Sunday - Forks, Washington, while a very small town just outside the Olympic National Forest, is famous for the Twilight book series. "Forks, Washington is the location Stephenie Meyer chose as the primary
setting for her Twilight series. It is a small town with a small
population, located in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington and is one of
the rainiest locations in the United States." Not being a fan of that genre, I was not aware of that but there are signs in town, as well as a gift store specializing in Twilight stuff.
Joe and Collins went back to working on Collins' plumbing problem, several trips to the hardware store, so Marilyn and I had some free time. We drove into town but didn't find much open (True Value Hardware and the Twilight store). We browsed both of them, and as we drove behind them, Marilyn spotted blackberries!
She has been itching to get her hands on some fresh blackberries, and she and Joe have had a hard time driving past any ripe berries. She even dragged me into it.
It was cool again this morning, with the marine mist. Marilyn had dressed appropriately in jeans, but since I just had shorts on, I got by with just picking the fringes. But then, we came home and she made PIES!!! And we got to eat some for diner.
The guys worked until about 4:00 on Collins' sink, finally admitting defeat after their new parts kept breaking. They ended up capping off the sink drain and Marilyn will have to use plastic tubs in her sink to wash dishes. Collins is ready to head to Iowa (Winnebago) as soon as they leave the Portland area. After they quit working, he had tons of tools and stuff to put away, but FINALLY, we all got to settle down and rest, and enjoy the weather.
Then Joe decided to go in and get cleaned up, take a shower, so I decided to get the laundry caught up again since he had gone through several t-shirts while working over at the Brundiges. I finished the laundry just in time for dinner at the Brundiges (and the pie!). Then we called it a night, everyone was tired.
We didn't get to do everything here that was available -- we didn't really explore the Olympic National Forest, and we didn't go over to La Push, which is along the coast just southwest of Forks, or the Hoh Rain Forest, or Hurricane Ridge or Marymere Falls, but it's time to move on. Our next stop is Grays Harbor, we are staying in Hoquiam, so we will see what that area has to offer.
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