So we drove from Pullman to Seattle to visit my Mom for her birthday on the 15th. We drove on highway 26 and then met up with I-90 right before Ellensburg. We arrived at my Mom's place on Lake Angle right next to Seatac. It was a really cool place right off of the nice lake. They had 5 cats but we met only 2. Bulldozer is the big orange cat who is 15, and he was so awesome. Christelle really bonded with the other cat named Squirt. We all went to Herp's Burger and Teriyaki and had the delicious Teriyaki Chicken, Chow Mein, and Gyoza meals. Then we headed to Safeway to buy all the food for our camping trip.We started out at my Mom's place in Seattle off of Angle Lake near Seatac, and headed over to the Olympic National Rainforest after a nice big breakfast of my Mom's delicious french toast and hashbrowns. We found a camp site at Gatton Creek Campground which only had 3 sites and 2 were full, so basically in the entire area we got the last open spot out of all the campgrounds. We walked the Rainforest trail, and various other trails and saw lots of beautiful sites. The trees were huge and the creeks were beautiful. We also found a couple slugs that were pretty.
After packing up the camping gear at Lake Quinault we headed along the coast line on 101 to see the beach. We stopped at Copalis Beach but it had formed a water barrier so we couldn't reach the beach. So we headed down the road farther and got to Ocean Shores and got out to see the beach. There was lots of people, horses, mopeds, and kites. We beach combed for awhile, then went to the Quinault Casino (even though it isn't at Quinault) and had a picnic in the parking lot. We went inside and got cleaned up and then Christelle and I went to beach comb in the less populated beach by the casino while my Mom played some slots. We saw jelly fish, broken shells, lots of dead crabs, sandpipers, and even a seal playing a few waves out. It was really fun. After we collected some neat ocean rocks we headed back to my Mom's place. We hung out and enjoyed the lake view and the park nearby. It was a fun day.
So we woke up early and my Mom made us a delicious breakfast of hashbrowns, bacon, and french toast. It was her birthday today and so we took a bunch of pictures with her before we headed out. We would have stayed longer, but it was Christelle's father Jack's birthday today as well. So we packed up the car and headed out for a 7 hour journey to make it to visit her Dad. We went the way through Leavenworth, Wenatchee, Coulee City, Davenport, and then up to Kettle Falls. The drive was very scenice and beautiful and the traffic was very light. It was a good drive even though it was long. We went from breakfast at my Mom's to dinner at her Dad's. We visited with her Dad, Mom, brothers, and her Dad's cousin Nancy, who was a hilarious addition to the dinner table. She was really outgoing so her brothers talked more then usual and it was a good birthday dinner for her Dad. The next morning we woke up early to drive home and get a kitty. This was the last day of our tour #3, and even though we had a ton of fun, we were glad to be going home.
