We placed three Pieces of Plumey yesterday!
As we were driving through Quesnel, I thought I saw a tee-pee, and swerved to leave a Piece of Plumey there. Turns out tee-pees are not covered in blue tarps, and it was just someone's motor home. As we were quickly pulling out of the driveway because of the strange stares we were getting from the homeowners, we saw this....
Seriously, PERFECT place to leave Piece 21! We found an awesome tractor...
..and we slipped the piece onto the floorboard.
Piece 21: Antique Machinery Park, Quesnel, British Columbia
Memory #21:
He could sleep anywhere, and he ALWAYS snored. He started using stick on nose strips to stop the snoring. When one didn’t work, he tried two. When two didn’t work, he tried three. When three didn’t work, he gave his wife earplugs.
We didn't get a chance to see the 100-mile house on our way up, so when we saw it was coming up on the map, we both agreed it would be a great place to leave Piece 22. However, after going back and forth across the main drag of a small town that was called 100-Mile House, we couldn't find the actual house. We asked a gas attendant, and it turns out that this is a ridiculous name for the town because there actually isn't a house called that, it's just the name of the town. We were disappointed, until we saw these bad boys....
Yep, what you're seeing here are the world's largest pair of cross-country skis.
They are a whopping 39 feet tall! See me leaving my Piece of Plumey waaaay down there at the bottom?
Piece 22: Visitor's Center, 100-Mile House, British Columbia
Memory #22:
While on a bus tour of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, all the passengers got a shot of Jameson. The tour guide jokingly challenged the passengers to jump into the Irish Sea for an extra shot. Justin didn’t want to get his clothes wet, so instead, he just dunked his entire head into the water. The tour guide couldn’t believe it. He was the only one on the tour to get two shots.
We got lost after this and had a heck of a time trying to find the US Border. We finally crossed back into familiar territory, and when we saw the cityscape of Seattle, we knew home was just around the corner (another 3 hours).
We stopped at a cute little diner because we were STARVING. Delicious dinner, even more delicious homemade dessert! We asked for our check and I was getting ready to sign it, when I noticed a small mistake on the bill. Can you see it too?
Now, I don't consider myself to be a very stingy person, but this just seemed a little pricey to me. The waitresses eyes about popped out of her head when we pointed the mistake out to her.
So of course, we had to leave Piece 23.
Piece 23: Dave's Diner, Seattle, Washington
Memory #23:
He LOVED Blue Lake. Every year the McCulloch (his mom’s side) family would go to Eastern Washington to the wonderfully run-down Laurent’s Sun Village. They would boat, tube, fish, eat, take naps, hike, swim, and have a total blast. He looked forward to it all year long.
See me half-burying the piece by that awesome classic car?
Well, we placed all of the pieces but one, and we have to wait for nightfall to do this, because we want to do something extra-special for the final piece! Stay tuned!
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My, My! That's a big bill. How much food did you girls order? I'm thinking you were pretty hungry. Was it the first time you had eaten since you left Alaska?
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm trying to picture in my mind the blue tarp over a motorhome mistaken for a teepee. Hmmm... I think you need to eat a little bit more frequently. The mind can do strange things sometimes. Looks like you found more excellent spots to leave pieces of Plumey. Justin would have been completely enthralled with those 39 foot skis. I can just hear the questions.
Glad you had a safe trip home, even if you did see a grizzly on the side of the road. Love you Mama Peggy xoxoxo