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Day 1 Wednesday April 1st  

12:25 p.m.

Do: Travel Prayer  

12:30 p.m.

Depart: Spokane  

1:10 p.m.

Arrive: Sprague Rest Stop 40
  Do: I-90 Westbound: Landoll Letterbox  

1:25 p.m.

Depart: Sprague Rest Stop  

2:20 p.m.

Arrive: Renault Rest Area 60
  Do: I-90 Westbound: Renault Letterbox  

3:15 p.m.

Depart: Renault Rest Stop  
  Arrive: Vantage Rest Stop exit 136 40
  Do: I-90 Westbound:  S and K Toys Letterbox  
  Depart: Vantage  

5:00 p.m.

Arrive: Cle Elum 70
  Do: Cle Elum Bakery (7-5:30)
(509) 674-2233
 
    Cle Elum Coffee Cup Letterbox (Tamra)  

5:30 p.m.

Depart: Cle Elum  

6:45 p.m.

Arrive: Seattle 78
    (From I-405 South: Take exit 4 (Renton/Enumclaw Highway 169), left at second light, go under I-405, left at second stop light. Hotel located behind Shari's Restaurant. )  
   
Quality Inn (WA191)
1850 Southeast Maple Valley , Renton, WA, US, 98057
Confirmation # 81497720
(CB, Internet, Micro, Refrig, CM)
 
       
Day 2 Thursday April 2nd  

10:00 a.m.

Depart:

Renton  
    (Enter I-405 going right/west.  Enter Hwy 518.  Take the Des Memorial Drive exit.  Turn right.  Turn right on S. 136th Av.  Go to the Community Center on 24th.)  
   
Broken Down and Out Letterbox
 
    (Go back west on 136th.  Turn left on Des Moines Memorial Hwy.  Turn left/east onto Hwy 518.  Enter I-5 going right/south.  Take exit 152 onto 188th.  Turn right into the park.  It is across from the 76 station.)   
 

Do:

Summer Fun Letterbox  
    The Lost Texan #18 Letterbox  
    (Continue west on 188th.  Turn left/south on Hwy 99.  Park is on the left.)  
    The Lost Texan #17 Letterbox  
    (Continue south on Hwy 99.  Turn right/west on 216th.  At the end turn left/south on Marine View Dr/Hwy 509.  Enter Saltwater State Park.)   
    Grandma Love of Our Heart Letterbox  
    Flowers for Mom Letterbox  
    Peace Letterbox  
    (Continue south on Hwy 509/Marine View Dr.  It will go left/east on Woodmont.  Jog left on 16th, then right on 260th.  Go right/south on Hwy 99/Pacific Hwy.  Turn right on Hwy 509/Dash Point Rd.  It will eventually jog left following the water and become East Side Dr still on Hwy 509.  Turn right on Hyada Blvd.  Turn right on Wan I Da.  Turn left on Tulalip Rd.)  
 

Do:


Brown's Point LH Letterbox
 
    (Go back out on Tulalip.  Turn right/south on Wan I Da.  Turn right on Ton a Wan Da.  Turn left on Tok a Lou.  After Hyada take a left on Le Lou Wa.  Enter Hwy 509 going right/south.  It will become Marine View Dr.  As soon as it jogs to the right, turn left/south on 54th.)   
 

Do:


Lunch-Poodle Dog Restaurant
 
 

Depart:

Fife  
    (Enter I-5 going west.  Enter Hwy 16 going north.  Take the Jackson St. exit.  Turn left/north on Jackson.  Go under the highway and turn left right away on the 10th.  Enter War Memorial Park.)  
 

Do:


Patriot at the Narrows Letterbox
 
    (Go back on 10th.  Turn right on Jackson.  Turn right entering Hwy 16.  Cross the bridge.  Take the first exit.  Turn left on 24th.  Turn left on Jahn.   Turn left/east on Stone Dr.  When it parallels Hwy 16, turn right on Lucille Pkwy.)  
   
Awe Struck Letterbox
 
    (Go back on Lucille.  Turn left/north on Stone.  When it ends, go right on 34th.  It will become 25th, then East Bay.  Turn left/west on Wollochet Dr.)  
 

