Last Wednesday, we vacated our spot at Chehalis and drove north on Hwy 101 through some beautiful views. The weather was perfect and Hood Canal was at her finest.
Winding and turning through a number of small towns, the highway is enveloped in tall, green trees.
Our final destination was the Jefferson County Fairgrounds where we met with quite a few Alpine Coaches along with some very dear friends for a rally appropriately named "Fred Sez". We only see most of this group once or twice a year, so it was a fine reunion.
The next day, the rally organizers had planned a bus tour to Kingston with stops along the way at Port Gamble and Port Ludlow. We were kept in the dark about the surprise stop and were thrilled to find "My Girl" Rock and Roll museum.
This is a private collection of mementos from the fifties mainly with many other treasures from earlier and later.
First, we toured the old fashioned diner complete with an Elvis section and a Marilyn Monroe section.
The we continued to the car museum which included lots of cars I didn't get photos of.
Outside we found racing memoribilia including this cool funny car.
One of our favorites was this small Airstream trailer......
with this sign on it. 1956 Airstream....Twentieth Century Fox used this trailer on the lot of Elvis Presley's first movie "Love Me Tender".
One family has preserved and prepared this fantastic collection and while it isn't open to the public, anyone is welcome to make arrangements to visit. And, it's available for parties and gatherings. Too cool!
Friday was a day to relax, followed by a seafood dinner. Holey moley! We had huge shrimp, salmon, mussels, clams, salads, bread and cake for dessert.
Another dinner on Saturday left us stuffed to the gills with steak, clams, three kinds of salads, baked potatoes and chocolate cake this time. These rallies are dangerous for waistlines.
Our entertainment for the evening was "The Dukes of Dabob". Their dixieland music was a delightful treat before dinner and the after dinner dancing made us realize how out of shape we all are!
Tomorrow, we all go our separate ways.
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