Having learned that Barkersville would not be open with the characters in dress “living the life” in a gold rush town, coupled with the fact that Dottie could not even walk around the outside of the buildings with me, we decided not to make the 110 mile round trip drive to just see the buildings….
Month: May 2022
Fraser River Valley
The mighty Fraser River cuts through the Cariboo mountains and is one of the two routes from the Bellingham area to the Alaska highway. Having now seen this area, I can’t imagine taking the other route just so you don’t have to drive this valley. That is the reason people choose the other route. This…
Preparing for Alaska Ho!
As we drove out of Sol Duc Hot Springs area into cell coverage, a text message came in telling us that due to a staff shortage they had cancelled the ferry out of Port Townsend to Coupeville that we were scheduled to take. Oh, bother! Taking the ferry cuts driving all the way around the…
Washington and Olympic National Park
I was curious to see if the homeless problem would change when we left Oregon and entered Washington. Unfortunately, it did not; and, the rest areas had people permanently living there with old RV’s, tarps, etc. I pulled into the “RV” area, only to learn there was not a spot to park because of the…
More Oregon Coastline
Leaving Cape Blanco, it was time to do some laundry and get some groceries; and, we found the CLEANEST laundromat ever in North Bend, Oregon. They cleaned out the soap dispensers and machines very well, and it makes a big difference. I’m becoming a bit of a laundromat snob and am willing to pay a…