I
interspersed coffee & reading with cleaning while Terry perfected his game
skills on the computer. I made breakfast
for lunch and then got the laundry read to head to the laundromat. There is a nice, big facility in town so it
didn’t take long to finish.
Terry
dumped the tanks when we got back and I got out my sewing machine for a few
small projects. Then of course it was
time to make one last trip to the casino.
Terry had lost his money when I made enough to cover our allowance and
let us play some more. I almost don’t
like it when this happens as it reinforces our “addiction”. Yeah, right!!
We
cruised town looking for a place to have dinner and picked a Chinese restaurant
(Lucky Dragon) where we had a really good dinner with leftovers to take
home. It was too late and we were too
full to even have a nightcap when we got back.
July 23rd – Tues
We
weren’t in any hurry to get going this morning as we were heading north again
and didn’t want to hit rush hour traffic on I5.
So we packed up and hit the road just after 9. I don’t think I mentioned that we are joining
a group that we met at Desert Hot Springs to camp at Fidalgo Bay for 4
days. We went south to stay at Larry
& Barb’s lot and will end up at Fidalgo Bay (near Anacortes) tomorrow.
Of
course we did end up in a lot of traffic and some stop & go. It just never quits on this stretch of
I5. The only rest area was closed so
Terry finally had to pull off on the shoulder for a potty stop for me! We parked in the RV parking at Tulalip Casino
about 1:00 and I made lunch from the leftovers from dinner last night before we
hit the casino.
I
guess I used up all my luck yesterday but luckily Terry did better. We picked up chicken strips to take to the rig
for dinner. We were amazed when we left
the casino about 7:30 and it was still sunny – and hot! After we ate, we sat outside to enjoy a
drink. Our neighbors came over to chat
for while but it cooled off quickly when the sun went down so we went to our
respective homes.
July 24th – Wed - to Fidalgo Bay
While
I was having a shower, Terry walked over to the casino to get a cup of coffee
since we are dry camping. Yes, he came
right back with the coffee! We drove a
very short distance to a WalMart for groceries and another cup of coffee to
wash down a doughnut. I crammed
everything that needed to be cool in the fridge and found spots in the closet
for the rest.
We
were just about at the RV park at 10:30 which we knew was too early to check in
so we stopped at a casino (!) for a while.
We played for quite a while and ended up checking in about 1:30. We set up and started greeting all our
friends. There are 9 couples that we
know and about 30 assorted sons, daughters, grandkids & friends.
We
ended up at a cabin where Russ & Judy and Gilbert & Grace are staying
and had drinks & snacks. I helped –
a bit – Judy & Grace make clam chowder for dinner. The entire crowd got together for dinner at a
large spot between 2 rigs parked awning-to-awning. One of the rigs is owned by Russ & Judy’s
son & daughter-in-law – Rusty & Cami – who made 2 huge pots of chili
for the main course. There were also BBQ’d
wieners, 2 pans of cornbread, lovely dark bread, corn chips, onions, sour cream,
etc – in other words all the good stuff to go along with chili.
We
were all stuffed and barely had enough energy to move to the deck of the
clubhouse to watch several guys unsuccessfully try to start a motor on one of
the boats that is supposed to be used tomorrow for crabbing. We were back at the rig with a drink and
watching TV when Larry & Barb stopped in for a chat.
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