Sunday, June 29, 2025

After six years I finally completed the McMenamins Passport!

On Friday, June 27, I traveled North on I-5.  I filled the gas tank in North Vancouver., WA.  I stopped at Rest Stop 52 halfway to Olympia just to stretch.   I stopped in Chehalis for Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit at McDonalds at 8:20AM.  I got a Passport Stamp and free T-shirt at the McMenamins Spar Cafe in Olympia.  I got a Passport Stamp and free lunch and commemorative glass at McMenamins Mill Creek Pub. 

After six years I completed a McMenamins Passport at Anderson School in Bothell, WA.  I got two free T-shirts, a charm and commemorative glass.  I was awarded several Grand Prizes.  I had dinner at the Tavern on the Square.  I talked to the couple at the next table about traveling and geocaching.  I stayed the night at the Main Lodge on the third floor.  Fantastic room!  

The next morning, I ate a light breakfast at Starbucks on the way to Edmonds.  I visited Rick Steves Europe where I purchased his recent book "On The Hippie Trail."   I wish that I could take his Grand Tour but it is just too physically demanding.  I stopped at Starbucks in Renton for Fruit and Cheese.  I stopped at two rest stops on the way home so I could stretch a bit.  I took a brief nap in the remote, shaded Wal-Mart parking lot at one point.  Home again about 7:00PM.

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