The free continental breakfast was not so great so we decided as a group to go out to breakfast before we went to the Olympic Game Farm just north of downtown Sequim. Just after checking out, we all piled into the cars and went across the road to the John Wayne Marina. Mostly just to see what was out here while Evan was scoping out some fishing spots. I looked at my GPS to see by chance if there were some nearby caches. There were two. The first one was called John Wayne's Viewpoint (GCQHKB) and it was located underneath one of the picnic tables. Carol pulled it out of its hiding place. Everyone was kind of excited.
The other one was above the marina near the edge of the road. I walked up there quickly while everyone was enjoying the view of the water. It was called Snow Bawl (GC4VCWV) and it looked like something that would belong on a Christmas Tree. I walked back down and joined them in the Suburban. We were now on our way to get breakfast.
I have never been to the Black Bear Diner. I guess they have them all over the western US. I ordered pancakes, bacon and eggs. I didn't realize how big the portions were going to be but I was hungry. I was also the only one to finish all of my food. Everyone else had to take it with them. We paid, took some pictures and all piled into the two vehicles.
We rolled into the Olympic Game Farm around 1:30. We waited in line, switched seats (Lacey, Evan and I wanted to feed the animals) and bought two loafs of bread which were $2.00 each. The animals were only to eat wheat bread and nothing else according to the USDA Government. We got in the caravan of cars and followed the route. It seemed to be a two mile loop around the park. We stopped several times to feed llamas, elk, bison, bears and deer bread. There were a couple times where the animals tried to get inside the car.
I really didn't want them to bite me and it seemed like every single animal wanted bread but we had to make it last. We had to pick and choose when to divvy out bread. We ended our journey with the weird looking deer (which we think they breed them to feed to the wild cats and dogs), the huge bison/buffalo and the elk. I have never been this close to elk or bison before. It was insane. After our trip through the park, we parked the cars in the lot, used the restroom, went into the gift shop and some of them had snacks and drinks from the concession stand.
Evan decided he, Cody and Earl were going to go fishing while the rest of us found something to do in the meantime. They joined Earl in his jeep while we piled into the suburban and I suggested that we go to one of the lavender farms in the area just to experience the festival. The closest free farm was Graysmarsh Berry Farm. We followed Lacey's phone GPS and made our way to the farm...when we saw the sign we knew we made it.
We got out and I really wasn't sure what I was suppose to do. I read the sign, $4.50 U-Cut and $5.50 already cut. Duh, no brainer. I borrowed the knife cutter thing from the lady and cut a bundle of lavender or should I say I murdered a bunch of lavender with a knife! Muhahaha!
I brought the knife back, grabbed a starter lavender plant as well and paid the girl who was running the stand. We continued taking pictures and then decided it was time to head back into Sequim. We wandered an outdoor/gardening store and sadly that came to a short end due to everything closing at 6 and 7 p.m. I still really wasn't all that hungry but it was almost time for dinner but first I saw there was a cache nearby, The Great Sequim Bike Race #1 (GC53VGA) and that one took a while to find. After striking out several times I had an idea after reading the logs. It had to be a magnet.
We drove to the nearest Chinese food restaurant, The Dynasty. I had some egg rolls and some sticky rice. They ordered a bunch of food so we put it on the lazy Susan and all shared a bit here and there. We chatted and shared some stories while we ate.
We left Sequim after 8 p.m. and I thought we were meeting the boys before we left. I guess not. They were going to fish until it got dark and then come home on their own. We went the same way home as we did coming up here. We paid the toll of $5.50 over the Narrows Bridge and rolled into Sally's driveway just before 11. I grabbed my stuff and Lacey walked me over to my house. I thanked her for inviting me and gave her a hug because I didn't know when the next time I would see her again. I hope it's not another two years from now. It was fun making memories with you guys!
Next Adventure: Clamming at Potlach State Park
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