Tiptoe through the . . .

So it's tulip time in the Skagit Valley. And here we are. Along with several thousand others. The tulips are very beautiful. Rows and rows in stunning technicolour -- shades of yellow and red and purple and white for acres and acres and acres. The bumper to bumper traffic on the sunny afternoon we drove around was ridiculous. Must be fun to live here in April. Too much traffic for this girl, but whatever. Nice tulips.

The town of Mount Vernon is lovely. The downtown is trying valiantly to resuscitate itself and has a lot of lovely old buildings to help it on its way, giving home to art supplies, book stores, restaurants,  antique stores, and other interesting storefronts. The surrounding residential area is filled with lovely old homes -- big and small -- and the Skagit River runs through it all. A really pretty place. We had lunch at the Trumpeter Public House, which was delicious -- worth a visit if you're in the area. Like so many places on our route, we have whizzed by here lots of times, but never stopped. We're glad we did.

We stayed two nights at the Mt Vernon RV Park, a nice place, made even nicer because we met a dog named Cameo who was a Salsa clone. Lots of nice scratches and conversations. 

Plus, we've had beautiful days -- blue skies and warm temperatures -- it always helps.

Plus, today -- the 7th -- is A's birthday. Happy Birthday, my sweet!

We're one day from home. Tonight in Bellingham for a bit of stocking up at TJ's. And then this trip will be over. Thanks for reading along!