Unseasonably Warm

Thursday was another beautiful day in Mt Vernon. Paul and I took the dogs for another long walk at the park in Mt Vernon, on the Skagit river. Spanky really likes to get in the water and splash around. When we returned to the trailer with tired dogs, Paul and I showered and got ready for our afternoon. We started by visiting the Skagit casino just outside of Bow. It is amazing how many Indian casino’s you pass in your travels. Each one a little different than the other. But, once you get inside they all seem to look the same. After the casino we continued up to Fairhaven to have dinner and walk around the town. We were in Fairhaven earlier in the month and wanted to go back to take in more of the old town. Fairhaven is a cute little town with many small shops and restaurants.


The ferry to Alaska starts out in Fairhaven. It looks like an interesting trip as it travels up the coast of Canada and ends in Alaska. Apparently you can take the ferry all the way to Skagway and then you can explore Alaska by using their ferry system to go on to other cities in Alaska. You can check it out at http://www.alaskaferry.com/

On Friday we went to Washington Park in Anacortes and enjoyed another beautiful day under the cloudless, sunny blue skies. I know that Washington gets rain and snow, but, I guess people live up here for days like these. The park was alive with people. There were walkers, most with dogs, some without there were boats in the water busily zipping by or being casually rowed by someone who was just enjoying the calm seas and blue skies. We walked the dogs for about a mile and then sat and enjoyed the view of the ferry taking another load of tourists to Vancouver, B.C.

The arch in Downtown Anacortes

Sassy and Spanky watching other dogs and people walking and wondering why they aren't out there.

Someone enjoying the warm sunny day.

That night we took David and Amy out to dinner. This week is “eat local” week, so we went to a local pub called The Trumpeter. The chef tries to use local resources, when available, for his meals. We had a very delicious dinner. We finally got a good rain on Friday night, and I am happy to report that our leak did not return, so it looks like we finally fixed that problem.


Paul and I spent Saturday getting ready for our departure next Tuesday. Doing routine cleaning and general packing up of things that we won’t be needing. We stayed around the trailer and read, watched football and even watched Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise. It was a good movie that we both enjoyed.