Took a lil roadtrip from Seattle to check out the Olympic Peninsula. This would be our first time seeing the Tree of Life, and Google Maps had us taking some small roads through tons of forest and a few tiny towns.
Usually after a few hours of driving, someone is going to need to take restroom break, right? Well, little did we know, after getting off the main highway, that didn't seem to be possible. "Public restrooms" were closed. There was one small gas station with a huge truck and port-a-potty that my husband used but confirmed would not be hygienic enough for me.
You don't know how long we suffered, contemplating pulling over and running through the trees to take of care of business.
Although it took us forever to find, Queets Trading Post was the only place with an actual restroom on Google Maps that we could find. As we arrived, the worker greeted us. The store was clean, stocked, had breakfast items- but most importantly, there it was, shining in all its glory: the word "Restrooms"!!!
It was clean, it had a message on the wall stating something like, "We keep our restrooms public as a service, so please treat the restroom with respect and keep it clean," and oh did I do just that! I respected that restroom more than any I had in years. Ok well it felt like years.
After the beautiful relief, we filled up on gas and went on our merry way. Thank you, Queets Trading Post. You helped us out more than you'll ever know. read more