The saddest tale we have to tell...

Click the photo for a slide show, including Tom polishing Sadie, and a lot of shots Jill took as compensation for the fact that we had to leave Potlatch today.


Today, our Hood Canal vacation came to an end, which is not to say that we didn't consider staying a few more days. I think the deciding factors were, 1) we get to see Pat and Katie's new house tomorrow, and 2) Saturday night temps in Hoodsport are forecast to be below freezing, and 3) the furnace is still not working. I think it is going to need to be removed and completely disassembled for cleaning.

So, we bit the bullet, packed up the coach, hooked up Daisy Mae and hit the road for home. It was a good day for traveling. The traffic was bearable; the weather was beautiful; and we have good things to anticipate after arriving at home. We stopped on the Skokomish reservation for gas, which is about 20 cents a gallon cheaper there than it is "on the economy." Sadie purred along and took all the hills in stride without a strain.

We stopped at Maytown rest area for lunch. Jill had made some ham and cheese sandwiches on rosemary/olive oil bread. Mmm, mm, mmm, mmm, mmmmm! Pogo got a short walk, so we were all happy. We hit the road again and arrived home about 3:30 pm. We will definitely return to Potlatch at the first opportunity. On the way home, the biggest question on our minds was, "Where can we go for our next trip?" When we got to the exit that leads to the Columbia Riverfront RV Resort, we talked about the idea of stopping there for another week. We were only half serious, but talking about it made us both think twice.

So, it is back to real life for the near term. Sadie needs her furnace fixed, and we need to do some maintenance around the homestead. So, look for further travels with Sadie...but not this week.