We left Kelso at 9 am, heading north to Bellingham,
Mickey is still not himself, has the runs, so we are glad to be heading home.
With everyone of his "events" we appreciate the benefit that must come with short haired dogs because Mickey needs a full wash before being allowed back in the truck!
The weather is getting cooler and greyer but at least it isn't raining.
We had to stop just south of Seattle, quickly finding an exit because it was obvious Mickey had to go.
We found a park to let him out then made it back to the I-5 for the always relaxing drive through downtown Seattle.
Thankfully the traffic wasn't too bad and I have kind of learned which lane to stay in. The right lane that slow vehicles like ours should stay in all to frequently turns into an exit only lane, which means I have to merge left but you can drive for a mile with your signal on and no one gives you an inch.
Good for the blood pressure!
We stopped in Everett for lunch at a Burger King then went on as far as Burlington where we stopped at a Camping World RV store, big whoop, we bought a sewer hose. Let Mickey attempt another BM , then continued on to Bellingham.
We wanted to see a Trader Joes grocery store that my niece Kathy had told us about. The GPS told us where to find one. It was incredibly busy but we bought some groceries and can now strike it off our list of places to see.
Finally arrived at the Bellingham RV Park around 4.
We could have made it home tonight but we like to stop here to have a chance to decompress before the border and the drive to the ferry, besides, we told Stephen we wouldn't be home till Sunday so don't want to surprise him a day early!
Tomorrow we will have a leisurely drive to Blaine and the duty free store before heading across the border and on to Horseshoe Bay for the ferry ride home.
As of this time the world hasn't ended, for us at least, so I guess that guy will have to come up with a new date.
Glad I didn't max out the credit card after all!
Saturday 21 May 2011
Friday 20 May 2011
May 20 Canyonville to Kelso, Washington
It was hard to leave 7 Feathers this morning , the sun was shining and it was getting warm. Got underway by 9:30.
We stopped at a Safeway in Roseburg to pick up some more wine, there's a sale on, 30% off a bottle plus another 10% if you buy six.Considering that a bottle that sells for $15 in Canada is about $6 here, before the sale, it's hard to pass up.
We had an easy drive to just south of Eugene where we stopped at a rest stop and made some sandwiches for lunch.
Mickey is a little under the weather, not himself and he has diarrhea. We gave him part of a Pepto-Bismal tablet, which is okay for dogs, so we hope he feels better soon.
We continued on to an outlet mall just south of Portland to get a few things.
I was going to stop at Camping World, an RV store, but I wanted to get through Portland before rush hour so we passed on it.
We hit Portland around 3pm and the traffic was building. It took about 45 minutes of stop and go crawl to get the few miles through the city. It is such a maze of bridges and overpasses , I always dread it when pulling the trailer.
Once through,with no collisions, it was a 40 minute drive to our stop for the night, Brook Hollow Rv park in Kelso, Washington. $34 including tax with Good Sam discount. We've stayed here before , it's a nice clean park, a convenient distance between Portland and Bellingham, which will be our next stop, about 3 and 1/2 hours up the road.
We arrived about 4:30, got set up without unhooking the truck, and made dinner.
Mickey seems to doing better. His appetite is back and he wants to chase things so I guess he will be okay. He may just have been upset about having to stay in the trailer alone yesterday while we went to the casino. He gets really stressed when left alone in the trailer. He's fine if he is in the truck but it gets too warm to leave him there.
The End of the World is all in the news here, some fanatic has predicted it for May 21, 2011
We hope our reservations on the Sunday ferry are still good after hearing about the End of the World coming tomorrow!
We stopped at a Safeway in Roseburg to pick up some more wine, there's a sale on, 30% off a bottle plus another 10% if you buy six.Considering that a bottle that sells for $15 in Canada is about $6 here, before the sale, it's hard to pass up.
We had an easy drive to just south of Eugene where we stopped at a rest stop and made some sandwiches for lunch.
Mickey is a little under the weather, not himself and he has diarrhea. We gave him part of a Pepto-Bismal tablet, which is okay for dogs, so we hope he feels better soon.
We continued on to an outlet mall just south of Portland to get a few things.
I was going to stop at Camping World, an RV store, but I wanted to get through Portland before rush hour so we passed on it.
We hit Portland around 3pm and the traffic was building. It took about 45 minutes of stop and go crawl to get the few miles through the city. It is such a maze of bridges and overpasses , I always dread it when pulling the trailer.
