The state of Washington has some places with great names. For instance, there is Deception Pass, Cape Disappointment, Grand Mound, Concrete…the list goes on. One of my favorite names of a town is Walla Walla. It’s fun to say. It’s a neat little town with cute shops, wineries, a fort, and an entertaining RV Park.
The day we came into Walla Walla on this particular trip was a day that had a high wind warning from the National Weather Service. We were hauling down the road with white knuckles trying to get parked before things got really bad. We did it and we were really relived!
After a quick lunch, we decided that we’d walk around town. If you read my previous blog post, you’d know that I was overstocked on wine and doing my part to get through it. I couldn’t justify wine-tasting or wine-shopping. So, I browsed any cute shops that were open while my husband occupied the many “husband benches.” All smart towns with cute shops should have husband benches for the husbands to sit outside and drink their coffee and scroll on their phones so the gals can shop in peace. So many benches, but unfortunately, so many closed shops. One shop owner told me that many of the stores close at 2 p.m. – sort of a Walla Walla standard time. Needless to say, with so many closed shops and too much wine in the trailer, our walk didn’t take too much time. It was back to the RV park for us! Good thing the RV park was entertaining.
I really love RV Park Four Seasons in Walla Walla. (Note: That’s really what it’s called – I didn’t get the name backwards.) It’s really close to Fort Walla Walla (of course it was closed!) and is well maintained with friendly people running it. The best part about RV Park Four Seasons is the collection of what I like to call “Objects d’Art.” Yes, it’s artsy alright! There are statues of all kinds of animals and they are so fun and kind of hilarious to look at. Additionally, this time around, there were a few actual live turkeys. Pretty cool.
My dogs need lots of exercise. In our normal lives, I usually walk them three miles a day. When staying in an RV park that’s a lot of laps if you don’t actually leave the park. I didn’t actually walk three miles in the RV park, but I did make several laps and get to know many animal statues. There was a rooster, a dinosaur, a bear, a cougar, and more! Considering that we are in the process of moving to Florida, this time around, I found the alligator particularly entertaining – especially considering the total alligator infestation going on in Washington state. (Really, the only alligators in Washington are in the zoo and my friends keep warning me about the alligators in Florida – like I’ll get eaten by one if I move there.) This particular gator was coming out of a dried man-made river bed looking very intimidating and ferocious. And, it didn’t move at all – just like a real alligator!
Another entertaining “object d’art” was a fake palm tree. I wondered if it was real, but upon further inspection noticed it was held into the ground by four bolts and painted kind of white on the trunk. Very tropical…
The other thing my friends keep warning me about Florida is the hurricanes – like for sure every hurricane, my roof will blow off. If you’ve ever lived in Washington state, you’re no stranger to windstorms. Washington windstorms knock out power, knock trees onto houses and cars, and mess up the cable. They can be pretty brutal. The windstorm that was predicted for that day came and it was hellacious. With it came a lot of dust and poor visibility on the roads and a lot of crashes. While having dinner in the trailer (cooked on the stove – not grilled as we had planned since grilling in a windstorm is pretty impossible), it started raining. Rain, wind, palm tree, alligator …. Hmmm …. With the exception of the palm tree, aren’t these all the things I’m being warned about in my move to Florida? Perhaps we had driven so fast we were already in Florida?? Naw! – it was 27 degrees when I got up in the morning to walk the dogs. We were still in Washington. Nice try Walla Walla! See ya later alligator!
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