Blogs from Bellingham, Washington, United States, North America

From Wilderness Village RV Park in Rockport WA, I headed west on WA 20 under overcast skies to I-5 north and the Bellingham RV Park in Bellingham WA on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Thursday, I decided ‘twould be a good day to be Mr. Domestic as the forecast called for rain. Indeed, when I awoke, it was drizzling and stayed dismal all day. I’d be the last to begrudge the locals, particularly the wildland firefighters, of some much-needed precipitation – as long as I can get a couple of decent days out of the deal – particularly since I actually had only two full days of activities on my agenda anyway. Friday was more of the same with intermittent light rain all day, and the weekend forecast incorrectly call for more of the same, but, in ... read more

We had a good drive from Grants Pass to Portland, stayed two nights in a nice park and made our way through the Cascades and downtown Seattle to land here in Bellingham, WA. As you can see from the pictures we had severe clear weather and it allowed us to navigate from mountain peak to mountain peak as we cruised along Interstate 5. It's hard to get good pictures from the window of the truck but Michelle is getting better at it as we go along. I think there will be more opportunities as we make our way north. The Bellingham stop was always planned to be a resupply for Canada but Michelle had the great idea to shop in Oregon since they have no sales tax and Washington soaks you for anywhere from 8-10% depending ... read more

Welcome back to Canada Kim and Kathy! Uneventful day on the Interstate. 9 hours in the seat culminating with rush hour traffic in Seattle. Did stop at an informative centre, portraying the struggles on The Oregon Trail. Cant imagine the hardships that were endured by those travellers. Went to Anthony's in Bellingham for dinner. I had the pan fried oysters. First real meal in a few days. Kate tried the fish and chips and we both had a wonderful cold beer. Stayed at the Econolodge on Meridian. This morning we do the export/ import process. Cant say Im looking forward to it , bit I think everything is properly prepared. We stopped in Kennrick Wa to pick up a travel permit. That was the easiest procedure I have ever accomplished at a Dept of Motor Vehicles ... read more

On the I 5 at 9 this AM, off at 6PM and back at Larrabee State Park in the same campsite as before at 7PM. Travel was without incident, except for taking a wrong fork and short detour in Portland (got directions from a trucker at MacDonalds - Dianne had to satisfy her new craving for their pineapple-mango smoothies! Leftover pizza for supper, and other miscellaneous goodies. We sure hated to leave Jacksonville, but Dianne needs to be back at work on Tuesday. We'll deal with our car situation in the morning (the adjuster was off work today unexpectedly - they have offered $2100, and the repair estimate is $3700 - hope SGI will do a bit better. So we're back to tenting for a couple of nights - will probably be at the farm Sat ... read more

Found our family at noon today, 1200 feet above sea level on an acreage just out of Bellingham. Leaving for Oregon in the morning.... read more