Awake: 6:01 Temp 72 sleep 6+53 sunny overnight @
Portland, OR.
We have a small breakfast, retract our slides, reel in the shore power
cable, start the Detroit Diesel which starts right up & leaves only a
small puff of smoke, attach the Suzuki…. & leave the Columbia River RV
Park @ 9:35am.
We sure enjoyed our time around here; visiting people, hiking, seeing
different things, etc. It was wonderful!
The Northbound I-5 hwy to Seattle is much improved since we bounced our
way south just last yr. Even on a Sunday, this hwy is heavily traveled. We
arrive @ the KOA of Kent, WA @ 12:30pm. Although our campground book
stated this place is BIG RIG friendly, it was another tight site with
extra maneuvering required for parking.
Today’s travel: 2+56 time 157 miles 19.9 gal used 7.83 mpg
53.2 avg speed We had 2 traffic slow-stop times en route.
Once parked in our site, we basically stayed indoors with the cool air
conditioning the remainder of the day, merely taking turns using the
computer & reading. Included in our site cost is the “instant-on-phone”
service which we like & can both talk @ the same time.
7:20 dinner: Fresh frozen AK Salmon, canned roast beef with gravy, brown
rice with tomatoes, broccoli, spinach salad, bread with balsamic vinegar &
olive oil.
I call Bill in Anchorage; we update each other.
We call Nick in Seattle & wish him & Eriko a “Happy 1st year Anniversary!”
Satellite movie: “Secret Window” with Johnny Depp. This movie might
appeal to avid JD fans or lovers of the weird and horror genre, but it was
not to our liking and we don’t recommend it unless you fit into one of the
afore mentioned categories!
High temp=98 Lights out: 11:44pm
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