Month: May 2022

GETTING READY FOR CANADA.

Day 231 – We spent today preparing for 4 months in Canada. Checked our reservations, got the paperwork for both us and the cats together, put our U.S. maps/info away and brought out the Canadian maps/info, baked a loaf of bread and also prepared a loaf for garlic bread and put it in the freezer, Rob prepared the vehicles, oiled the bikes & replaced his tires, got some things ready to mail from the U.S. tomorrow morning, Rob rebalanced some of the heavier items we have stored (kitty litter/cases of cat food), paid a few bills, and basically cleared the decks for the next adventures.

A DAY OF DRIVING.

Day 230 – Things looked better this morning, a little breezy, a little sun, NO rain. We got ready to leave for a drive out to Cape Flattery, the most northwestern point in the U.S. The car barely started. You know that sound when the battery is dying? It had been 6 years since we replaced the car battery. Tomorrow is a holiday and everything might be closed. Better do that now. So much for an early start.

Day 229 – It rained last night and all day today. It’s a good thing we went up to the top of Hurricane Ridge when we did – we haven’t seen the top of the mountains since that day. Except for grocery shopping today to stock up for Canada, we just stayed at the RV. We had to find a place for all the groceries, books, and cat food. Our chores are all done now, and we have two more days here. Hoping for good weather…………..

Day 228 – The weather was sunny at 9 a.m. By 10:00 it was raining. The weather was lousy until about 5 p.m. We took advantage of the rain and clouds by taking care of almost all of our errands in one day.

HURRICANE RIDGE, PORT ANGELES, LUNCH, & MORE.

Day 227 – Today we did a lot of driving, familiarizing ourselves with the area, and visited Hurricane Ridge – one of the reasons we came to Port Angeles. We took lots of pictures and the scenery was awesome. But it was cloudy and foggy and there was some rain at times; the pictures would’ve been better if it was a clear, sunny day. The high today was 61 degrees and that was nice!

TRAVEL DAY

From: Quileute Oceanside Resort & RV Park, La Push, WA.

To: Elwha Dam RV Park, Port Angeles, WA.

Day 226 – It rained some last night and it was quite windy with some gusts shaking the RV at times. This morning it was 49 degrees with light rain. Today we’re leaving La Push & heading to Port Angeles. Port Angeles is located on the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Washington state and Victoria, BC Canada. Victoria is on Vancouver Island, 18 miles across the Strait from Port Angeles, WA. We’ll be taking a ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria next Tuesday.