Do:

Wollochet Heron Letterbox  
    (Continue back east on Wollochet.  Go under Hwy 16.  It will become Pioneer Way.)  
 

Do:

Shops  
    (Continue on Pioneer Way.  Enter Harborview.)  
 

Do:

Shops  
    Susanne's Bakery & Delicatessen (7-6)
3411 Harborview Dr.
 
    (Go north on Harborview.  As it goes right park at Austin.)  
    A Day in the Harbor Letterbox  
    (Coninue on Harborview going east.  Turn right on Vernhardson/96th.  Turn right/south on 22nd.  Turn left on 94th/Moller Dr.  Turn right on Sunrise Beach.)  
 

Do:


Sunrise Beach Letterbox
 
    (Go back out of the park on Sunrise.  Turn left on Moller/94th.  turn right/north on 22nd.  Turn left/west on 96th/Vernhardson.  Turn right/north on Peacock Hill.  Turn left/west on Borgen Blvd.  Go through Hwy 16.  Turn right/north on Burnham.  It will jog into Purdy Dr.  Go left/north.  At 154th go left on 66th.  It will become Bethel Burley Rd.  Turn left/west on Spruce.)        
 

Do:

The Sound of Music Letterbox  
    (Go back east on Spruce.  Turn left/north on Bethel Burley Rd.  Turn right/east on Mullenix Rd.  Go left/north into Hwy 16.  At Port Orchard go right/east on Hwy 3.  Take the Kitsap Way exit.)  
 

Lodge:

Oyster Bay Inn
4412 Kitsap Way
Bremerton, WA
(800) 393-3862 or (360) 377-5510
(Hot breakfast, 2 queens, small refrigerator and microwave)
Confirmation # 22972
 
       
Day 3

Friday

April 3rd  

9:30 a.m.

Depart: Bremerton  

 

  (Go right/north on Hwy 3.  Take the Newberry Hill Rd exit going right.  Turn left/north on Silverdale Way.  Turn right on Byron.)   
  Do: We Remember Letterbox  
    (Go back west on Byron.  Turn left/south on Silverdale Way.  Turn right/west on Newberry Hill.  Enter Hwy 3 going right/north.  take Hwy 305 exit towards Poulsbo.  Immediately turn right/south on Viking.  Turn left on Lindvig.)  

10:30 a.m.

Arrive: Poulsbo 17
 

Do:

A Fish Story Letterbox  
    (Continue east on Lindvig.  Turn right on Front.)  

11:00 a.m.

  Sluy's Bakery & Meet group (Open until 6:30 p.m.)
18924 Front St NE
 

11:30 a.m.

Depart: Poulsbo  
    (Continue north on Front Street.  Turn left/west on Lindvig Way.  Turn right on Viking, then left on Hwy 305 into Hwy 3 going right/north. Continue north on Hwy 3 past the bridge turn-off.  Continue on  Hwy 104 going east.  Turn left on Wheeler into Salisbury Point County Park.)  

12:00 p.m.

Arrive: Salisbury Point Park 8
    Herbert P. Whale Letterbox  
    (Continue on Hwy 104 east.  Turn left on Rainier.)  

12:45 p.m.

Depart: Salisbury Point Park  

1:00 p.m.

Arrive: Port Gamble 4
 

Do:


Meet at Flag Pole
Move Back in Time- #1 Port Gamble Letterbox
Lunch - General Store (8-5) See lunch menu below or picnic
 
   
Historic Port Gamble Letterbox
 
    Cemetery  
    Look at a few shops  

2:30 p.m.

Depart: Port Gamble  
    (Go back west on Hwy 104.  Enter Hwy 3 going left/south.  Take the Poulsbo exit onto Hwy 305.  Take the 2nd right onto Bond Rd. It will enter into Front going south.)  

3:00 p.m.

Arrive: Poulsbo  
  Do: Meet at Sluy's Bakery  

3:15 p.m.

Depart: Poulsbo  
    (Go right/south on Front Street.  Turn left onto Lincoln and go through 4th at an angle onto Lincoln.  Take first right onto Hostmark.  Turn right/south on Hwy 305.  Cross the bridge onto Bainbridge Island.  Take a right/west on Hidden Cove Rd.  Take a left/south on Manzanita.  It will go left/east into Bergman.  Turn right/south on Peterson Hill.  At Miller Rd go right.  Turn right on Arrow Point Drive into the park.)  

