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Yes - this is goodbye - but I am sure I will be back one day - there is so much I have enjoyed here- the magnificent scenery, fabulous cities, great food and wonderful people.
These last couple of days Bob and Marti have worked hard to entertain me and make sure I havent mssed too much of the local highlights and of course as always with these hospitality swaps I get included in the family ..so I got to meet Bob's mum - a wonderful old lady of 98 who lives in a really nice retirement home in the city...and she goes to the gym 5 times a week!! Always great to hear the family stories.
Sun has shone on me these last few days - I was taken out the the family home on Vashon Island so we went across on the ferry ( obligatory boat trip done) - and I spent the day loafing about in the garden which is right on the water - so peaceful - I could have stayed there a few more days if I had had time.
A longer trip saw us driving into the mountains to the East of
Seattle - the Cascades - where I got quite a surprise to find that the town of Leavenworth in the mountains has re-configured itself to look like a town in Bavaria !!! Men with lederhosen , ladies in dirndls and all the buildings look like chalets ...some enterprising folk have turned this town into quite a touriist destination. On our way back from there down a very sceneic pass we stopped at a forest resort to admire the sculptures - including a Dale Chihully glass ice formation a top a huge rock...and Bob made ne have my photo taken by the colourful salmon!!! By this time we needed food so stopped at the 59er Diner - all retro 50's style - juke box, milk shakes, at the counter, all kinds of burgers, and James Dean in the Ladies Restroom ( well a life size cutout!!) - great fun - they even gave you bubble gum and Marti did try to blow a bubble but it didn't look too good.
So that's it - I am at the airport ( free wifi ) and soon will be boarding. So many thanks to give to all the lovely people who have
hosted me and entertained me and driven me around ...and once home I have to finish planning my trip to France in July.
See you all soon. LOve xxx
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D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
Thanks for coming to the U.S.
You took a good look around. Many come to the U.S. and only see Vegas and LA or NYC. That does not give you a true picture of the USA. Isn't Leavenworth a great little town? Let us know when you are coming back.