Anyone that knows us well, knows we are not known for our spontaneity. Our plan for today was to do some more off-roading around the outskirts of Glacier National Park and then have a relaxing evening before making the long drive to Washington state. As we were discussing the days plan over dinner the night before, it became clear that the girls wanted more time in Seattle than we had originally planned. Here’s where it gets crazy, y’all….
We…
Changed…
the…
Itinerary. 😳
Like, completely went off script from our very detailed spreadsheet, in order to make that happen. We spent the morning wrapping up what needed to happen before we left Montana – hitting the gift shops and eating huckleberry pie, of course. 🥧 Then we washed the Jeep at a local car wash, because we fully embraced the Jeep life for the day we had it. Once it was returned, we set off for Washington – wait for it – without a plan!!!!!! 🤯
Initially, we had discussed driving only halfway to Washington state because we did not start the journey until mid-day. As Doug drove, the girls and I were feverishly Googling what our plan should be for our 24 hours in Seattle. We already had tickets for the Space Needle but that was originally the extent of our time to be spent there. I came across a blog post listing a 24 hour itinerary for a visit to Seattle. The author and our family could be besties, based on the itinerary she suggested. Perfection!
We quickly made the realization we were going to need a full day, so we made the crazy decision to drive until we arrived in Washington… all 9 1/2 hours, which would put us there around 11pm. Doug continued the trek across yet another time zone, while I was frantically trying to find a campground with easy access to public transportation, as well as attempting to change our reservation for the Space Needle.
Around 11pm, which thankfully only felt like 10pm to us, we pulled safely into the Seattle / Tacoma KOA. I will no longer refer to it as a campground, though. Let’s call it a parking space with hookups. Super tight spaces, loud neighbors and right across from an Amazon distro warehouse. 🙄
It was a far cry from the amazing wooded site we had in Glacier, but the location could not be beat! We simply had to walk out to the road and the public bus was right there! We went to bed super excited for the next day.
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