Travelogues
2018 Washington Trip

Monday, July 16

Prep Day

Jackie went back to work today, and I had several phone calls and last-minute preparations to finish before we started our camping vacation. Matt came over in the late morning, and we had lunch at McMenamins. McMenamins is a chain that buys up old properties (of all sizes), and then turns them into restaurants. It's another type of re-cycling. The McMenamins where we ate used to be a senior citizens home and covered several acres. It had a hotel, several bars, a couple of restaurants, a theater, and a spa. The buildings looked like they were built in the 20's or 30's with beautiful, naturalized landscaping throughout the property. We ate in the restaurant in the power building, which was very cool.

Carol & Matt at McMenamins