I wasn’t able to take very many pictures during the trip to Seattle. Most of the time I just didn’t feel good! Nina, however, took a lot of pictures and hopefully she’ll be able to post a few of them. This picture was taken on Saturday afternoon. Kendra was also recovering from a bad cold, but had taken quite some time to clean up her bedroom so we could see it. She also had quite a few pictures she wanted to show Nina. Kendra’s room is lovely — vibrant, brilliant colors and a fairy princess kind of a bed. The canopy is visible in the background. She has really grown up and we really enjoyed visiting with her.
Wendy and Aaron are just such wonderful people. Aaron is a deputy sheriff in Kitsap County and is on K9 patrol. His dog is always by his side. Aaron works the night shift getting home around 4 a.m. or so in the morning. He sleeps until about one in the afternoon and then another day starts. Wendy is working at a local market (local is relative — it takes about 40 minutes to drive there and another 40 minutes back) and is a substitute teacher. They were wonderful hosts for our visit and made us feel very welcome. I’m looking forward to another visit!
Despite feeling lousy, the trip was pretty good. We toured Jared’s apartment and stopped by his work. He took us around a few places in Seattle, including by the Troll Under the Bridge. Stay tuned for some pictures. All in all the Seattle side of the trip was just OK. The Bremerton side, however, was very nice. We stayed in the Eagle Tree RV Park on the Suquamish Indian Reservation. The park was nice, well maintained, very quiet, and quite full! It rained the entire time we were there so we didn’t do very much outside. The RV however stayed dry and warm. The warm part was very important since the temperatures got very cold at night. Fall has definitely arrived. We took the ferry to Seattle and back from Bainbridge Island which was also a comfortable ride. The Bremerton side of the sound has a lot of things to do and see, has water everywhere, and just beautiful scenery. We definitely made the right decision to stay on that side of Puget Sound.
The sore throat is pretty much gone (I can still feel it, but it isn’t painful any more). I’m pretty much back to normal. It seemed to take a very long time, but I definitely should be good to go for our next adventure! A week from Saturday we’re off to Barcelona and a two-week cruise. I’m right ready to go. I’ve had enough of being sick and am looking forward to having some great fun.