Waking up in the Larsen M-B Dealership of Tacoma parking lot we had a 50' drive to the front of the service line. At 7:30 when they unlocked the doors I met Ed Joseph the Sprinter guy who had m in e get out of line so Ernie could be handled more efficiently, and in a few hours Ernie got a clean bill of health. Well, except for his front tires, which are wearing a bit on the edges.
Sharon's phone died rather abruptly Saturday evening, shutting itself off, and then not responding to any buttons. Project Fi (our carrier) suggested we go to ubreakifix for their expertise, so we drove to Bellevue and gave them the phone for a bit.
While we waited we had lunch at King Chinese Seafood, which was packed and we were the only non-Asian customers. Also, the Specials Board was in Chinese, and there lwas no menu. The waitresses came by offering goodies, and we simply pointed and chose and hoped for the best, and it was. Great lunch, fair price, we probably should have taken pictures of what we ate, but we were too busy enjoying it all.
Ubreakifix gave Sharon the news that swapping parts didn't bring her phone back to life, so rather than buy a new motherboard we ordered a new phone, which will arrive at my sister's house in a few days.
Google then directed us to Pt. Townsend, across Seattle and on the Edmund Kingston ferry, an expensive but efficient route. And from Kingston to Pt. Townsend the roads were stress free, a moving line of well mannered vehicles with a similar desire, to arrive with no more drama. (Except for one dain bramaged dolt with a red diesel pickup and a pair of high exhausts and an engine tweaked so he could coal roll a line of cars and show off his hate of the environment and civility.)
My sister Rebekah and her husband Wayne retired to Pt. Townsend about a year ago. Unable to find the perfect house they bought a lot and have a house in construction. Perhaps they'll be in it by August. For now they are renting, and fortunately the driveway is level, so we have a comfortable place to sleep in Ernie.
Their son Chris is also visiting. He works for Sony in Silicon Valley supporting gaming software development. E3 started Saturday, and Chris was unavailable during our visit, while he worked in his room.
Day 2
Our first challenge Tuesday was Wayne's iPhone, which had crashed. First I went with Wayne to the Verizon store, but they weren't any help. So we tried stuff online, and finally called Apple tech support. We couldn't restore his phone from Wayne's Windows laptop, but the magic clicked its ruby slippers when we tried with my MacBook.
One success under our belt, we headed out to see the new house. Rebekah was excited to show us the layout and their plans.
Next up was lunch at the Co-op and Lys and a visit to Lys & Dan's incredible home, with gardens circling the house like a peaceable moat. Then Lys led Sharon and I on a fun loop around Pt. Townsend, with a wonderful commentary about the trails and lands and the town.
Day 3
Wayne and Reb and Chris took off exploring, so we took off for Silverdale and the REI and Costco stores. Then we headed out to Sequim to visit Margie. She turns 90 next month and we were so happy to be able to take her out to lunch.
After catching up with Margie, we went out to the Dungeness Spit. We'd been there back in 2003, and it was fun revisiting it.
After everyone got home the four of us (Chris had to work) went downtown and had dinner at Sirens, a second floor pub with excellent food.
Night +1
We came back to Wayne and Reb's from our two nights touring Olympic NP's attractions for a last get together. Sharon got her new Pixel 2, and I got to help a bit with their laptops. I hope I also got them closer to trying out podcasts, starting with our favorites (Radiolab, 99% Invisible, Gastropod, and Stay Tuned).
Pictures are at
https://photos.app.goo.gl/C5BxwkuSspL6uUHt6
Pictures from Hurricane Ridge are at
https://photos.app.goo.gl/VREVCzT8e3LAJhHD9
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