Leg 23- May 25- Corkindale, WA

 

Gemma, Brooke, Dallas, EP, Blake, John, ME!

By the time the Bounder pulled into our campground for the night (it is so so charming), we had been without cell service for hours.  Even without cell, we had beautiful friends waiting for us.  Dallas's good friends, Blake, Brooke and Gemma and arrived.  At the same time, one of my friends from elementary school and beyond, John, had also made it to our campground.  We enjoyed showing off all the tricks the Bounder could achieve, our daughter (who ignored photo time),  catching up, vegetarian meatballs, wrestling, and hammock time.  It felt like the blink of an eye and all of a sudden, the evening was over.  Blake, Brooke and Gemma had to head back home.  What was a delight was John was able to stay to enjoy a long fireside chat.  Also, on our second to last overnight of the trip, John became the first guest to overnight in the Bounder on our cross country trip. 

She helped me make sure we were parked

John and I met some goats, then took a walk to do a small ceremony for Dad

John's bed became playzone prior to the end of the evening.