Day Thirteen

Up just after 7.30am. Had breakfast in our room after yesterday’s discovery that it wasn’t included. Today’s cost 50 cents as opposed to yesterday’s $28.

Checked out just after 9am. They tried to give us another room’s bill with about three breakfasts on it but we spotted their game.

 
Loaded up and set off east. Sat nav wanted us to go on the interstate but we didn’t want to so we set about using Highway 2. Although it was a short distance it was a longer journey due to the speed limit and towns encountered. We knew this would be the case and didn’t care. We just didn’t feel like driving on the interstate.

It turned out to be a good move. Once we got out of the suburban area around the outskirts of Seattle we hit countryside and the drive was really enjoyable. We had to climb up the Cascade Mountains and through the edge of the Wenatchee Forest and then hit the plains of the Columbia Basin.

Scenery was great and the roads were fairly quiet. Stopped for fuel in Coles Corner other than that not much happened.



Bavarian

One highlight was the town of Leavenworth, which is Bavarian themed. Apparently it was a failing logging town in the mid 1960s so an idea was coined to turn it into a German style town. It worked, it is now seen as a very good holiday town. Even the Starbucks and McDonald’s were Bavarian in style.

Starbucks

Maccy Ds

We also saw two of these. One we managed to film and one get some photos of it. The second one was bigger but much further away.

Bigger

We stopped for lunch at Doxie's Diner in Wilbur. http://places.singleplatform.com/doxies-diner/menu?ref=google

It was decent food. Quite a few flies were buzzing about which was a bit annoying.

Arrived at Spokane Valley just before 5pm. Checked into the Comfort Inn and Suites. Hotel seems very nice. The pool looks great, so we are going to hit it early tomorrow morning.

Went out to dinner at IHOP. Ann was very pleased to get some broccoli on her plate. I have never seen someone so pleased to eat it before.

Now having a quiet night before heading further east into Montana tomorrow.

States visited – 6

Bavarian towns - 1