I tossed and turned all night long for some reason. I just couldn't get comfortable and had no idea why. I set my alarm for 7:15 because I know Megan wakes up early because she has dogs. I used the restroom, got dressed and went into the living room. We hung out for a little bit and then she asked me if I wanted to do yoga with her on the back porch for about a half hour. I said sure.
She brought out two yoga mats, situated them on the back porch and got her phone situated so we could watch and follow the half hour program she had picked for us. I was doing alright until my feet and hands got sweaty and slowly tried slipping off the mat while I was in certain positions. I was definitely not as bendy as Megan was but was in better shape than I had been over the past few years. After we were done, I rolled up my mat and handed it to her so she could put them away.
She asked if scrambled eggs and toast were fine for breakfast, and I said they sure were! I ate one of my oranges I brought with me once the scrambled eggs and toast were done. Megan's food is always good no matter what it is. We finished up, did the dishes and grabbed what we needed for the rest of our morning. We drove the Escape just in case Chaise wanted to leave for any reason. Megan said that the Farmer's Market moved to another part of town, Browne's Addition, so that's where we headed, to the western part of downtown, the more historical section of Spokane. The last time I spent time over that way was in 2018 with Trish, Ben and Mom when we went to the Titanic Exhibit.
We parked on Chestnut and walked into Coeur d'Alene Park. There were plenty of booths and people selling their wares but because it was May, there wasn't a lot of produce available. I recognized some of the sellers from the last time I came. I didn't purchase anything, but Megan bought some potatoes and meat for one of their dinners in the upcoming week. We were probably there for about a half hour or so and decided to leave. Megan asked if my cooler had room in it and it did, but we needed to get some more ice to keep the meat cold.
We stopped at the nearby Rosauers and grabbed a bag of ice. We browsed the aisles to see what kinds of things they carried. I haven't been in a Rosauers in quite some time. We paid for our ice, dumped it in the cooler and arranged the meat inside to keep it cold. We drove north, across the Spokane River, and into the Kendall Yards area to park near Uprise Brewing Company.
We got out, grabbed my backpack, put my walking shoes on and made sure I had my water. We were going to leave the Escape there and walk the few blocks to one of the trailheads to the Centennial Trail. We had to walk a couple blocks through the Kendall Yards neighborhood to get to the trailhead. It was starting to get warm, but we brought enough water to keep us hydrated on our walk.
Right away, there was a cache to grab, Emily's Cache (GC5TCE6). It was a nano stuck to the metal part of a display along the trail that gave information about the Spokane River and the Centennial Trail. I showed it to Fitzy, and she was like, they are that tiny? Some of them, yep. I got my name on it, got a photo and put it back without being seen since there were people on the trail with us.
We continued down the trail chatting about various things that have been going on in our life. About halfway down the trail, Doug called to let me know what he was doing over the weekend and to check in with me about his plans while both Ben and I were gone. I told him as long as he feeds, waters, picks up after the pets, leaves the lights off when not in use and doors locked, that I didn't care. Obviously, no drinking and driving better occur. We were on the phone for about ten minutes while we walked. We hung up and Fitzy and I continued walking.
Up the trail a bit was another cache, WSGA - IE - 10 - Downstream Yard (GC9ZMMD) and didn't realize it was one of the WSGA Anniversary caches that I had not made time for. This would be my first find of the GeoTour besides the two that I own back at home. I stepped off the trail and grabbed the container that was hidden underneath some sticks and pinecones. I signed the log out of view of muggles while Fitzy waited for me to finish. I got a picture and put it back without being seen. We walked up the trail further.
I saw another cache up ahead but decided not to go for it because I would have to walk up the steep hill to the road and I really didn't want to do that, so I left it alone. Fitzy said this was a good turn around spot since we had walked a mile and a half already and it was approaching the high of 90 degrees for the day. I told her it was a good idea and turned around.
It didn't take us long to get back to where we got onto the trail. We meandered through the neighborhood and back to Uprise Brewing. I changed my shoes into flip flops, threw in my backpack, grabbed my wallet, phone and keys and followed her into the brewery.
We stood at the counter and decided which beer to get. She and I got the Vienna Lager, and she ordered jerk cauliflower and the jackfruit Bahn Mi sandwich. She treated me to my beer and shared her food with me. We did a lot of chatting while we drank and ate food. It was nice to spend that time with her talking about things we didn't like, things we put up with and what was funny about those conversations is that they mirrored what we were both experiencing at home. We also talked about what we were going to do over the summer and stuff about the upcoming wedding. We sat there for almost two hours so we thought we should head back to her house.
On the way back, we stopped by the courthouse because we were literally driving past it, so I could get the virtual cache, Historic Spokane County Courthouse Virtual (GC9P4RP). There was plenty of parking on the opposite side, so I just told Fitzy to stay in the Escape while I ran across the road and got my selfie. It was an easy virtual cache.
She had me drive out towards Dishman Hills so we could walk off our beer and food and grab a couple more geocaches. We parked in the large lot off of Appleway Blvd and found the trail that produced the most caches that weren't puzzles. I set the phone to MKM Camp Caro Cache (GC36474) and off we walked. I didn't realize there was a day camp going on when we got close to the cache. The coords kept bouncing all over the place but it finally managed to settle down and I found the baggie and logbook without its container. I told Fitzy sometimes the container is missing but there is a bag and or baggie left behind. I signed the log and put it back where I found it.
We moved onto the next one, Renegade #200 (GC298B8). We followed the trail out towards a rocky area. Fitzy said that she had ran this area a few weeks ago when her truck was in the shop and there had been some standing water. Again, the coords were really wonky in this area so it had us searching all over the place for this one. Fitzy did eventually find it first and I told her, look at you finding geocaches! We got it signed and put back where she found it.
We walked back to the Escape and then tried to find the cache at the entrance when we left. I looked and looked for Dishman Hills Natural Area (GC7HCBQ) but all I could find was a dollar hidden under a rock. The cache was probably missing. Oh well. We drove back to her house and relaxed for a bit. I got my laptop out, logged my caches, did some journaling and ate my salad while Fitzy and the dogs took a short nap.
Later on, that evening, Chaise wanted some pizza for dinner, so Fitzy and I hopped into the truck and headed out to Otis Orchards to get pizzas from Versalia. She told me they've ordered pizza from them before and enjoyed the choices so far. We parked along the street and went inside. Fitzy ordered two pizzas and they told us it would be about a half hour. I checked to see if there was a cache in the park across the street and there was, A Peachy Blue Switch Day (GCA848Q). We walked over but all the people being in the park made it difficult to look for it. The coords were bad and I couldn't really look for it without all the people looking at us. I gave up after a few passes because our pizzas were probably done.
We walked back to the pizza place, paid and grabbed our pizzas. We drove back to the house but stopped at a NomNom so I could pick up a few more Pepsi zeros. We got back home, ate pizza on the back porch while we watched the dogs wander around the back yard and beg for pizza. We chatted a bit more, she told me about some of the projects they hoped to get to this summer like cutting down some of the trees and putting on a new roof and cutters. They eventually want to tear down the porch and build a new one with a different arrangement. She also expressed having a garden at some point, but she will have to figure out how to keep the dogs out of it.
We went inside, visited, hung out with the dogs, we showered and got ready for bed. I went into my room and journaled for a little bit before falling asleep. I set my alarm for 7 a.m.
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