Thursday, 1 June 2017

May 30 - June 1


Seven Feathers to Portland to Everett, WA.
On May 30 we slept in then drove a few miles into Roseburg to do a little shopping.
Bought Mickey a new bed at Bi-Mart. 
We did laundry and read for awhile before calling the shuttle to the casino .
We ate dinner at the buffet then played the slots for a short time before losing interest and returning to the trailer to watch TV for a while and hook up the trailer for our departure the next day.

Pretty wild for my 65th !

May 31
We left about 8:30 for Wilsonville, just south of Portland.
It’s a good place to stop because there is a Camping World and Costco nearby.
Stopped at Camping World and bought a few RV things then after getting setup drove towards Portland to check out a couple more stores we were wanting to see.
Back at the Pheasant Ridge RV park the Wi-Fi is terrible but at least we have cable TV. 
This used to be a highly rated park but has gone downhill.
Lots of permanent residents and small sites.
Bought a Costco chicken and potato salad for tomorrow’s dinner.
June 1
We waited until 9 am to leave for the drive to Everett hoping to avoid rush hour traffic through Portland.
It wasn’t too bad and after a couple of GPS mistakes we arrived at the Maple Grove RV park.

Another older park. Clean enough but our site is sloped in 2 directions and it was impossible to level the trailer.
I didn’t want to unhook because we are only here for the night but it was on such a downhill slope I had to or we wouldn’t be able to sit or sleep.
The slope was so bad that the trailer jack slipped of the block, luckily the wheels were all chocked and it only dropped an inch. No harm done but it could have been worse.
Many permanent residents here too. Sad that so many people, many with kids, have fallen on such hard times that they have to live in RV’S,  many no bigger than ours.
We only have a 2 hour drive to the ferry tomorrow. It will feel good to get home again
The trip has been a great experience.
The weather has cooperated and been pretty good for the most part, especially at the places we were most interested in seeing.
We’ve driven over 4800 km or 3000 miles ,seen some amazing places and managed to check off a few boxes on our bucket lists.