Woke up to a steady light rain on your our tent in the mountains west of Missoula. Waited for a delay, and packed everything up really quick. It held off long enough for some granola, but we smartly did not haul out the stove for coffee, as it got going again and much more intense. coeur d'alene was the first formal stop for the day for a cup of coffee. I did actually have a little gas station coffee after filling up earlier in the day, but I'm not sure you can count that. When in Rome though.
The coeur d'alene place was pretty awesome, and they made a mean cinnamon roll so, we had the last laugh at the rain I guess.
Eastern wash was way more ag and less desert than I remember it. Not sure if they've added more fields or my perception changed. Lots of potatoes, corn, and alphalfa for miles. Made a decent lunch in Moses lake on the lake. Great park right on the lake if you find yourself in need of a break.
It's actually pretty crazy how far Bellingham is from Seattle, we hit the burbs and had this feeling that you're almost there, then you drive clear out of Seattle and keep going.
Kate's relatives are awesome. They live right on lake whatcam in a great house and have been amazingly hospitable the entire stay. We cruised the boat the first evening, which actually started with dumping me on a running path on the far side of the lake for an hour. I literally dumped out of the boat in 3.5 ft of water and waded in with my shoes over my head. Great dirt path along lake though.
We were treated to bbq and hot tubbing later in the evening. An amazing first day at our destination.
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