Once through,with no collisions, it was a 40 minute drive to our stop for the night, Brook Hollow Rv park in Kelso, Washington. $34 including tax with Good Sam discount. We've stayed here before , it's a nice clean park, a convenient distance between Portland and Bellingham, which will be our next stop, about 3 and 1/2 hours up the road.
We arrived about 4:30, got set up without unhooking the truck, and made dinner.
Mickey seems to doing better. His appetite is back and he wants to chase things so I guess he will be okay. He may just have been upset about having to stay in the trailer alone yesterday while we went to the casino. He gets really stressed when left alone in the trailer. He's fine if he is in the truck but it gets too warm to leave him there.
The End of the World is all in the news here, some fanatic has predicted it for May 21, 2011
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| I should have maxed out the credit card! |
Thursday 19 May 2011
May 18-19 7 Feathers RV Resort, Canyonville, Oregon
On our drive along the Umpqua River yesterday we passed several large herds of elk beside the road and saw lots of people fishing on the river.
After we got set up we made a quick trip to the casino to get our players cards which are free and give you a discount at the RV park and on gas at their station.
I lost $8 in about 5 minutes so we returned to the trailer for dinner and catch up the blog.
Today, the 19th, we slept late then went into nearby Roseburg to buy a small barbecue I had seen was on sale.
We returned to the park and sat in the warm sun and read our books and setup the new barbie. It's over 75 here today, first shorts day of the year for us.
We left Mickey in the trailer, although he hates being left alone,and went to the casino for dinner. We lucked out to find that Thursday is their seafood buffet night.
We stuffed ourselves with crab and clams and shrimp then tottered into the casino to play the slots for a while.
I have no luck at all, I lost my $20 in about 1/2 hr. Karen played hers and finally quit only $5 down.
Tomorrow we head north for the Washington- Oregon border.
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| 7 Feathers RV Resort |
I lost $8 in about 5 minutes so we returned to the trailer for dinner and catch up the blog.
Today, the 19th, we slept late then went into nearby Roseburg to buy a small barbecue I had seen was on sale.
We returned to the park and sat in the warm sun and read our books and setup the new barbie. It's over 75 here today, first shorts day of the year for us.
We left Mickey in the trailer, although he hates being left alone,and went to the casino for dinner. We lucked out to find that Thursday is their seafood buffet night.
We stuffed ourselves with crab and clams and shrimp then tottered into the casino to play the slots for a while.
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| 7 Feathers Casino |
Tomorrow we head north for the Washington- Oregon border.
Wednesday 18 May 2011
May 16 to 18
Monday morning was nice and sunny.
We all headed south to Florence to stay at Honeyman State Park on the edge of the Oregon sand dunes
On Tuesday we went to Sandland Adventures for a dune buggy tour.
We chose the one hour "Fast and Exiting Tour" on what is called a sand rail. Kind of a high powered dune buggy hotrod. Karen chose to wait in the truck
We hit speeds of up to 60 mph, going straight up and down almost vertical dunes then a drive along the shore. It was an exciting experience!
After the ride we went and explored the old area of Florence. Karen and I had a lunch of clam chowder at Mo's, a popular place on the coast.
On Wednesday we parted company with the Diggles and Higgins. They are continuing on to California and we drove to 7 Feathers RV Resort in Canyonville to spend a couple of days before beginning to head home.
We all headed south to Florence to stay at Honeyman State Park on the edge of the Oregon sand dunesOn Tuesday we went to Sandland Adventures for a dune buggy tour.
We chose the one hour "Fast and Exiting Tour" on what is called a sand rail. Kind of a high powered dune buggy hotrod. Karen chose to wait in the truck
We hit speeds of up to 60 mph, going straight up and down almost vertical dunes then a drive along the shore. It was an exciting experience!
After the ride we went and explored the old area of Florence. Karen and I had a lunch of clam chowder at Mo's, a popular place on the coast.
On Wednesday we parted company with the Diggles and Higgins. They are continuing on to California and we drove to 7 Feathers RV Resort in Canyonville to spend a couple of days before beginning to head home.
May 15
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| Astoria Column |
Rainy morning in Cannon Beach. There is a farmers market in Astoria today so we and the Diggles decided to drive back to see it , Frank and Sue have taken Kirby to a walk in vet clinic to hopefully find out what is causing him to be sick. Hard to enjoy your trip when you’re worrying about your pet.
We bought some produce and stuff at the market then Karen and I had lunch at a fish and chip place that only serves take-out from an old fishing boat called The Bow Picker, sitting on dry land . Great food, the fish is deep fried tuna.
