Hwy 101, Washington State

Our coast adventure is officially underway.

We headed south out of Woodinville about 9 am on Sunday.​

We only had to drive about 120 miles to our first planned night spot so we made a lot of stops along the way. First stop was the Capital Building in Olympia, then lunch at Taylors, our favorite geoduck stop in Shelton, WA, and a walk through downtown Shelton. Most of the antique stores were closed but the main store was open. We parked on main street. We later went for a walk in the mist.

Sunday
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It rained most of the night and in the morning we crawled out of bed and drove north. A stop for coffee in our pj's must have looked strange. After an hour the sun came out and we stopped to get dressed and air out the camper. After that we were fit for human contact and made more stops.
Monday

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We arrive at Fort Worden State Park and walk the park. It is a blend of 1907 houses that are kept in shape and of the same era coastal artillery that hasn't been used since WWII.



Monday evening we enjoyed a hearty homemade split pea soup with meatballs.

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On Tuesday we take the 9:30 am ferry over to visit Bear. It's been a long day.

 

Looks like you put a bigger propane tank on there. Nice pics!

 

Thanks Bear, we enjoyed meeting you also. You have the life that many of us envy and still young enough to enjoy it. I had envisioned you older but find out you are still a young man.

The Stagecoach is a grand old camper and customized to reflect your life. I can't imagine pulling a trailer to the moon. Your idea of mounting a teardrop on a pickup is one I have also had. We passed a popup truck camper on our way to Langley. It was mounted on an older Ranger pickup and overall was very small. Barely larger than your 550 but it did have room to stand up when popped up. Park of my enjoyment of a teardrop is how maneuverable they are in congested areas and for you how they pull off-road. That pop-up on a small pickup would meet both of our needs in that regard.

Thank you for your 22 years of military service or as you say your entire life having grown up in the Air Force. I hope our paths cross again.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018


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Thanks Jenn, its been a fun but wet trip so far.

 

WA 113 to Neah Bay

Pictures from yesterday as we drove along the coast to Neah Bay, WA We didn't get into our Pacific Beach State Park spot until way past dark.

 

Pacific Beach State Park

I rained all night and a lot of the sites had standing water. The site we reserved had four inches of water everywhere so we took a higher site.

 

We have been back for a day and a half. We finished the trip at Cape Disappointment which had no internet service.

It rained every day of the eight day seven night trip which covered 944 miles.


Miss Evelyn wanted to walk down to the shore so bad. We picked our way through a lot of standing water but finally made it..

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Our last night and departing cup of coffee.

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We learned a lot about the Camper-Inn and each other. I'll write a more detailed after camping report later.

 

This was the shakedown trip, yes?

Kudos for making it out mid-winter in our NW drizzle/rain! I’ll bet there were some beautiful moments! Technically, I think we had a winter storm over part of your trip?

Did you feel warm, dry, cozy in your new camper? Use the furnace much?

 

We felt very warm and dry using an electric heater most of the time. We had a few shakedown nights camped in the garage so this was our maiden voyage. Yes we got some of the tail end of the storm. The roads were washed out in places and had standing water.

 

I’m not sure if people outside the PNW understand the winter weather here... where “storm watching” is a recognized and valued activity when traveling the coast!

 

Some of the locals reported thirty foot swells in the open.

 

Thanks Bear, we get along great not just in the trailer but in everything we do.