Posts

Showing posts from February, 2021

Towing in Snow

  We moved on Friday, possibly the worst time to move. An artic cold front came in and got down to 27 degrees. I had about 2" of snow covering everything... I have driven in snow before with a trailer, but not this one. We left Grayland around noon... 30 degrees and the highway just a little snow. After Tokeland it cleared up a little. Just before South Bend the snow covered everything. I thought I was going to have issues with the higher elevations but, 5 miles south of South Bend snow disappeared. Pulling into Cape Disappointment the temperature was in the low 40s. We settled into Site #1 for the next 20 days... I ordered a directional antenna for the booster, hopefully this will help our cell/data service. The news told us about the amount of snow and ice in Seattle and Portland... look like we will miss all the real bad weather. The outlook is low 40s and rain only.

Grayland State Park and Twin Harbors State Park

We have checked out all the campsites. A lot of them on the west side of the park are under water, as well as some of the roads around the circles. Most days the temps are in the high 40s. Our campsite is drying out, we could have a fire, but your footing would be mucky. I have already reserved sites for next fall here as far out as I can go. The weather has been mostly rainy, and we are starting a cold snap. We have traveled to Aberdeen (about 35 minutes) a couple of times for supplies. We found a Mexican restaurant open in Westport that is good (not as good as Casa). We also went to the Shoalwater Bay Casino in Tokeland. I donated my money while Roxanne came out a head. It's a small casino with only slots to play. Everyone is masked and gloved and they had a ton of people wiping the machines down. On a side note.. I am able to play my Xbox with my Jetpack. But the updates kill me... 21 gig download hurts. So, I upped my tethering data plan on my phone which gives me 30 gigs more.

First major move

This called a major move because Roxanne didn't want to leave. After 20 days in Cape Disappointment, we woke up this morning and put all of our appliances, camera, pcs, etc. away for travel. When your moving, all the neighbors come out to talk. I met some nice neighbors in site 2, interesting stories...  Stopped in Long Beach and topped off the propane, ate lunch and headed to Grayland. Arrived around 2p and setup in site 50. I am glad I not planning a fire tonight because the fire ring is underwater. The site is level and in the summer it would be great. It's ok for us, but I will look at other sites for next trip. The best part of the area so far is it has cell service. My MiFi is working great, we have Wi-Fi in the camper! And, I forgot to mention that Cindy and Tom came over last Sunday for lunch. They delivered our packages and a box full of movies... I'm corrupting Roxanne with Marvel movies....