3:45 p.m.

Arrive: Battle Point Park 8
    King of Knight Vision Letterbox  
    Battle Point Buddies Letterbox  
    (Take Arrow Point back out of the park.  Turn right/south on Miller Rd.  It will turn into Fletcher Bay Rd.  Turn left/east on High School Rd.)  
    Strawberry Fields LB  
    (Continue east on High School Rd.  Turn left on Sportsman Club Rd.  Turn left again on Hwy 305.  In Poulsbo turn left on Hostmark.  It will go left thru 4th, past 3rd and finally to Front.  Turn right.)  

5:45 p.m.

Arrive: Poulsbo 13
 

Do:


Find a place for a new Back in Time Event #8 Poulsbo Letterbox
 
    (From Sluy's Baker go north on Front.  Make a right on Jensen.  Turn right on Iverson.  It will go left into Lincoln going left.  Continue through Hwy 305.  Turn left/north on 10th.)  

6:45 p.m.

  Back in Time Event
Stella's Pizza and Pasta

19980 10th
 
 

Depart:

Poulsbo  
    (Go back north on Hwy 305.  Go under Hwy 3 and south onto the Hwy 3.  Take the Kitsap Way Exit right, then left onto Kitsap Way.)  
 

Arrive:

Bremerton 22
  Lodge: Springhill Suites Seattle South/Renton
200 SW 19th
Renton, WA  98057
(425) 226-4100
(2 doubles, sofabed, kitchen, breakfast)
Confirmation # 81317469
 
       
Paul      
  Do: Ray goes to pick up Paul & Jen  

1:40 p.m.

Depart: Spokane  
  Do: Flight 691 (CKFHDC)  

2:41 p.m.

Arrive: Seattle  
  Do: Pick-up Paul at Airport  
       
Day 4

Saturday

April 4th  
Jen, Paul, Ray  & Sherry      

9:15 a.m.

Depart:

Renton  
    (Go north on I-5.  Take Madison St. exit 164A.  Turn right on Madison.  Go left on 8th.  Enter the garage for parking on the right.)  

10:00 a.m.

Do:


Wil Wheaton   Noel Neil
                         (Star Trek)                                (Lois Lane)
Emerald City Comicon $15 (10-6)
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
 

11:00 a.m.

  ROBOTECH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Tommy Yune covers the history of the animated series that introduced a generation to anime, and discusses upcoming new releases in the wake of the announcement of the live action feature film. (Room 3A)
 

11:00 a.m.

  SKEWED AND REVIEWED MOVIE PREVIEW
A look at the movies of 2009-2012 with a special segment on the latest news on the status of many Super Hero movies. Some of the many titles to be covered will be The Thing Prequel, Terminator 4, Tron 2, The Avengers, Riddick 3, and much, much more. There will be a Q&A with host Gareth Von Kallenbach, syndicated film reviewer & radio personality and founder of Skewed and Reviewed, plus exclusive movie merchandise will given away! (Room 3B)
 

1:00 p.m.

 
SPOTLIGHT ON RAY PARK

Join us for a Q&A with Ray Park, who plays "Snake-Eyes" in the upcoming GI Joe film, as well as having played "Darth Maul" in Star Wars: Episode I and "Toad" in X-Men. (Room 3A)
 

2:00 p.m.

 
SPOTLIGHT ON JEWEL STAITE
Here's your chance to chat it up with actress Jewel Staite, who played "Kaylee Frye" in Firefly and Serenity and "Dr. Jennifer Keller" on Stargate Atlantis, during this Q&A session! (Room 3A)
 
    Dinner  
    (Go north on Madison.  Turn left on Broadway.)  
       
Barb & Tamra      

9:15 a.m.

Depart: Renton  
    (Go west on 19th. Go north on Lind.  Turn right/east on Grady.  Turn right on Hwy 167.  Look for at exit onto I-405 going north.  Take exit 11 into Factoria.)  
  Do: Factoria Mall (10-8:30)  
    (Go out of the mall onto 40th.  Turn left on 128th.  Go through I-90 going north.  It will become 129th, Richard Rd, and 132nd. Turn left on Lake Hills Connector.  Take the first left onto 8th.  Go through the freeway.  Turn left on 112th into Bellevue Way.)  
 

