids, and read People/In Touch/Us Weekly etc.
Rusty picked me up at the airport and we headed off to on our first trek. We took the fairy from Seattle to Bainbridge Island and then up to Lake Crescent(the North part of Olympic National Park). You could see to the bottom of the lake- thats how clear it was. We stayed in an OK room but it was a great lodge and a great view. It was in Olympic National Park and had a very quaint feeling. We also stopped in Port Townsend and walked around the city.
Reese is at grandma and grandpas and having the time of his life. Somehow he even managed to stay up until 10:30 on the 4th to see fireworks and went to the Belton parade. Sounds like he will love parades at Disney
Synopsis of my trip
On my flight from Austin to Santa Anna I sat next to a UT student who was so much fun. She is from Laguna Hills CA but is on the UT Tennis team. We talked alot about Laguna Beach/The Hills and The Real Housewives of OC. Her sister dates Colton who is one of the kids on the show- so she was really in the know.
On my flight from Santa Anna to Seattle I sat next to another OC person and we talked about Laguna Beach/The Hills and The Real Housewives of OC, our kids, and read People/In Touch/Us Weekly etc.
Rusty picked me up at the airport and we headed off to on our first trek. We took the fairy from Seattle to Bainbridge Island and then up to Lake Crescent(the North part of Olympic National Park). You could see to the bottom of the lake- thats how clear it was. We stayed in an OK room but it was a great lodge and a great view. It was in Olympic National Park and had a very quaint feeling. We also stopped in Port Townsend and walked around the city.
The next morning we took a 1.5 mile hike to a waterfall near Lake Crescent. We got in the car and headed off to Hurricane Ridge in the park. We drove up a mountain for 17 miles (1 hr) hiked in the cold and rain another 3 miles ( 1 1/2 pretty much straight up the mountain) to see a fantastic view. Too bad all we could see was fog!!!!!!!!!
We headed back in the car for another long drive to Lake Quinault (the East part of Olympic National Park). It was a cute lodge and a nice lake but we liked the one at Crescent better. Rusty thought it was more touristy. They liked to charge alot for their food and have mediocre service.
Today we took a 4 1/2 mile hike from the lodge through the rainforest (Quinault is in the rainforest part of Olympic National Park) and then hiked to see the worlds largest sitka spruce tree and red cedar tree. Very impressive. I think we hiked about 6 miles today and we are still doing good.
We got in the car and went once again 2 more hours. We stopped in Aberdeen (hometown of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain) and had way too much fried food at the local dinner.
We are now at the Aberdeen Resort and Spa (outside the East side of Olympic National Park) and having a great time. We have had the best food yet and have a fantastic room and view. I would highly recommend this resort. They even gave us a $40 gas card so you cant beat that (the lowest gas we saw has been $4.19 and a huge line and the highest I think $4.35). We have covered over 500 miles so far. Tomorrow we head to Seattle where we will park the car and ride public transit!
1 comment:
Here's the difference between us: I would NEVER have hiked that hike for a view. And had I been conned or bribed to do it, I would have LOST MY RELIGION over the fog. Compensation would have been required.
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