The three days here in Sequim have gone by pretty fast and have been quite low-key, with most of the time spent visiting my mother. I’ve been staying at her apartment and a very nice independent living facility.
Saturday was pretty much a layabout day, doing some reading, fiddling with some technology and having meals in the dining room with the other residents, many who I have gotten to know over my many visits here.
That evening I went to the pool room and played some games against Marge. She’s 92 and told me to not hold back due to her age. We played 5 hames. I won 3 and lost 2 by scratching on the 8 ball. It was lots of fun.
Sunday morning I went out for a 7 mile run. It was an out and back and took me to the beach at Port Williams. It’s a straight shot from where I am staying and has a few hills and curves along the way. For most of the distance there is no sidewalk and only a very narrow shoulder but there wasn’t much traffic and people were pretty good about moving over when the saw me. Here’s some photos from along the way.
The turnaround is at the water’s edge.
Here’s a few from the return.
And the stats:
Midday my mom has church in her apartment so I went to the pool room and practice for about an hour.
Sunday evening we went to my sister’s place and had a nice visit and a delicious dinner. When we left, my mom driving, we encountered some wildlife on the road.
Monday started with an another run, this time to the old railroad bridge. It’s been converted to a pedestrian way and, I think, is part of the Olympic Discovery Trail system. I shot some photos along the way.
When I got there I headed south for a ways exploring the trail system.
The run back was pretty quiet as this is a holiday and not many people are out and about yet.
Some more wildflowers and the stats from the run.
I showered and finished off the banana bread I’d brought from Billings. I spent some time reading and after lunch (salad bar) my sister picked me up and we went to a local tap room for a couple beers and some conversation. We went back to my mom’s and picked her up and met my sister’s partner at a local Mexican restaurant for a decent dinner. Her partner is taking off for a fishing trip tomorrow and so we said our goodbyes and went back to my mom’s. My sister and I said our goodbyes as I plan to leave early in the morning.
The rest of the evening was writing this, reading a magazine article I’d brought, and doing some preliminary packing. I also scoped out tomorrow’s route which involves taking a ferry to Seattle. I haven’t gone this way before so it should be an adventurer.
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