Red Hook Brewery is the destination today. This is a local micro brewery that Dan has discovered. Being the beer coinsurer that Brad is, he had to taste for him self before giving his thumbs up.
Brad ordered the sampler. This gives the patron the chance to sample the 5 different brews they offer. All the beers were good but the ESB and Pale Ale were the 2 that got a right arm with a slight swagger of his approval. So we bought a little of both and brought them home. Their Smoked Salmon sandwich is to die for. It is in some town, way far away from where we are staying and if I had known how to get back there, we would have gone back for another.
We spent time sitting around enjoying the busy atmosphere in the brewery and looking at the souvenirs. We got there around 2ish and the place still had a 45 min wait for lunch. I had just asked Dan and Cindy if they had found any good live music bars. They confessed to not knowing of any area bars with good live music due to their “lameness.” A few minutes later the Harmony Kings broke into song. You could not have planned it any better. A group of men in the middle of a busy as can be brewery began singing Barber Shop. They were good. They were a quirky group of about 15 or so, all singing their part and in perfect tune. The customers even had some request filled. We had a blast.
Cindy had raved about a mom and pop coffee place called Victor’s. Because Brad drank, I drove and of course the truck starts to act up. We pulled out and start down the road and Rocky starts sputtering like it is running out of gas. Not consistent but obvious. We make it to Victor’s and we believe we just picked up some bad diesel in Oregon the last time we filled up. We ordered a Java Jane and a cinnamon coffee drink with a cinnamon roll to share. The coffee was excellent with chocolate whip cream on top. The cinnamon roll was the closest to a homemade one I have ever had, very delicious.
From there we are headed to Snoqualmie Falls which is a truly beautiful water fall when the truck acts up some more. Brad rubs the dash and starts talking to Rocky like the movie Christine to no avail. We keep driving only surging occasionally (bad diesel in 108 gallons is gonna take awhile to run through). Dan and Cindy had not been to the falls yet so this was first for them too. They had driven by, but not stopped. We hiked down to the Snoqualmie Falls which was ½ mile, but it was a pretty steep grade. It was enough to work off that cinnamon roll. Kenzie definitely thought it was more fun going down than coming up. It is amazing that people do not give water the respect it deserves. The energy and force the water has running over the edge is majestic and you can feel the rush right through you. The sound of the falls commands your attention with strength as you take in the sights. Again we had found a scene from a postcard. The sunset, waterfalls, spring flowers and a great mixture of trees are breathtaking.
On the way home we stopped by the Flying J truck stop to pick up the additive to add to the diesel to make the truck run better. Diesel was at $2.85 a gallon which is the cheapest we have seen in WA so we fuel up.
Brad ordered the sampler. This gives the patron the chance to sample the 5 different brews they offer. All the beers were good but the ESB and Pale Ale were the 2 that got a right arm with a slight swagger of his approval. So we bought a little of both and brought them home. Their Smoked Salmon sandwich is to die for. It is in some town, way far away from where we are staying and if I had known how to get back there, we would have gone back for another.
We spent time sitting around enjoying the busy atmosphere in the brewery and looking at the souvenirs. We got there around 2ish and the place still had a 45 min wait for lunch. I had just asked Dan and Cindy if they had found any good live music bars. They confessed to not knowing of any area bars with good live music due to their “lameness.” A few minutes later the Harmony Kings broke into song. You could not have planned it any better. A group of men in the middle of a busy as can be brewery began singing Barber Shop. They were good. They were a quirky group of about 15 or so, all singing their part and in perfect tune. The customers even had some request filled. We had a blast.
Cindy had raved about a mom and pop coffee place called Victor’s. Because Brad drank, I drove and of course the truck starts to act up. We pulled out and start down the road and Rocky starts sputtering like it is running out of gas. Not consistent but obvious. We make it to Victor’s and we believe we just picked up some bad diesel in Oregon the last time we filled up. We ordered a Java Jane and a cinnamon coffee drink with a cinnamon roll to share. The coffee was excellent with chocolate whip cream on top. The cinnamon roll was the closest to a homemade one I have ever had, very delicious.
From there we are headed to Snoqualmie Falls which is a truly beautiful water fall when the truck acts up some more. Brad rubs the dash and starts talking to Rocky like the movie Christine to no avail. We keep driving only surging occasionally (bad diesel in 108 gallons is gonna take awhile to run through). Dan and Cindy had not been to the falls yet so this was first for them too. They had driven by, but not stopped. We hiked down to the Snoqualmie Falls which was ½ mile, but it was a pretty steep grade. It was enough to work off that cinnamon roll. Kenzie definitely thought it was more fun going down than coming up. It is amazing that people do not give water the respect it deserves. The energy and force the water has running over the edge is majestic and you can feel the rush right through you. The sound of the falls commands your attention with strength as you take in the sights. Again we had found a scene from a postcard. The sunset, waterfalls, spring flowers and a great mixture of trees are breathtaking.
On the way home we stopped by the Flying J truck stop to pick up the additive to add to the diesel to make the truck run better. Diesel was at $2.85 a gallon which is the cheapest we have seen in WA so we fuel up.
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