We were driving a long about 5 hours into our adventure when the motorhome started to lurch a bit. Hubby looked over and asked if he should pull off or take a chance. Hmmm.....stranded in a town where we can maybe figure out what's wrong or stranded on the side of the freeway. Tough choice. I think the look I shot his way made his decision easy. We pulled off the freeway and just at the end of the ramp the motorhome died. Once again, hubby came through. New fuel filter, new spark plugs and wires and only a few hours behind schedule we were back on the road. I have to say that being stranded in a motorhome is a much different experience than it is in a car. We had a bathroom, food, and a generator to run a tv. I have to say it wasn't horrible, just stressful.
Anyway, we arrived in Washington about midnight. The reunion was a lot of fun. My aunt and uncle live in paradise.
This is a picture of the waterslide they made. The kids would hit a bump on the way down that should have put their bottom end in their forehead, but they loved it.
My uncle took us out on the ocean in search of orca whales. It was AMAZING. He got us right in the middle of a pod that were coming right at us. The rules are pretty strict about getting up close and personal with the whales. You can't just drive up and see them. You can however cut your engine and hope they come to you and they did. There were whales everywhere. My camera was too slow to get a good picture, but I got what I could. I have to say it was a lot of fun and definately a highlight of the trip.
My aunt and uncle also have cherry trees. The girls had a blast picking cherries and we enjoyed them for the rest of the trip. .
On Monday we headed out on our own. We toured Widbey Island. We went to Fort Casey for a while. I have been there once, when I was a kid and it must have had quite and impact on me because it shows up in my dreams periodically. It was really fun to go back and visit.
We stayed at Deception Pass that night and this is where the adventure truely began. We drove under the bridge when my uncle took us out and it is really pretty. Here is the view from the boat.
There is a really nice state park there with rv hook-ups so we got settled in and decided to walk to the beach. We didnt' realize the beach was so far away.
One blister on M&M's foot and a lot of whining later we were there. On one side of the parking lot is the ocean. On the other a fresh water lake. It was very cool. The only problem is we forgot to have the girls change into their swimsuits. Oops. Roo made it known she did not like the ocean side. She walked around with her hand on her mouth screaming that is smelled and she was going to throw up. Nice. We let them play (Roo safely off the beach on the freshwater side) and then we walked back. M&M on her daddy's back and Roo on my back or B's back. I must say we slept very well that night.
The next day we headed down the road to Levenworth. Levenworth is a charming Bavarian town just at the bottom of Mt. Baker. I have always wanted to go and we were all excited to get there. One thing I havent' mentioned is that it was HOT the whole time we were there. Really hot....record breaking hot......and humid. we were headed up Mt Baker in the heat and just at the top, the lurch was back. Uh-Oh. The motorhome died at the top and we literally coasted all the way down the other side of Mt. Baker. Best gas mileage we got the whole trip. Hubby got it started at the bottom and we were off to explore the town.
We stayed at the Isicle River Rv park that night and got to camp backed up to the Icicle river. It was very pretty and the girls had a good time playing in the river.
That is the first little bit of our trip. Stay tuned for part two. It gets much better....or worse depending on your point of view. I can say that the adventure has just begun.
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