Concrete Police Department

The front of the Police department declared Concrete to be the centre of the universe! We didn't stop long to argue with them! Did find an old fashioned 50's diner and had a delicious Concrete burger and fries!

Concrete Welcomes You!

Who could resist a town called Concrete marked on the map? We had to visit and as it was at the end of a scenic drive, that turned out to be not that scenic, we thought it worth the detour!

Oh deer

It was nice to spot that someone over the other side of the pond has the same problem with deer in the garden as I do!

Chucking it down on the Chuckanut drive!

We drove south from Vancouver to the the American border and then crossed into Washington State. Here we were heading for Bellingham and the beginning of the Chuckanut drive. Bellingham wasn't that pretty so we moved onto La Conner but no hotel rooms as there was a huge Pow Wow taking place in the area.

We carried on to Anacortes and from there started the drive. The heavens opened at about mile 6 but we carried on up the mountain and marvelled at what the views would have been! The road was originally opened in 1896 and joined two communities that up until that point had been paddling down the coast to trade with each other.

Terra Firma

With the ground still swaying beneath my feet we hit dry land and the Hertz office in Vancouver. Despite pre-booking a car we still waited two hours for it as they had run out of cars and had an office full of people getting increasingly frustrated. We waited patiently and came out with this magnificant Impala with a 3.6 l engine! All for the price of a compact! American border here we come!

PS the boot just swallowed a wheelchair, two suitcases and a large soft holdall!

Back to the beginning

Two nights and a day of sailing the Inside Passage and we were back to Vancouver. I had plans to swim and take a jacuzzi but lashing rain during the day closed deck 11 completely as it was too wet and slippery. So we went to the leaving show party, listened to the nature specialist, Mark had a haircut and of course we made sure we took full advantage of the eating opportunities available! Had a wonderful meal at the speciality restaurant with pink champagne and a delicious rack of lamb. Back to normal travel from now on!

You're never far away from a rat or London Bus!

Look what else we found at the totem museum!