May 16 we took off to Sidney to catch the Washington State Ferry to Anacortes Washington. Then we took off for the Skagit Valley Casino.
The reason for this trip was that last fall I worked on the Burton Cummings concert at the Royal and I thought that it would be really cool for Marla to see the show. So he was playing at the Skagit and I got tickets for us for a Christmas present. We got to the Skagit and while we were unpacking the car a bus came in beside us. I hustled us in to get checked in before the bus. Marla went in to check out the room and I got the luggage. As I was coming back I discovered it was Burton Cumming's bus so he and I had a nice chat for a while. I told Marla about it and she was a bit ticked that she missed him.
That was the theme of the weekend, I bumped into Cummings a couple times when we talked about hockey, Victoria, and basketball. Marla missed each time :) I had a couple of great walks and runs at the Skagit. they have my favourite hotel swimming pool. We did a bunch of shopping at Freddies and then caught the concert the next day.
It was a really good show. Great music from the seventies. The theater at the Skagit feels like a high school gym. We had a really really good time.
Then we took off the next day for a night at the River Rock Casino. there are a few nice things we like about the River Rock. Of course there are the beds, the view, and the room where you can watch airplanes landing at YVR. The other cool thing we did at the River Rock was to slip next door and see the Richmond Night Market. It is kinda tacky and cheap, not to mention cheesy but it is fun and I like the cultural exchange.
To be continued.
