After several grueling days of RV mishaps and mechanicals, with travel complications in the heat, we were looking forward to finally arriving at our destination. We did not have to get an early start for once, and were able to relax and pack up. My battery charger trickle charged the Mini to full. We stopped in town to shop for supplies for the barbeque and drinks which I really needed after the trip so far. It was a short couple of hours up to Spanaway, where Gary's friends Craig and Jennifer host the 4th of July Fireworks extravaganza put on by Gary. We arrived early afternoon and we were able to plug in to the hanger/garage power. Overcast but perfect temps. I went for a fireworks run (yes, more is better) and then helped Gary finish up stapling fuses to the racks, but mostly, prepared fresh blueberry ginger mojitos which were well received and improved everyone's already jovial mood.
After dinner, the evening was spent watching the kids doing the kid friendly fireworks I got at the stand up the street, and sending up sky lanterns, ictured below. At the appropriate darkness level, the show went off. 16 minutes plus with a spectacular, professional quality finale. Kudos to Gary the show master. One last check prior to launch did reveal that the finale had not been linked to the rest of the show, something about those mojitos distracting the crew, and we will probably have to rethink that next time. Video has been posted to Facebook, so just a few photos here. After the show, we said our goodbyes to the hosts, and headed up to Bothell, where our site was awaiting. For once, the Mini did not have a dead battery!
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