Awake: 5:57am Temp 59 Light rain Overnight @ Nampa, Idaho
It was a tossup this morning whether we should stay here in Nampa for a
few days to see the sights in the rain or travel North by Northwest in the
rain. We let fate make our decision by calling Jim & Betty in Juliaetta,
Idaho. If they are home & would like a couple of gypsies to pay them a
visit, then we are “on the road again!” If not, then we hang out here in
Nampa for a few more days. They are home & tell us to “come on up!”
I spend a few extra minutes talking with T.K. & his wife who I really
enjoyed meeting. Those two people are very knowledgeable & loaded with
decades of experience in RVing. We exchange phone #’s & hope to meet with
them again soon.
Once more, I clean our slide out tops of water, mostly from this morning’s
rain.
Leave the Garrity RV Park in Nampa @ 10:50am….a late start for us in a
way….then a fuel stop @ Flying J & we are “on the road again.”
Kathy talks with our destination campground owner en route & learns that
our camping site will be # 18 & no one will be @ the office when we
arrive.
Northern Idaho is quite different from its Southern counterpart. Here we
have higher mountains, deeper canyons & narrower valleys. We do a lot of
mountain climbing today with curvy roads & single lane highways. Amazingly
enough, we skirt the rainy weather for at least 2 hrs, then this big dark
cloud looms before us & what can we do….but “keep on trucking.” For the
next 2 hrs we’re in a steady rain, hard @ times; in single lane traffic &
following the Clearwater River with all its twists & turns to our
destination: Orofino.
Arrive @ the Canoe Camp RV Park in Orofino, Idaho @ 6:55pm in a heavy
downpour. Now I understand why it's called: Canoe Camp!
Luckily, the campground owner warned us that when the single lane road
turns into a four lane hwy, the campground entry is only about 200 ft
ahead. We would have easily missed it had she not given us a heads up.
Then we spotted a pole with something attached: it was a “welcome Monte”
sign @ site # 18. A nice touch!
Neither of us wants to go outside…but then tough girl Kathy volunteered &
finally my chivalry kicks in. Using umbrellas, we simply plug into our 50
amps utility + the cable TV & go back inside for the night.
Today’s travel: 6+47 hrs 305.1 miles 38.13 gal 8.0 mpg 48.6 avg speed
8:30 Dinner: Hamburger with caramelized onions & mushrooms + a fresh salad.
We watch a little Law & Order on cable… & that’s it.
Today’s high temp=67 Lights out: 11:22pm
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