Yesterday worked out so well, I just couldn't believe it.... First, the route itself was a gorgeous drive... I drove through Olympic National Park from which I could see old growth rain forests, the Pacific Ocean, pristine lakes, a herd of elk and more. I then drove across the Olympic Peninsula where I saw fields of lavender... I had two ferry rides across the Puget Sound on the way home, on one of which there was a professional naturalist helping passengers spot orca whales. Finally, one of my last stops was on a little town on the San Juan Islands that sported the same architectural style with which it was founded 100 years ago. The drive alone was worthy of a day trip! I even passed through this silly little town of Forks - the one in which the Twilight Series is set.

Then, there was the shopping... I was expecting to be out for 13-14 hours and bring in $315. As it turns out, I caught a ferry on the way home that I wasn't expecting to catch and did not get stuck in any traffic at all, so I was only out 12 hours. Better: Just as I was thirty minutes away from a little town in the middle of nowhere, I made my 21st call to reach an apartment that had not answered the phone or returned my messages in two weeks and the manager actually answered! I was on a tour an hour later: +$75. Then, just as I was logging on to that MSC's website to let the scheduler know that I had finally gotten through, I checked email and... An offer I had made on a quickie cell phone shop for that same little town was accepted. +$40.

So, I got home 12 hours after I departed having done $415 in shops. The best part: It was only six shops! One bank, two apartments, two post offices and one cell phone shop. I spent less than three hours dong the write-ups.

Wow great day! Very pretty descriptions.

Sounds like a wonderful day! My sister lives in West Seattle and we have been on trips to some of the places you mentioned when I visit. It's so beautiful there! I only get out there about once a year because I live in the Midwest but it's gorgeous!

Awesome! How were the write ups less than 3 hours with two apartment shops?

I took care of the cell phone shop on the ferry ride.... The bank took 30 minutes and the post offices less than 15 minutes each... That left two EPMS write-ups, which took just less than an hour each....

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Awesome! How were the write ups less than 3 hours with two apartment shops?

Yes, if you like the outdoors, Washington State as some incredible things to see... Today, I am on another long route... Unfortunately, my morning ferry was late due to heavy fog and I missed my return trip. So I am "stranded" on the incredibly beautiful Orcas Island. Drat.

@Lissymaree wrote:

Sounds like a wonderful day! My sister lives in West Seattle and we have been on trips to some of the places you mentioned when I visit. It's so beautiful there! I only get out there about once a year because I live in the Midwest but it's gorgeous!

I was in your neck of the woods a couple of weeks ago. My niece graduated from Evergreen College in Olympia and we flew in for the ceremony. We stayed at a fabulous house in Gig Harbor right on the Sound.