We woke to cold fog this morning - more dense than the last few mornings. Had the furnace set at 65 and it ran several times during the night. No complaint - we came here looking for cool weather and we've found it. The fog stuck around the RV park and the coastal areas until it finally burned off about 4pm. Temperature never got above 60 in the park. We wear long sleeved shirts and sweat shirts which makes us look like the tourists we are. The natives are in shorts and tee shirts. It's their version of summer and we've not heard a single comment about the weather being cool. I can only wonder what they would think of the 108 degree temps we left in Reno. They'd think we were crazy to live in such a place. Maybe we are, but we love the sunshine and clear skies. But we do occasionally seek cooler climes as a respite and to remind us how much we like it in Northern Nevada!
We took a drive inland and north, mid morning, and once we got about two miles from here the sun was shining and it was in the high 60s and low 70s. Nice. We went into Anacortes, the largest town on the island, to look for a nice lunch place and to just look around. We found lots of little restaurants of all cuisines which will probably mean a few more trips into town for lunch, oh darn. We wandered through a couple of antique/junque stores, stopped at the Safeway, for the stuff I forgot at the commissary, and at a fruit stand where I purchased some fresh picked Washington fruit! Yum!!!
Once we got back around 3pm, we tried to take Maggie for a walk along the trail but kept getting bumped off by sailors and marines doing their PT jogging. So, we pulled up a chair on the patio and watched the parade. So many young people! So many natural athletes! So many struggling to keep up! Of course the squad of marines all ran down to the beach and then did their jog in the surf to show the sailors how tough they were. Pretty funny. Roger swears that everyone on the base ran by us at least once coming and going! There were a lot of joggers!! So, we waited until after dinner to take our walk with Maggs. Only old folks on the trail then.
The RV park has two sections of about 20 RV sites each. I would guess that probably 95% of the occupants are retired geezers like we are. The retired Officers are in big motor homes and the Enlisted in trailers and 5th wheels. Just another example of the "division" between Officers and Enlisted. The other 5% are active duty troops waiting for housing or vacating housing waiting for their transfer date. The young couple next to us will be headed to Pensacola and then Jacksonville, FL the first of Sept. They are in a 30 foot trailer with all their stuff (well, half their stuff is under the trailer) and a little girl who is just walking. We hear her running from one end of the place to the other. Every night some of their friends come over for a BBQ. Tonight there are six couples. It's quiet, though. No rowdiness, bad language, or other activities you might expect from a gathering of sailors - we are grateful! They are all in their 20s with the women each hefting a baby on their hip. Such memories it brings back. It is so hard to believe we were once that young.
Photos from our walk tonight:
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| Looking north to San Juan Islands |
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| Roger and Friend! |
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Part of the trail that is called "Cardiac Hill."
There are three of these lovely sets
of stairs. Luckily this is one we go down! |
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| Albino Ladybug Crossing |
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