Oh my God what a horrible night. This camp ground allows wood fires, which is nice for gathering and roasting marshmallows, but the smoke always seems to fill up our RV. That I do not like.
To top that, there were four people directly behind us who were drunk, loud, and carried on well into the night. I went to bed with my book and quit reading at 11. But then I couldn’t get to sleep. Just when I was about to, they’d start up again. They got drunker and louder and carried on until 1 am. I couldn't believe it. Quiet time is supposed to be at 10 pm. I thought ok, it’s Friday night, maybe they will continue until 11. But they were oblivious to everything around them. Finally, at 1 am I managed to get ear plugs to stay in my ears and I was able to go to sleep.
But I tossed and turned all night, hot and sweaty and then cold, then hot and sweaty, then cold again. The only saving grace with all of this is that I kept smelling the lavender that was in the bag on the shelf. It would definitely help.
Bella woke me up at 6 so I gave up and got up.
Rob went for a golf lesson at 7 am. He belongs to Golf Tech and had purchased a certain number of lessons and had a year to get them in. Due to the Coronavirus they shut down for a couple months which then extended his time to use them. Now he isn’t sure if he has until the end of August or the end of September, but he feels he better start fitting them in.
I did laundry yesterday, but I had already made the bed before I decided to do it so this morning, since it was so early, I stripped the bed and then washed the sheets and the little bit of laundry from yesterday. They laundry facility was really nice.
Craig was also up and out so I visited with him and showed him the website where we found the slide motors. He had talked to Camping World and they had quoted him around $700. I showed him the site where we had ordered the last one, as well as a site that had it even cheaper.
Rob came back and joined us outside with all the dogs and stuff. Rob fixed Craig one of his veggie smoothies that he always drinks. Craig thought it was ok.
I finished the laundry and then we started packing things up. We have a 3 1/2 hour drive today to Leavenworth.
We will be passing through Wenatchee. Three years ago I purchased my e-bike from Trek Wenatchee. It is in serious need of a tune up, so where better to have it done then at Trek Wenatchee where it came from.
Since the bike is so heavy, 65 lbs, it wont work on our bike rack. That is why we transport it inside the rig. So, we took Craigs bikes off his rack and put them on ours. Then we took his rack and put it on the back of the Jeep and put Rob’s bike and my bike on it. I will leave the caravan in Wenatchee, drop off the bikes and then catch up with them at the RV park.
I’m excited about going to Leavenworth because I love it there. Three years ago we got to spend three weeks there and I loved every bit of it. I just hope everything is open. Calif, Oregon, and Washington have all had big flare ups with the virus again and have had to close businesses back down.
Bars, nightclubs, gyms, beauty salons, theaters, have all shut down again. Also, masks are now required outside, in public and in all businesses.
My favorite places in Leavenworth are the Brat Garten and the Beer Garten; both are outside patio places that sell brats and beers. Im really hoping they are both still open.
The drive was actually somewhat boring. Western Washington is a lot more barren than Idaho or Montana.
Finally around Quincy it was a bit more scenic.
From there we went through Wenatchee and I veered off to Trek. I found it with no problem. They have a barrier outside with a sign that says “due to social distancing please do not enter. Please wait for a team member to come and assist you.” So a nice young man came to the door. I told him I had two bikes to drop off and asked if there might be someone who could help me. He came out and took the bikes off and rolled my bike into their shop. He took the bikes and all my info and told me someone would call with in the next couple hours to give us a quote and when they would be ready for pick up. Easy Peasy. I was on the road again in 15 minutes.
The rest of the drive was real pretty. I skirted around the back side of Leavenworth which was just a little disappointing, but got to the RV park and found our spot just as Rob was checking the level. Its a nice shady spot. We are a bit close together with our neighbors, but we have concrete and grass and with our fence up its a cozy little place.
Pam walked up and complained that they only had dirt and no concrete or grass. They are just down the street from us. But, they have a nice mat that they put down so it will be ok. She was a bit upset with Craig though. He pushed the button and their slide went out. Now she’s afraid they wont be able to get it back in. They cannot drive with it out. Craig says he went on line and found out he can disconnect something and just push it back in, so he’s not to worried.
Pam had less sleep than I did last night. Besides all the roadies making all the noise their dogs we a bit restless and she had to take one of them out at 2 am. Not fun. Once everyone was all set up, she went in and took a nap.
Rob, Craig and I went in to town. I really wanted a Brat and a beer.
It was packed and we realized it was Saturday. It was also hot. It was in the upper, upper 80s. They had the Main Street blocked off to vehicle traffic. 
Several of the restaurants, wineries, and pubs, had roped off sections in the streets and set up tables out there. When they opened up restaurants again after the shut down they only allowed 50 % capacity. Many would prefer outdoor rather than indoor dining. By closing the street and allowing them to create seating in the street it helped some of the restaurants stay in business.
My two favorites.. ? The Brat Garten had a really long line waiting for tables. It was always a busy place. They have big picnic tables and before, you often shared the table with someone else. Now you can’t really do that and they won’t let you in to stand around waiting for a place to sit. So the line was out in the street.
The Beer Garten wouldn’t let you in at all. It was take out only and you had to place your order and pay on line. Then you remained out in the street until they called your name to pick up your food.
We walked around for a bit. It was really hot. We stopped in at the Leavenworth Brewery. They had a wait of about 30 min. We gave them our name and phone number and then walked back down to the Beer Garten to place an order.
Rob an I each got a Brat. Craig had just eaten. We found a table in the shade in the street that we shared with another couple and ate. No beer. That’s just sad. There was a lot of activity to entertain us.
While we were eating the bike shop in Wenatchee called with the status of our bikes. Oh my goodness! My bike needs brakes, a chain, gear sprockets in the front and back replaced and a bunch of other stuff. Rob’s needs a chain and his breaks bled. They wanted to charge us $1200. And, they don’t have the parts and wont have them until the 1st. We are leaving the 29th. We asked if there was anything they could get done while they have them and they said no. So, we told them we would just come and pick them up. Perhaps while we are in Gig Harbor for 15 days we can get them tuned. Hopefully for cheaper than $1200.
We finished our brats and decided to head back up toward the brewery. They called and said our table was ready. When we got there all their outside tables were in the sun, so we ended up down in their basement. That was much better as it was nice and cool.
The rules were: once you were seated you could remove your mask. If you stood up, you had to put it back on. There were no menus. They had a scan picture that you focus your phone’s camera on and then look at the menu on your phone. They had no waiters. You had to mask up and go upstairs to the bar and order. If one person went for everyone else you had to take everyones’ IDs with you. (Last night at Anthony’s the menu was on line like this, but after that we had a waitress to take our orders and bring our food.)
Rob and Craig went to the bar and got beers, I stayed at the table with Bella and they came back with waters and an Ice Tea for me.
Afterward we walked back through town to the truck which we had parked on a side street.
We returned to the RV park. I looked on the map they gave us and saw that there was a pathway down to a beach in the River. Actually, we are located on Icicle Creek.
Rob, Bella and I walked and found the path. There were several people already down there. Some left when we arrived which was good, because it allowed me to let Bella off her leash.
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