Day 97

Further West We Go

Aug 11, 2013, 10:26 AM

First of all, I forgot to tell you about WWIII almost erupting last night (no not Steve and I). Last night, Steve and I were getting things ready to leave in the morning. In the next campsite there was a Class A with a couple and a 7-8 year old kid with them. It looked like it might be their grandson. We never spoke with them, we hardly saw them, except to nod a head or wave a greeting, that kind of thing. Anyway, we are outside trying to get bugs off the front of the RV when I hear "I'll never do it again", from the woman. She said that a couple times and he was saying something in between. I wasn't really listening, but it was hard not to. We were right there! She said it again, "I'll never do it again", then he starts in with "I'm not going to cover ground we have been over again and again". At this point I was feeling really uncomfortable and I tried to tell Steve we were going to have to go inside for awhile. I wanted to glance over to see if they were even aware of the fact that we were RIGHT THERE, but I didn't want it to look like we could hear, even though how could we not, WE WERE RIGHT THERE!!!! Thank God in Heaven, at this point the kid must have been on a bike ride and he came up and the argument came to an abrupt end. Steve and I finished up quickly, went inside, closed the blinds, put the TV on and minded our own business. I have never understood how people can engage in public displays. Have the decency to take it inside, nobody wants to witness that, it makes people uncomfortable. 

Aug 11, 2013, 1:52 PM

We have traveled through some diverse terrain today. In eastern Washington the land was flat with lots of farms and grasslands, at least along I-90, then we cross the Columbia River and we are in mountains. The sheer cliff sides of the river made it just so beautiful to look at and it's funny, as I saw the boats out on the water I wondered if you could swim in that water or if there were gators. I guess I haven't been out of Florida for that long if I'm still mindful of gators. Now we are within 70 miles of Seattle and guess what? It's raining. It was going to be another 90 degree day in Spokane, and we just passed a sign saying it was 66 degrees here. I guess the mountains really keep the cooler pacific coast weather from going too far east. Until now personal experience would have allowed me to say that it only rained at night in Washington, but I guess I can't anymore. In Spokane everyday had been hot and we got nasty rain each night. 

I wish I could get a better look at the mountains all around us but they are shrouded in clouds. I just can't wait to see what Seattle has in store for us. 

Aug 11, 2013, 3:23 PM

Well I can say with absolute certainty right now, I'm not liking Seattle so far. The traffic is just horrible. We might as well be back in Orlando. We are on a ten lane highway and we still have to slam on the brakes horrible. 

Aug 11, 2013, 5:26 PM

We are at the Mount Vernon RV Park in Washington. This park is 100% full. People are very nice here and we are very close to our neighbors. Our side awnings and their awning are almost touching. We made sure they didn't mind. They were very nice about it and said it didn't bother them at all so we are going to leave them out. Hopefully they will take a page from our book and be equally considerate with their barking dog. 

Tomorrow our plan is to go into British Columbia. I'm excited about that. It all looks so beautiful. Good night all, I'll be sure to check in tomorrow.