Brookhollow RV Park - Kelso, WA

Saturday August 1st

We are now at the Brookhollow RV Park in Kelso, OR. About 30 miles north of Vancouver/Portland. Our route took us past Seven Feather Truck Stop and we stopped to fill the tank. Diesel was 2.59 there. Debbie ran in and bought a deli sandwich, They make the best poorboys and we split one later for lunch at one of Oregon's reststops.

The sites here at Brookhollow have a patio and table next to the driveway and lawn between the sites, although the l awn is dead.

We'll be here Sat and Sun nights while we wait for Fleet Week in Seattle to finish. The last time we went through Seattle on a "Fleet Week Sunday" we hit a traffic jam as we approached Seattle. Then it got worse as we left Seattle headed north toward Port Susan. It took over three hours just to go 30 miles. We're staying here an extra night hoping to avoid repeating that experience.

It was 94 degrees here when we pulled in and has cool off quite a bit as the evening progressed. Some high clouds came in and I caught this picture of the moon shining through the clouds.


Last night we had a problem with the bedroom slide out. It went out about halfway and then the top stopped while the bottom continued out. Fortunately Debbie was paying attention and stopped before causing damage to whatever was wrong. Remember it was over 100 degrees last evening so I just looked for something jamming the top but I didn't see anything. It was too hot and late to get involved so we just used it part way out for the night. Tonight I got the ladder out and played with the slide topper. It seemed it was sticking and stopping the slide from traveling out at the top. I lubricated the ends and it then operated properly and extended fully. Will have to watch that topper when we move the slide in the future. This BR slide had caused problems in the past. We have a ceiling fan in the bedroom and when the slide is in the blades hit the top edge of the slideout. If it's aligned wrong when the slide is brought in, it knocks the fan off the ceiling. Debbie and I have both done it once!