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Saturday, June 28, 2014
Seven Feathers Indian Casino

We MADE it!  We escaped!  Finally, after 2 months of major purging, goodwill drops, dump drops and storage bin runs, we are on the road full time!  The house isn't sold yet, but we aren't letting that keep us from the road.  What an exhausting time!  In our last few days some very good friends of ours gave us a special gift.  Seems it's a very well known story in motorcycle circles.  Our friends thought it would be a fitting gift for us even if it were going in a 5th wheel instead of a Harley Davidson.  We love it!  The story goes...

Legend has it Evil Road Spirits have been latching themselves on to motorcycles for

 as long as there have been bikes on the road.
These Evil Road Spirits are responsible for mechanical problems and bad luck along a journey.
Legend goes on to say that by attaching a small bell onto your motorcycle, the Evil Road Spirits will become trapped inside the bell where the constant ringing drives them insane, making them lose their grip until they fall to the ground. (Ever wonder where pot-holes come from?)
It is also believed that the mystery of the bell carries twice as much power when it is purchased by a friend or loved one and given as a gift.

 

Thanks Mike & Rose!

 

There was no shortage of beautiful views along the drive.  Many rivers that I did not get the names of too.

 

  Lake Shasta, CA

Mt. Shasta, CA

 

We are not typically private RV park types.  We prefer state/county/COE parks and boondocking.  We love to hike, kayak, bike and fish as opposed to the private park type of amenities.  We'll wallydock when we need to.  We'll also stay at private parks too when that is more advantageous for whatever reason.

Our first outing will be in the Hoodsport area of Washington for a Friends & Family reunion.  On the way we decided to stay at Seven Feathers India Casino RV Park in Oregon to break up the drive.  What a gorgeous place!  So lush and clean.  Decently spaced, flat areas.  Very natural looking.  I know there are many amenities, but we were there only one night.  I believe it was $40 a night for full hook-ups, but with the first time casino member card, we received 20% off.  We took the free shuttle to the casino and had an ok dinner, gambled our free money and then went back "home" and collapsed.  It was a longer drive than we prefer to do, but that's how it goes sometimes.

 

 

Sunday, June 29, 2014
Dash Point State Park, Federal Way, WA

We didn't remember until we almost arrived that we had been here before with the kids about 7 years prior.  It's a nice park.   Lots of greenery and fairly decent spaced spots.  We even have full hookups.  They have a pretty complicated tiered system of pricing.  Like 6+ different levels.  We are here for 4 nights.  This allows us time to decompress and organize the things we just stuffed into the trailer.  We shopped and put things away.  Feeling really comfortable now.  Great weather for the area.  Sunny to partly sunny, 70s to low 80s. 



Tuesday, July 2, 2014

Today we had a wonderful surprise visit from Allen & Donna Ferguson (Fergizmo).  We have followed them from their launch a while back and enjoy reading their blog.  We knew they were in the area, but a bit northeast of us.  Well, they decided to drive the 45 minutes, one way, to pop in and see us even though I was not on the computer and could not acknowledge we'd even be here.  When we heard the knock on the door, I had a feeling it might be them. We only had about an hour to visit as I had to pick my sister up from the airport and they had to get going also.  It sure was nice to meet them face to face.  They are as lovely as they seem from their blog!  We will both be attending the RV Dreams Fall Rally in Indiana, so hopefully our paths will criss-cross from WA to IN.

I picked my sister up and we are having a great BBQ's steak dinner.  Filet Mignon, what a treat!  I sure love my steak even though I try to limit my red meat these days.  We leave the Tacoma area tomorrow for Hoodsport.  There will be lots of friends, clamming, oystering (is that a word?), crabbing and lots of fresh pasta rolling!  Good times for sure!