I thought we might need some buffet-eating practice before next month's Alaskan cruise. Well, not really. Going to a buffet is sort of like riding a bicycle; once one has practiced, it's a skill not likely to be forgotten.
In reality, we decided it was a good day for a drive to Bellingham, WA. Today's 150 KM round-trip took longer than expected because the border-wait time going south was about 45 minutes. We also needed to park while US border security had an additional, close-up look at Kimchi, our EV. What luck, a random inspection! That little annoyance took less than five minutes though. On the other side of the border, we stopped at the first rest stop for around ten minutes. While we used to boys' room, the car got a few extra kilometers of power.
We did visit the Fred Meyer on Bakerveiw Road in Bellingham. We bought just a few grocery items, mostly on-sale apple juice. Then we headed north again to Exit 260. That is the way to the Silver Reef Casino.
We are not regular visitors at this establishment. In fact, I think we may have only been once after it initially opened. Today, we did open free membership cards and were given $5 on them to play slots. Jay cashed out with $9.41 but I only had a couple of dollars left. We also received $5 vouchers towards food. It was around 12:30 PM, so we went to the buffet. On Tuesdays, their buffet costs just $7.77 and was the reason we went there today. With the unexpected discount, the two of us ate for less $6 in total. We feel that both probably ate too much as well.