Do:

Mariner's Store (9:30-9:30)
2077 Bellevue Square
 
    (Go back north on Bellevue Way.  Enter 112th.  Enter I-405 right/south.  Take I-90 going west.  Enter I-5 going north/right.  Take exit 166 onto Olive Way.  Turn left.  Go under the freeway.  Turn left on 5th and park.)  
 

Do:

Mariner's Store (10-7)
1800 4th
 
    Call Sherry when you are done.  
To pick me up:  Continue on 5th going south.  Turn left on Pike.  Go through the freeway and turn right on Boren.  In 3 block turn right on Seneca.  I will meet you at 8th and Seneca.
 
    (Go back south on 8th six blocks.  Turn right on James.  Go through the freeway.  At Yesler turn right and job left on 1st immediately.  Find a parking space.)   
 

Do:

Pioneer Square  
    Klondike Gold Rush Microbox  
   
Shabby Samuel Beard Letterbox
 
   
Seattle Underground Letterbox
 
    (Go back south on 1st.  At Atlantic finding a parking space going towards the water.)  
    Edgar Martinez Letterbox  
    Safeco Field Team Store (10-5)  
    (Go back to Royal Brougham turn left/west.  Turn left/south on Alaska Way.)  
    Matt Hasselbeck Letterbox  
    (Go back north on Alaska Way.  Turn right/east on Royal Brougham.   Turn left on 1st.  Enter Hwy 99 going north.  It will end on Aurora.  Cross the river and park.)  
  Do:
Hide Troll Letterbox
 
    (Go back south on Aurora.  Turn left/east on Denny Way.  It will enter John and go up the hill.  Turn right/south on Broadway.)  
 

Do:

Everyday Music  
    (Continue on Broadway.  At Pike turn right/west.  Go down 2 blocks.)  
    Diagon Alley #1 Letterbox
701 E Pike
 
  Arrive: Westfield-Southcenter Mall 5
  Do: Mariner's Store (10-9) & Borders  
    Dinner-Food Court or Rainforest Cafe  
    (Enter I-405 going east/north.  Take the 2nd exit onto Hwy 167.  Exit onto 41st.  Go right.)  
 

See:


IKEA
(10-9)
 
  Lodge: Springhill Suites Seattle South/Renton
200 SW 19th
Renton, WA  98057
(425) 226-4100
(2 doubles, sofabed, kitchen, breakfast)
Confirmation # 81317469
 
       
Day 4 Sunday April 5th  
 

Do:

Breakfast  

9:15 a.m.

Depart:

Renton  
    (Take Hwy 167 north.  Enter I-405 going north.  Take exit 4.  Turn right across from Cedar River Park to Renton Community Center.).  
    Ryan & Beth's Wedding Letterbox 4
    (Go back to I-405 and continue north.  Take I-90 east.)  
  Depart: Seattle  
  Do: Indian John Eastbound Letterbox  
  Arrive: Vantage 146
  Do: Wild Horses Letterbox  
  Depart: Vantage  
  Arrive: Sprague Rest Area 105
    Kissy Kissy Smoochy Smoochy Letterbox  
  Do: Road Trip! Letterbox  
  Depart: Sprague Rest Area  
  Arrive: Spokane 40

 

Port Gamble General Store

Winter Menu

Baguette Sourdough Sandwich $6.25
Sandwich with either rye bread or cracked wheat $4.95
Vegetarian Sandwich (includes cheese) $5.25
Bagel & Cream Cheese $2.50
Quiche $3.25
Philly Cheese Steak Fajita $6.25
French Dip $6.25
Chicken Tamale $8.50
Hotdog $3.50

Soups:
   Small $2.65
   Large $5.25

Salads:
   Potato & Macaroni
     Small $1.75
     Large $3.25

   Specialty
      Small $2.95
      Large $5.95

Kid’s Special:
Peanut Butter & Port Gamble Very Berry Preserves $4.99 (includes chips & pop)

Chips $0.50

Pop – all you can drink $1.75

Desserts:
Cookie $0.99/each
Muffin $1.25
Cinnamon Roll $2.99
Individual Pies $4.25
Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding $3.95