Had a nice visit from daughter and son-in-law and their two cute grandkids (2 and 4) this last week. We did lots of touristing around the area. Visited a couple of area beaches, where sea shells and rocks were carefully gathered. And a visit to the picturesque downtown Port Townsend.
We went to the Olympic Game Farm (in Sequim, WA) where you can take a driving tour through their outdoor zoo. We saw ‘lions and tigers and bears, oh my!’ and also hungry llamas and horses. They allow feeding them whole wheat bread, and the llamas and horses are not shy about sticking their head into your car window to get a bite of bread. The two grandkids really liked that part.
There is also a petting zoo area, but you can’t feed those critters. Which was nice, because the critters (goats, sheep) were not aggressively trying to get food from you. The place was originally set up for filming the many Disney animal pictures in the 1940-60’s; there was a barn with some of the sets still there. It was interesting and fun for the kids.
We let daughter and son-in-law escape to Victoria for a child-free overnight trip. They had a great time visiting there; Pam and I will have to try that trip. We also went to a small hands-on aquarium in Polusbo, which was a lot of fun for the kids as they got to handle some of the small sea creatures. Although the trip back was during the big windstorm on Saturday, which caused some traffic delays as the Hood Canal bridge was closed due to high winds.
It was an enjoyable visit. The kids are well-behaved, obviously because of great training by their parents, even though there is some spoiling by their grandparents. The weather was OK while they were here; well, except for that big wind storm on Saturday that caused a 16-hour power outage. (That could have been worse; some people in the area were without power for several days.) Partly cloudy, a few short rain showers, but an enjoyable weather pattern.
Today, it has turned rainy at times; a few short downpours and light rain; so far, only 1/4 inch of rain. But the clouds make nice patterns to watch out the big windows looking towards Puget Sound. We have enjoyed the weather here since our move.
The house has recovered nicely from the little visitors. Daughter and son-in-law cleaned up quite a bit before they left. Did some vacuuming, and laundry to catch up. But mostly relaxed around the house; with me working on some WordPress plugin projects, while watching out the window as the storm goes by.