Today was another day of driving, although not as long as the first day. We drove through Olympia, WA. and stopped at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. We were wimps and just did the one mile loop, but it was very nice and it was good to stop and stretch our legs. We got to watch a duck family swim around, then get out of the water and settle down for a nap (and do some duckie yoga).
After walking around we headed to Oskara Japanese Restaurant and ate vegan sushi; Sarah had a noodle dish and I had a rice bowl. Everything was really good and filling. From there we headed to Starbucks and finally got online. Yay! We watched the video of the newest Evers daughter (Josey? JoeZee?) and sent out a couple of e-mails.
We stopped by the University of Puget Sound, where I had originally planned on going to school, and walked around. It was really impressive. Brick buildings, ivy climbing the walls, very college looking. I’m not sure if I would have liked it more than Humboldt or not. I definitely wouldn’t be an oceanography major now, for better or worse.
Finally we set out for camp at Illahee State Park. Then the real fun started. We set up the tent, and got fire wood to make a fire. But to make a fire you need kindling. So as Sarah set up the bed rolls, I got the hatchet out and started splitting wood. For one reason or another (but definitely not user error, that’s for sure), the hatchet bounced off the wood and sliced into my finger. Guess it was time to break out that first aid kit. But finally we got the bleeding stopped and the wood chopped and a fire going and we were enjoying sitting there and tried to roast the left over hot dogs, which ended in sorrow. When suddenly, in the bushes, there’s a rustling. But it sounds like a small little rustling, a bird or squirrel or something. WRONG. A BIG FREAKING RACCOON comes out of the bushes. We shine the flashlight on it, shuffle our feet, shoo it off, but it keeps coming back. And it has us surrounded. We'll see if we make it through the night.
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