Here I am in Bellingham, WA and it is beautiful. The ride over from Wenatchee on Highway 2 up through Leavenworth was quite scenic. It was pretty warm when I left Wenatchee and pretty warm when I stopped to walk around Leavenworth. Leavenworth is a cute little “German-ish” town that reminded me somewhat of Solvang, CA. It was fun to walk around a bit as I had never been there before.
Once I got over Stevens Pass the temperature dropped about twenty degrees and it became much more pleasant riding. It was very scenic up and over the pass. Every day seems to have its challenges and yesterday was no different. Just as I was thinking life was good and glad to be out of the heat, traffic came to a screeching halt! There was a major construction slowdown and it was bumper-to-bumper, stop-and-go traffic for 25 minutes! That is no fun in a car and even less fun on an 850 lb motorcycle! But, I eventually got through it and made my way up to Bellingham.
My hotel is right on the harbor and I’ve taken several walks along the path adjacent to the harbor just looking at the boats and watching all of the activity. It’s a very dangerous activity for me. The last time I spent time sitting on a bench looking out over a harbor was the day my life took a 90 degree turn and I decided to retire! Who knows what life altering decision will come out of this trip! 🙂
I will be staying with an old classmate from Miles City and her husband for the next couple of nights here in Bellingham. I am very thankful for their gracious hospitality. I’m looking forward to a couple of days of no motorcycle riding. I’m not looking forward to the ride back across Washington, but at least I don’t have to worry about that for a couple of days.
