Weekend

Several months ago we were all talking about how later this summer will be Tony's and my 40th anniversary. Faith said we need to go somewhere just ourselves since we really haven't done so since she's been born. We went to a funeral out of town once and my mom watched her and I went to a class reunion and they joined me the next day.  

Trying to find somewhere close wasn't very easy so we settled on the old stand-by, Leavenworth. I found a great motel just on the far edge of town. It was so nice and quiet and they had a pool and 2 hot tubs. Dogs are allowed and we didn't see one kid. Younger families probably stayed more in town where the action is. I used to be one of those, but no more.



The courtyard was lovely and a great place to enjoy morning coffee and listen to birds. They also had breakfast so that was a great way to start us out the door. An adventure park opened on the day we arrived basically across the street, and their main attraction is an Alpine Coaster. It's not a regular roller coaster because you can control the speed with hand brakes. If you just want to rip down, it can reach a top speed of 27 mph. I decided to give it a go but used my brakes most of the time. They could probably be heard squealing the entire way down. It was a little scary and I probably wouldn't do it again but...YOLO!


We spent our time just walking around, having a meal, then coming back to the motel to swim. On Saturday we walked along the Wenatchee River before lunch; it's always an enjoyable place.
 

We had a nice time and I'm glad we took the time to go. Now we're counting down the days for our family vacation in August.


Comments

Mr. Shife said…
Happy belated anniversary. Never been to Leavenworth but it looks awesome. Glad you and Tony got to get away and celebrate.
June 5, 2023 at 8:38 AM
Grumpy said…
Happy Anniversary! Sounds like fun.
June 9, 2023 at 7:25 AM
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