We had a lovely drive today on the I - 5 from Chehalis, Washington to Canyonville, Oregon. We are staying at 7 Feathers RV Resort - very fancy schmanzy. We loved the concierge service and the valet taking you to your appointed site and helping you back in. Ha!
We will take a look at the weather in the morning and evaluate whether to tackle the Siskyou Pass and head on into California.
Just relaxing in warm ( to us ) weather. It was 15 celcius.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
it is getting warmer now
We probably had the best bed/hotel room/location in the city of Victoria last night. Right on the waterfront, with a view of the Empress and the Legislative Buildings. The Black Ball Ferry line welcomed us to stay in their locked yard overnight, for free and even supplied washroom access if we needed it. We arrived under a beautiful rainbow at the appointed time of between 4 - 4:30.
The ferry staff started work at 8:00 am, and at that time, we could get our tickets. We easily loaded onto the ferry, after a great conversation about 5th wheel travels with the US border agent. A lovely crossing and then we were lost after we debarked! Oh no! Which road do we take? Luckily Donald took a few turns and found a road leading to 101. Whew!
We drove Hwy 101, then 3, then back to 101 to join I - 5 south of Tumwater. We have landed for the evening at the Wal*mart in Chehalis, after stocking up on pet food and people food. We picked up a Trac Phone at Wally and checked out some things at the Verizon store across the street.
Tomorrow we have to get fuel, check a few things and hope to make it to Canyonville, Oregon.
From the deck of the MS Coho, the " Blue Bridge" in Victoria.
Morning coffee on the Coho.
The ferry staff started work at 8:00 am, and at that time, we could get our tickets. We easily loaded onto the ferry, after a great conversation about 5th wheel travels with the US border agent. A lovely crossing and then we were lost after we debarked! Oh no! Which road do we take? Luckily Donald took a few turns and found a road leading to 101. Whew!
We drove Hwy 101, then 3, then back to 101 to join I - 5 south of Tumwater. We have landed for the evening at the Wal*mart in Chehalis, after stocking up on pet food and people food. We picked up a Trac Phone at Wally and checked out some things at the Verizon store across the street.
Tomorrow we have to get fuel, check a few things and hope to make it to Canyonville, Oregon.
From the deck of the MS Coho, the " Blue Bridge" in Victoria.
Morning coffee on the Coho.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
christmas trucks
I just have a small camera and do not know how to take night pictures, so my apologies, it is blurry. We had a lovely lunch today of Chicken with Dijon Peppercorn sauce, caesar salad, crusty herb bread and santa cookies for dessert. The kids suggested going to Victoria and watch the annual Truck Parade of Lights. It was just wonderful, with all sorts of trucks and lights in varied arrangements. It is a fund raiser as well, as nearby us was another truck accepting donations to the food bank.
Tomorrow we have a later check out of Oceanside Rv Resort, then off downtown to make it to the Coho Ferry yard at 4:00 PM.
It is hardly worth posting the pictures, but it was a great experience.
early Christmas today
Our oldest son and his wife will be visiting us at the RV Park today and we plan to have a lovely lunch together. They have a Christmas party this evening to go to with work mates. Last night was another one of those windy nights, and we did pull in the big slides again. We also noticed that one of the slides is not lining up tight on one side when it is out. This will have to be looked at and perhaps the slide readjusted.
We had a quiet night last evening, watching Poirot and of course, I was crazy with the maps and planning. I have yet to relax from my 'work mode' and need to stop incessantly planning. We have made the one booking for over Christmas.
There was a little bit of a road trip yesterday as Donald wanted to go to Lee Valley Tools ( to drool ) and I checked out the Cloth Castle quilting store. We came back to Sidney and walked the main street, checking out stores and going for coffee. Our big purchase was some industrial strength sticky back velcro.
Oceanside Rv Resort - Sidney, BC
We had a quiet night last evening, watching Poirot and of course, I was crazy with the maps and planning. I have yet to relax from my 'work mode' and need to stop incessantly planning. We have made the one booking for over Christmas.
There was a little bit of a road trip yesterday as Donald wanted to go to Lee Valley Tools ( to drool ) and I checked out the Cloth Castle quilting store. We came back to Sidney and walked the main street, checking out stores and going for coffee. Our big purchase was some industrial strength sticky back velcro.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
tcb day
Today was a relaxing day, no wait a minute, it was a chore day. We were up early after the rockin' and rollin' with the high winds. Now that was interesting. I was nervous, but as usual, Mr.D reminded me how heavy the 5th was! We did pull in all the slides as we have slide awnings, and we noticed this morning that one of the RV's in the park had a large rip in their slide awning.
A quick coffee at McD's this morning and a small trip into Sidney, as D wanted to look for another screw to add to the holder of the new bedroom tv. We located a small electronics shop, and the fellow had a bag of odd parts and screws from which he selected what was needed, and no charge. Donald gave him a couple of dollars for the coffee fund. Back at the rig, laundry was in order for me and this park has the cleanest and nicest laundry facility I have ever seen. Donald proceeded to finish off the tv installation, then wash the entire rig and clean out the water systems.
Tomorrow will see us back to Victoria and checking out the Black Ball Ferry. I am getting concerned that we need to book a spot, and we need to figure out where it is. The rest of the afternoon was trying to plan our trip south and some potential stops.
Ah yes, I tried out the new Garmin nuvi 1490 and she worked like a charm. We might have to find her a new voice, but as Don's sister says, 'she' always talks to her nicely, even when she makes a mistake. I suspect 'she' will be nicely correcting us lots.
A quick coffee at McD's this morning and a small trip into Sidney, as D wanted to look for another screw to add to the holder of the new bedroom tv. We located a small electronics shop, and the fellow had a bag of odd parts and screws from which he selected what was needed, and no charge. Donald gave him a couple of dollars for the coffee fund. Back at the rig, laundry was in order for me and this park has the cleanest and nicest laundry facility I have ever seen. Donald proceeded to finish off the tv installation, then wash the entire rig and clean out the water systems.
Tomorrow will see us back to Victoria and checking out the Black Ball Ferry. I am getting concerned that we need to book a spot, and we need to figure out where it is. The rest of the afternoon was trying to plan our trip south and some potential stops.
Ah yes, I tried out the new Garmin nuvi 1490 and she worked like a charm. We might have to find her a new voice, but as Don's sister says, 'she' always talks to her nicely, even when she makes a mistake. I suspect 'she' will be nicely correcting us lots.
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