Our Retirement Trip

We made it to Cape Disappointment at the southwest corner of Washington on Halloween night.  We were definitely into the rainy season.  It rained almost 75% of the time while we were on the Washington Coast and that continued as we traveled down the Oregon and the north California coasts. Interesting story about our arrival at Cape Disappointment on Halloween.  Lots of trick and treaters out in Ilwaco.  As we drove through Donna Sue rolled her window down to listen.  We set up camp in the dark and went to bed.  Around 12:30 am there was a knock on our door and a voice said that our car lights were flashing.  I went outside and discovered a racoon in the car.  He had entered through Donna Sue’s window, which she had forgotten to close, and happened to step on the four way flasher button.  Luckily our neighbor was out walking his dog at midnight and saw the flashing lights and had enough courage to knock on our door.  We shooed the racoon out of the camper and closed the window.  It bega

We left Mount Rainier on September 28 and headed for Whidbey Island. spent two nights at my sister's place on Whidbey Island then headed to Ethan and Stephanie's home in Seattle, where we stayed until October 10. While in Seattle we visited wineries, went apple picking, rode our bikes to the Seattle waterfront and around Lake Union, visited the National Nordic Museum, visited Bainbridge Island and ate at many fabulous restaurants.   After our time in Seattle we went to back to my sister's place on Whidbey Island where we spent a wonderful week relaxing with some easy bike rides and hikes. Here are some photos from our time in Seattle and Whidbey Island Fort Casey Ebey's Landing After Whidbey Island we headed to the Salt Creek Recreation Area on the north side of the Olympic Peninsula. Hike to Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Shi Shi Beach Cape Flattery Cape Flattery Cape Flattery Cape Flattery Cape Flatter