- Gas is the States is bloody cheap. I filled up in Everett, drove all the way to Great Wolf Lodge which was about 20 minutes south of Olympia, WA, then drove all the way back to Bellingham where I filled up again before heading back to Canada and it only cost me $64 CDN to fill up in Bellingham. Relatively speaking my truck is a gas guzzler so I was stoked to only pay $64.
- Groceries in the States are no cheaper than Canada. We got some groceries at Safeway for breakfast and lunch in the hotel and ignoring the exchange rate most of the prices were no better than Canada. Produce cost just as much, if not more, and all the "processed" stuff was no better. This led me to think, how do they afford to live here? Minimum wage was $9.32/hour, or so I was told; cheap gas can only go so far...
- Signs You Dont See in Canada - when we walked into Great Wolf Lodge there was a sign on the door saying "Concealed Firearms Not Allowed." Knowing the great U.S. of A they would probably allow you to walk in with a non-concealed weapon...Just kidding.
Observations aside we had a great time. Its not a place you can go to for anymore than 2 or 3 days as you can only "slide and swim" so much but the kids had just as much fun doing the "MagiQuest" challenges as they did in the pools and on the slides. Pictures below:
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| Kyah's Photobomb |
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| Sitting down for dinner |
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| Playing MagiQuest; needed to get some directions in Pixies Perch |
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| They had a Starbucks in the hotel which was much better than the crappy room coffee |
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| Waiting for the VERY BIG BUCKET to empty |
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| Setting a trap with Cohen |
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| That bucket drops a crap load of water |
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| They have story time and a show before bed, pretty cool. |
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| That wand in Kyah's hand is used for the MagiQuest game. |
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