It hadn’t rained at all during our pack up but it wasn’t long before it started once we were on the road...and that set the pace for the rest of the day. A lot of rain, making it a very long, tiring driving day for Steve...especially when there are two major centres to drive through...Portland and Seattle.
Rain and more rain...and poor visibility...
Going through Seattle...
We arrived at Tulalip Resort Casino around 2:00...and it was still pouring out! We parked in the RV lot and as per the instructions, called Security who came and issued us a parking pass for the night. We levelled off the best we could, put the sliders out and unpacked the inside...time to relax for a bit before going across to the Casino. Poor Steve was absolute exhausted! That drive in the pouring rain took a lot of concentration!
We decided to go over to the casino around 4:00...and it was still raining as we walked over! Well, a free camping site for the night really isn’t free if you actually go to the casino! And of course, you can’t go to a casino parking lot without going in...it’s not polite, after all! So we both cased out the slot machines and before long sat down...lost a bit...and moved on to another. I found one that actually had my original $20 investment up to over $25 and kept me playing for a while...but it was just teasing me and soon I was down. Time to move on. A fellow came and sat down at the machine beside me (the one Steve had vacated after losing most of his allowance)...and I tried very nonchalantly to look over to see what credits he had...OMG...he had over $17,000...and he is playing a penny slot machine—mind you, he was betting $3 each spin. I can’t believe the amount of money people gamble...and here are Steve and I with our allotted $20 each! Oh well, we had fun.
Not very good pictures...its was just raining too hard...
Lobby picture...
After we had blown our dough, it was still too early to go for dinner so we went to the bar and had a beer...unlike Laughlin, they don’t serve $1.25 margaritas, nor are there waitresses handing out free drinks at the slots. We enjoyed our (somewhat costly) drink at the bar talking to the lady bartender and watching other patrons at the bar...very entertaining. Afterwards, we headed to the buffet...a very good buffet...and totally stuffed ourselves (one of the reasons I hate buffets...absolutely no portion control there!) It was so good...and after topping it off with dessert, we both waddled back...in the rain...to the trailer.
We read a little...mind you, when I looked over at Steve, his eyes were closed....so it wasn’t long before we were heading to bed. We managed to watch a few episodes of Two and a Half Men that we had downloaded and then it was lights out. We went to sleep listening to the constant pitter-patter of rain on the roof top....
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