Day 10. Over 3500 miles traveled. Getting tired. We’re on final approach into Seattle and its coming at just about the right time. We either need to take about 3 days off to stay in one place, or be done. And with only 280 miles to go, being done looks good.
Today was mostly a driving day. We traversed the final stages of the Rocky Mountains and crossed the Continental Divide, which is always a big moment. Everyone in the car was asleep (except Jadon) when we did. We got into Spokane, which was our goal, at about 4 (with the time change) and played around at the Riverfront Park downtown. When researching the things to do online today, the two big options were either an indoor water park in Coeur d’Alene or the Riverfront Park here. The weather forecast was great, so we opted for some outdoor fun. The park has a 100 year old ferris wheel, carousel, kiddie airplane rides, roller coaster, bumper cars and all kinds of other fun stuff. It seemed like a good idea.
Bad planning. Had we checked the calendar, which we did not, we might have noticed that all the fun stuff sans the carousel were closed. Cest la vie. We walked around, took a ride on the carousel, played in the park and checked out the falls from the bridge. The cool Radio Flyer slide was open and a hit with Jack. Jude didn’t want any part of it. Too much slide for him.
We finished off with some swimming at the hotel pool, which has become uncomfortably routine for the boys. This may be a hard habit to break when reality comes crashing back in a few days.
We’ve had a lot of fun on the trip. We’re looking forward to arriving in Seattle and the end. We need some rest from this “vacation.”
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