Today’s route is taking us south along Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway and along the shore of Soap Lake.  This place intrigues us because it is a meromictic lake, one of the few lakes in the world where the layers of water do not intermix. We encountered the phenomenon previously at Green Lakes State Park in NY. Soap Lake also has an exceedingly high mineral content and has been considered to have healing properties for as long as humans have inhabited the area. The minerals and the alkalinity create a silky soapy feel on the skin and the mud is renowned for it’s healing properties. Also we didn’t stop to explore, it’s one of those places we just might have to put on our list! Meanwhile we’re traveling on for a little while longer through the vast agricultural fields in central Washington that are irrigated with waters of the Columbia Basin Project.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
London’s National Portrait Gallery’s temporary exhibition, “Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens” presents an amazing collection of portraits, jewelry, personal effects, books, costumes, and more to illustrate not only the lives of the six women who married the second Tudor king, but the effort across five centuries to keep their memory alive.
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