Nanaimo to Long Beach Washington

The trip started well after our departure from Duke Point with a minor incident after leaving the ferry, we pulled over to turn on the fridge and water Mickey, 5 min later we were waved over by a passing car, our trailer door was open, flapping in the breeze.

Waited 45 min at customs,got waved over for an inspection, got a trainee inspector so his teacher had him do the full routine, Mickey's rabie's cert., trailer inspection, beef ban still in effect, lost our steaks , canned soup, sausages, and all of Mickey's dog food and treats.

First stop after customs, grocery store to replace lost dinners.

Border to north of Seattle went fine except fo very bumpy pavement, much bucking and bouncing with the trailer.

Lynwood to almost Tacoma very heavy traffic. Stressful pulling a trailer at 60mph alternating with 2mph in 4 lanes of traffic.
Found a state park to stay at, no power, but we were tired and didn't care.

Next day [Fri.Sept14] . Stopped and did a little shopping before continuing to Castle Rock, Wash.

Traffic much better, road still bumpy. Stayed overnight at Mt. St.Helens RV park. Full hookup,TV, Yay!

Sat.Sept 15, Left early for 1.5 hr drive to the coast. Nice 2 lane road, no traffic and nice scenery along the Columbia River.

Arrived at Long Beach Wash. around 1pm, lucky to get one of the last spots at Cape Dissapointment State Park at the mouth of the Columbia.[Full hookups but no TV] Nice site very near the ocean, big sandy beach, about the size of Big Beach, Maui. Lots of waves, nice to hear at night.

Long Beach is interesting but nothing special after seeing our own Long Beach. Would be fun in summer, lots of touristy shops, reminder me of Lahaina.

Chickened out on driving on the beach, saw others out there but was afraid of getting stuck. The beach has the same rules as the highway,20mph speed limit, pedestrians beware!

Sunday Sept.16, left about 10 am for Astoria,Oregon. Drove over the longest[4 miles] bridge in N. America. Stopped at Costco,only one on the coast, and got some groceries.

Drove 30 miles to Cannon Beach Rv park. Nice place, TV, wifi, pool, laundry. Will stay 2 nights, clean up and see the sites.