After lunch we drove up the hill to the top of Astoria to see the Astoria Column. The Higgins and Diggles had seen it the day before and said it was a must see. It is a tall column like a lighthouse with a stairwell inside that you climb 150 steps to the top. Once outside you have a fantastic view of the Columbia River and surrounding countryside. My legs were complaining after the climb!
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| View from the Column |
We then drove to Fort Clatsop which is a State Park on the sight of where Lewis and Clark spent the winter after arriving on their expedition to the west coast.
Came back to the rv park and we all watched the Canucks hockey game in the spacious Higgins trailer then we watched the Survivor finale.
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| Only in America ! |
Everyone was happy, the Canucks won, Boston Rob won Survivor and Kirby had his first solid poo in a week! I should say everyone except Karen was happy, she doesn’t like Boston Rob!
Saturday 14 May 2011
May 14 Cannon Beach
We all went our separate ways to Astoria this morning. Frank and Sue are taking Kirby to a Vet. He has had diarrhea and been throwing up for a few days and we are all worried about him.
Rick and Susan went to the local Pig and Pancake breakfast restaurant and we went and did some shopping at an Outlet mall and Costco before going for lunch at a local brewpub.
We came back to Cannon beach and walked out to Haystack Rock and threw the ball for Mickey about 100 times.
After we were all tired out we came back to the RV park and did some laundry then compared stories with the rest of the group as they returned .
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| No, we didn't buy any discounted Christians! |
We came back to Cannon beach and walked out to Haystack Rock and threw the ball for Mickey about 100 times.
After we were all tired out we came back to the RV park and did some laundry then compared stories with the rest of the group as they returned .
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| Mickey the ball chaser! |
Friday 13 May 2011
May 13 Port Townsend to Cannon Beach
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| The 3 Nanaimo Rigs |
After keeping in touch on our Walmart cell phones that we bought for $10 , we all met for lunch on the side of the road in South Bend, Washington. It's on Willapa Inlet and Willapa oysters are world famous, there are lots of oyster companies along the road with their piles of shells..
The weather today is the best so far, sunny and 17.
From there we drove another 2 hours over the bridge to Astoria and on to Cannon Beach.
As soon as we had got set up at the Cannon Beach RV Park, we took Mickey for his first run in years on an Oregon beach. They stretch for miles and he loves to chase his ball on the hard sand. He loves to chase it but not necessarily bring it back , so I get just as much exercise as he does.
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| Mickey and the Puffin |
We have cable TV and wifi so life is good!
May12 Port Townsend
We awoke to a sunny, windy morning.
Frank and Sue headed off to do some sightseeing before Frank had to take the truck back to Port Angeles.Karen and I and Rick and Susan went for breakfast at a café overlooking the marina that is attached to the RV park.
We had crab cakes with poached eggs on an English muffin, very tasty!
After breakfast we each headed off to see the town and visited Fort Worden State park.
It is on the sight of an old military base built for defense during WW2.
The base is where An Officer and a Gentleman with Richard Gere was filmed.
We came back and had lunch at the trailer. Frank left about 1pm after phoning to make sure the part was in. He didn’t get back until 6, $700 poorer. Some sort of exhaust emission valve for his diesel truck.
Hopefully it does the job!
Tomorrow we head off to Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Wednesday 11 May 2011
May 11 Port Townsend
After a good nights sleep we awoke to a grey morning.
Frank and Sue have been having trouble with their truck losing power intermittently so Frank decided to take it back a dealership in Port Angeles.
We explored around Port Townsend for awhile and had lunch with Rick and Susan downtown.
Frank got back around 4pm . He needs a part that will arrive tomorrow from Seattle so he will have to drive back to have it installed.
We all decided to stay here another day so we can continue on together to Cannon Beach , Oregon.
Frank and Sue have been having trouble with their truck losing power intermittently so Frank decided to take it back a dealership in Port Angeles.
We explored around Port Townsend for awhile and had lunch with Rick and Susan downtown.
Frank got back around 4pm . He needs a part that will arrive tomorrow from Seattle so he will have to drive back to have it installed.
May10 Nanaimo to Port Townsend
Met Rick and Susan Diggles and Frank and Sue Higgins at the terminal for our trip to Washington and Oregon.
Stopped in Port Angeles for groceries then drove another 50 miles to Port Townsend where we will stay 2 nights at the Point Hudson Marina and RV Park..
Nice spot right on the ocean facing Whidbey Island.
As we arrived a giant floating platform was towed by, it was a U.S. missle defense radar platform ,it looked like a drilling rig.We got set up by 3pm, had a few appies and drinks in the warm sun then enjoyed a nice dinner together at the picnic table.
As the sun went down it got cooler so we retired to our trailers for the evening.
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