Leaving Washington.. where we left off.

It’s been a while since I have made an entry to the blog. Not because we ran out of stuff but because I guess I got lazy and was enjoying our trip home so much that I got out of the routine.

Debbie and I left Washington Oct 3oth the morning from the parking lot of the Valley Freightliner shop in Mt Vernon after they completed the "M3" service (the expensive one) on the Horizon.

As you can see the day was wet and dismal, but the excitement of embarking on a new adventure made the weather inconsequential. Our plan was no plan other than to be home at the end of the trip. We left with very little pre-planning. Only with our first nights destination in mind. Some good friends from Port Susan were vacationing at Hoodsport, WA. along the Hood Canal and we were going to stay a few minutes away at the Little Creek Casino in Shelton. Prior to this trip we have always stayed at an RV park and always with a reservation. We have stayed in other Casino lots a few times but those were also planned ahead of time. Our trip last year back to Florida and returning was all pre-planned with reservations at RV parks. The problem with this kind of planning is there isn't any flexibility in your schedule. You are committed to driving between reserved locations. If you want to stop along the way for any reason; breakdown, sickness, a point of interest, etc., it means not arriving at the reserved time and a loss of a deposit. Fortunately we didn’t experience any kind of travel delays on our trip back east, although Debbie did point out some side trips she wanted to make. Anyway this time we were going to be planning pretty much day-by-day.

Here is our first overnight parking spot at the Little River Casino. The Casino has a large gravel parking area for RV parking and they allow overnight. As you can see the surrounding area is very scenic.

The weather was overcast and we experienced some drizzle and rain but the traffic was at least bearable and there we no accident delays.

We arrived early afternoon and called Helene and Jim to let them know we had arrived. Our visit with them and with a True Mountain Man next time.