Departing the vintage rally this morning was difficult. But first coffee! We could have gone across the street to Woods Coffee a big coffee shop here in town. But actually preferred to hang with the vintage crowd while here to enjoy a hot cup of coffee.
We then said our goodbyes this morning over coffee. One super nice gentleman told us he canceled our next reservation so no sense in us leaving. LOL They tried! Plus we don’t have a reservation anyway. Also found out one lovely lady here I had met years ago in Ohio at Alumapaloza which is held at the Airstream factory. Small world.
On our way out of town we had a few stops to make. Costco for fuel. Most Costcos up north have diesel. I’m not aware of any near us in Florida that do. We stopped at a Harbor Freight to purchase AC gauges for the truck. And our last stop was at Napa Auto Parts to pick up the part (pressure switch/transducer) to fix the AC in the truck.
Wouldn’t you know it the temperatures as we were passing through Seattle reached ninety-eight degrees. Hottest day for us so far on this trip. As long as we were moving it wasn’t horrible. And of course there were accidents that had us crawling at a snails pace. The delay took us thirty extra minutes. And no. We did not take the ferry. That would have been $131 to save less than an hour. Not worth it. Meanwhile Jett was a trooper and surprisingly did not get fussy in the heat. Phew! One leg or our journey today took us on a floating bridge. It’s a floating bridge due to the depth of the water and soft soils below making a rigid bridge not feasible. Don’t think I’ve ever been on a large floating bridge like that before.
Our designated basecamp for the evening was Salt Creek Recreation Area. And we had no reservations. It’s located west of Port Angeles, Washington and just north of Olympic National Park. It’s right on the Salish Sea/Straight of Juan de Fuca. We can watch the cruise ships from the Airstream, depart and arrive, from Vancouver and Seattle. The tidepools here are rich with marine life and we hear whales are spotted from here. And we can see Canada (Vancouver Island & Victoria ) across the way!
On our arrival we found the campground packed. Half of the sites are first come first serve. We drove the entire campground … 91 sites. Nothing was available and there was no Plan B in place. As we were departing I asked Tim to stop and I would go ask the host if anyone had canceled. It was our lucky day today they said. Just ten minutes earlier someone in a campsite had a family emergency and had to depart unexpectedly. Their reservation was for the exact days we needed. Crisis averted! Lucky.
It was eighty-two on our arrival. Everyone was saying it was hot. Hah. Not Florida hot and not anywhere near the humidity. It has cooled off into the upper sixties. This evening and tonight is the first time we have run the AC in the Airstream since night #1 in north Florida. Wow. Incredible to think that.
Side note … we watched what we think was a Coast Guard water rescue training session at night right here behind us in the water.
Tomorrow our first order of business is to fix the truck’s AC. Fingers crossed it’s the issue and that it will be a quick process. Then we will hopefully be able to get out and explore this beautiful area.
Dinner: Grilled Salmon served on a fresh Caesar salad.
Sunset: 7:46 pm
Sunrise: 6:40 am
Elevation: 80’
Miles from home:
3,229 miles
Wildlife viewings:
Black Tail Deer
Seagulls
‘Sea’ Ducks
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