On the road again!

Yesterday, we arose after spending the night at the Super 8 Motel in Shelton, WA and had a leisurely continental breakfast in the motel. We updated our emails and then headed over to Vander Wal's Garage to see what progress had been made on repairing Sadie's brakes.

Marlo, who holds down the fort in the office, told us that Don Vander Wal had stayed until 8:00 PM working on the problem of why the break pedal would not firm up after bleeding the system. He finally discovered that the new master cylinder that was supplied by the auto parts house was defective. Somehow, Don managed to get another master cylinder, and then he came in before opening to install the new one; this on a day when he had to travel on business!

Marlo told us that everything was done except bleeding the system again and that we should be on the road by 2:00 o'clock. We decided to drive out to Hood Canal to the cabin where my brother and his family are vacationing. Shortly after we arrived there (about 12:30 PM, as I recall), Marlo called to say that Sadie was ready.

We went back and paid the tab, thanked all our new friends at Vander Wal's, hooked up Daisy Mae and headed for The Waterfront at Potlatch RV park. Upon arrival we were assigned space #11 and we settled in to enjoy what we came here for in the first place. The weather was glorious, the view spectacular, the fact of having the brake nightmare behind us priceless.

We enjoyed the venue until about 5:00 and then headed over to my brother's place, where we had a sumptuous feast including smoked salmon, filet mignon and pork chops, which had thawed while Sadie's refrigerator was without power. In addition, we had fresh steamer clams and sauteed oysters, shrimp pasta and cole slaw. A little vino completed the repast, which was better than any I have ever had in a restaurant, because it included so many family members and dining al fresco beside the still waters of Hood Canal.

Now that's what I'm talkin' about!