March 21 -Wednesday 9am 36’ and sunny. We take hwy 82 out of town. We pass a small herd of deer in town beside the freeway. The fields are all plowed and ready for seeding. It looks so tidy. The fruit trees are not in bloom yet and the deciduous trees are still leafless. We take hwy 90 to Seattle via Snoquaime pass 3022 ft. There is snow on the side of the road but the roads are clear. We didn’t take hwy 202 this time as we remembered that they had major flooding at Fall city. Sure is warmer on the west side of the pass as trees are in bloom and trees are getting leaves. We take hwy 405 to bypass Seattle. Everet is a little hairy on hwy 5. One forgets all the truck traffic there. We arrive 12:30 sunny believe it or not and 50’. The Tulalip Casino just past Marysville going north has a great parking lot . Room for every to put slides out if we want. No electric. A bus comes around to take you to the casino or the outlet mall. I hit the mall and stop in Harry and Davids. We go for their great buffet for dinner.

March 20 -Yakama-Tuesday-45’ this morning but sunny. We go to the Best Western to post my blog and check e-mail. Denny’s for lunch then to the Yakama museum, 3.00ea. for seniors. A good display of the valley’s fruit industry. The museum has a superb collection of horse-drawn vehicles, from stagecoach to hearse. They also have a children’s interpretive center where they have hands on experiences.