We left our campground relatively early as we wanted to be in Seattle by early afternoon. The detour around the forest fire turned out to be a beautiful winding road adjacent to a river. Once back on Hwy 2 we crossed the Steven’s Pass and then headed downwards to the Seattle area. The small towns became larger and more attractive as we neared Seattle. We stopped at the Tijuana Restaurant in Monroe for authentic Mexican burritos.

Finally we were reminded of what traffic jams are as we drove through Seattle. We met our friends, had good conversations and dinner at their beautiful house. A city tour of Seattle at night followed and we decided to stay at their place overnight.