I am sorry to write that we did not do anything very interesting today. We started out the day with some fortified coffee before Peggy jumped behind the wheel of Charlotte and drove us about 35 miles into Spokane.
The part of Spokane we drove through was filled with tidy residences of regular old middle-income Americans and quite nice. The main drag that we drove down, Central Avenue, was a very busy road with an abundance of traffic signals timed such that movement of vehicles is very sluggish. To make a bad thing worse, some city crews were out to block some of the slow moving lanes so they didn’t move at all. It was about 90 degrees in Spokane so we were delighted that our dependable Ford F-250 has an ample air conditioning system and working power windows.
Spokane has both a Trader Joe’s store (our favorite place) and a Costco. After leaving the second food venue, we had many bags and coolers full of food and $500 less in our wallet. Once back at our beloved Invader, we were challenged to find adequate space to stockpile our loot but, in the end, we were successful provided we kill off a bit in a handle of Jack Daniel’s and drink a six pack or so of porter before we depart on Sunday. I believe we can do that.