July 20-27th. The unplanned move.

Major plumbing issues at our Bothell Airbnb had us put up in the Holiday Inn Express for the night. Next day we were refunded for the rest of July and told to find a new place as major work was needed. Fortunately, Katy was able to put us up for 3 nights until our next place was available. We said farewell to our duck friends and junco baby. Katy made us an incredible salmon dinner one night. We took her out to Poquitos for Mexican food another night. We walked the Sammamish River Trail and went to the Woodland Park Zoo again and made the best of it. We had our dream reservation for an 8th floor condo on the Portland waterfront. Then we got the cancelation from our Portland Airbnb that he had water damage from the unit above. Happily all is good now. We have moved into a beautiful penthouse in Ballard just off 15th Ave NW. We have a deck and a sun room! We also have new reservations in Portland for August and in Vegas for October. For concerned friends and family, we do a good job of distancing when out and about. The majority of our excursions are outdoor walks. Being retired now we can avoid the crowds and do things midweek. When we go out to eat, we try to eat outside or go eat at 4pm when the restaurants are empty. And we are getting a collection of stylish masks.

We just love our new place in Ballard. Only here 9 days, but the penthouse is a dream. The only issue is the 4 flights of stairs 😜