Memory Lane

Our first activity yesterday was a walk around the campground. We hadn't been to the clubhouse yet and we also wanted to check out the campground with the sun shining - for once. This was following a repair to the electric system where we had no power for a couple hours in the morning. The old wiring in the campground had a fault that was several spaces from ours that was causing the problem. The staff electrician discovered and fixed the problem within minutes.

The campground is very nice and is sprawling throughout a hilly area just outside Fall City. We took these shots of the clubhouse and pool area:

followed by a photo of the cascades view from the campground:

There was quite a bit of snow on those mountains, as you can see.

Our highlight of the day was a drive to Redmond to see Redmond Floral - our business for 5 years - and our old homes in Woodinville and at Lake Tuck, and a final stop at one of our favorite restaurants in Duvall.

The first stop was where our shop - Redmond Floral - was located in downtown Redmond. We were shocked to see a different store at that location and thought that maybe the poor economy had taken down the business and they were no longer in town. We discovered later, at home and online, that they had only moved the location a few blocks to a different building, so we will have to revisit that location sometime later in the week.

Our small house in Woodinville, and our last in WA, where we spent only a couple years looked pretty much the same except for a new paint job and some fencing. We didn't take any photos of that home since there weren't that many changes and we only lived there for a short time even though Josie loved the house.

The home where we lived for almost 12 years on Lake Tuck in Woodinville was a real trip down memory lane. The home has been painted and it looked like it was being well cared for:



 Our dock was still there, but the gazebo was gone. The owners have constructed what looks like a fenced and terraced garden as can be seen on the left side of the house in the picture above. The lake itself hasn't changed at all:

It brought back many memories of the years we spent at that location.

The day was capped with a visit to a restaurant in Duvall that was one of Nan's favorites, and also one of ours - The Ixtapa Mexican restaurant:

 We were surprised to see that it had expanded into the entire width of the small strip mall where it is located. They slowly expanded into each space as businesses left over the 21 years that they have been located in this town. We talked to the management about those years and had a nice visit following our great meal. The enchiladas are still our favorite of any Mexican restaurant where we have ever eaten. The biggest change is in the prices - we had two margaritas and an enchilada dinner and the bill came to $42. The last time we ate here it cost us less than $20 for the same meal. Our diets were ignored for the one day yesterday.

The entire area of Redmond, Woodinville and Duvall has changed to the extent that we don't recognize much of the towns. We do know that it is still a pretty area and the day will be remembered for a long time.

We have some more exploring to do of old haunts which we will continue today. We plan to go to Issaquah and check out our first home that we purchased when we first moved to WA in 1980. We already know that the town has changed dramatically and can remember the town when there were no traffic lights whatsoever. It should be another interesting and fun day...