It had been many years since I visited downtown Bellingham but I had heard stories about the quaint town and the interesting shops. Last week my sister and I drove her new Tesla across the border and down to Bellingham for an exploration.
Unfortunately the museum was closed on Thursdays but we wandered through the streets and alleyways.
After an hour of exploration we drove to the Fairhaven area for lunch and a visit to Eclipse Bookstore. The owner's modest accounting of books in his store is around 75,000. We read all of the messages in the front window before entering to find him sorting? stacking? books. He was surrounded by shelves of books and piles of books on the floor. My sister launched into questions about all of the messages in the windows and he said they explained his position regarding a proposed development. That was before he said "You obviously didn't read the CLOSED ON THURSDAYS SIGN! Oh dear...sorry!
The next time we visit Bellingham we will make sure that it is not on a Thursday!
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