Welcome! Day 45 (Sept
22) of North to Alaska
Quote: “Kilometers are
shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin
Tonight we are in Coupeville, WA. This is located on Whidbey
Island. After leaving Osoyoos we traveled south through the border crossing. A
nice lady was at the booth who I think was bored and wanted to talk. So I smiled
a lot and made good conservation. She opened both rear doors and the tailgate.
Of course she could not see anything since we had the back packed almost solid.
We talked about Alaska and we talked about Texas finally she let us proceed. We
then proceeded south on US 97 instead of BC 97, for about an hour. We passed
several Apple Orchards many were being harvested. In Okanogan we stopped and
filled the car with gas at 3.80 per gallon. Then turned onto Highway 20 and
headed for the Cascade Mountain Range. Just after we turned we started up and
began doing switchbacks and I heard Cassie says this going to be a very good
road. You may have guessed this part of Highway 20 is a Triple A dotted road.
Not only was the road up and down and very curvy it had lots of traffic. I
guess most were Sunday afternoon drivers to see the Mountains. On top of all else
it rained most of the afternoon. We were not in the clouds and had very little
fog so we had some great views.
We did make it here and are staying at the Anchor Inn a
B&B on main street Coupeville. This is a very nice place. If breakfast is
like everything else it will be a great place. For supper we ate in an
historical Tavern on Front Street by the water. The building was built in the
late 1800’s. The Tavern has been around since 1938. We were early enough to
stay away from the rowdy bunch and the food was good.
So ended the day. Tomorrow we remain here to do laundry
and settle on our plan for the next couple of weeks.
From one of the pullouts on Highway 20
Our B&B
From our window at B&B
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