Starting Mileage leaving Ellensburg: 7285
Ending Mileage arriving Elma, WA: 7467
Miles Driven: 179
Avg. MPG: 7.0
Gas Price: $4.09--Cle Elum, WA
Travel Day
Overnight: Elma, Washington
Elma RV Park
Couldn't wait to get out of the campground at Ellensburg. So, we were off at 9 AM. Today's travel was over the Cascade Mountains and through Snoqualmie Pass.
We stopped for gas in the quaint town of Cle Elum. It was so quaint, we weren't sure we could get the RV through there. But, as you know, Dave's a whiz at getting the RV through a maze.
We ate lunch at a Sheri's restaurant. I had a delicious salad called a Pot Sticker Salad (Asian flavor, of course). Dave had some yummy Stuffed Baked Potato Soup. An older woman came into the restaurant while we were there, and bless her heart. She wanted to befriend everyone in the restaurant, whether worker or customer. She kept everyone entertained. When her meal arrived she said, "Oh, are we having quiche today?" Of course, that's what she ordered, but she may have forgotten that by the time it arrived.
We camped at the Elma RV Park. It's rather old, and there were a lot of "regulars" living there. But, the place was very clean. At check-in they really want you to feel welcome. So much so, they gave us home baked chocolate-chip cookies. If we would have had a dog, it would have gotten biscuits. Nice touch. Each site had flowers in the ground to spruce up the area. The best part is that we could use our Passport America membership, so the site only cost us $16 per night. And, we had WiFi and Cable TV, including Bravo! So, I was able to catch up a bit on Project Runway.
After getting set up and showering, we headed over to Amy Wright and family's home. Amy is Dave's 1st cousin, once removed. Amy is the daughter of Dave's first cousin, Dorothy, whom we will visit in Klamath Falls. Dave and Dorothy were very close when growing up and she gave me a wedding shower many moons ago. We had not had the pleasure of meeting Amy all these years, what with everyone moving to and fro.
Pictured Left to Right:
(back row) Jon, Amy, Oscar [dog], Dave
(front row) Emily, Adam, Timothy
Dave and Amy have been communicating via email for about a year. So, we sure looked forward to meeting her and her family. And, what a great family she has. when we arrived, Jon, Amy's husband, and the two boys (Timothy [eldest] and Adam) were all outside building a deck. After a few instructions, Jon put Dave right to work cutting beams. Dave enjoyed that.
Amy, Emily (Amy's daughter), and I spent our time getting acquainted. Amy fixed a delicious meal of manicotti and salad. Amy bought all kinds of peanut butter treats for Dave. So, he was in 7th Heaven.
After dinner, Dave and Amy discussed the ancestor findings.
They have a Dachshund named Oscar and a parrotlet (mini-parrot) named Kipper. As much as I love dogs, Oscar is a one-person dog. So, we haven't gotten too friendly as of yet. There's always tomorrow.
Jon is a nuclear medicine technician. He's on call at various times. So, 15 minutes before his shift was up at 10 PM, he was called to the hospital.
We stayed and visited with Amy and the family much too late, but we sure all had a good time. We drove back to the RV park and hit the hay.
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