It was really hard for me to believe that I had never eaten at Olympia Candy Kitchen. In fact, until I stepped inside today, I half believed I must have simply forgotten a visit. Nope. The interior was entirely unfamiliar to me. I've driven by multiple times and once planned a stop before learning it was closed but this was my first time to walk through the door and sit at the counter. It was not yet noon but I probably could have had a sensible early lunch or even a sensible late breakfast but I intended to celebrate my long awaited first order with something decadent. I believe my goal was properly met with that Maple Nut Sundae.

The friend I would be meeting later had been with me on that 2009 drive. When I told him about the new fountain, we both thought it a little odd that a town would remove something that had become a notable landmark. But they had their reasons, no doubt, and the new fountain is quite nice.