Back in the PNW

We’re back in the PNW. Arrived here 4/7/2010 after 3 long driving days. Our Daughter Leanne wanted to come back up with us to see family. She & kids will fly back on the 17th.  It’s been awhile since she & kids were up. Daughter Pennie’s kids are on their Spring Break that’s why we travelled so fast. They wanted time to visit.  Somebody forgot to tell Mother Nature it’s spring. Woke up this morning to 38 deg. & a dusting of snow on the cars. going to be in the mid 40’s today.

We left Avondale Monday about 11:30 & headed west on I-10 to Blyth, CA. then north on Hwy 95 to Needles & west on I-40 to Barstow. Had head winds most of the way. Stopped in Barstow for the nite @ Flying-J. The G-kids first time to spend the nite in MH Boondocking. Left Tues Morn.about 8 & headed NW on Hwy 58 to Bakersfield & up Hwy 99 to Wasco. west on Hwy 46 to I-5 & north the rest of the way. Tues stopped in Redding @ the Elks lodge had 50 amp & water for $20. It’s a very nice lodge. There was of course a train very near but no whistle as there’s no intersection. & didn’t here it all nite. Just in the evening & after 6 in the Am. We were on the road by 8 am Wed. arriving @ Pennie & Jim’s by about 7 pm. In our travels Wed. we were behind a semi that had a tire blow. Wish I was in front with my camera to get a pix. Brandon was having his turn @ co-pilot. Today Steve saw that our fender on passenger rear tire is loose. I think we ran over part of his blown tire & it did some miner damage.

From Avondale, AZ to Snohomish WA.  The MH computer says we got……..

7.4 MPG (those darn head winds)

50 MPH average speed (That rocking & Rolling hwy. 95)

9% idle time

1620.6 miles traveled

32hrs 24 sec. driving time

220.3 Gallons of Diesel used

We had originally planned a slow trip up Hwy.101 but ya know plans are set in Jello. That’s the nice thing about living in an RV.  

We are staying here @ Pennie’s another nite. Relaxing after 3 long days & seeing all 6 of the G-kids together. And also because there are wind gusts up to 50 predicted for the Whidbey Island area & we’re not interested in any more wind or being on Deception Pass Bridge in a gust with a MH. Will head to Oak Harbor tomorrow & stay @ my Brothers till the weather warms up enough to go to Lake Tyee. 

below are some pix. of our trip up.  Last day @ Bev & Charlie’s The Hot air balloons went over. 

We had wind for 2 days.

Snow @ Pennie’s & Damage from a truckers blown tire. Steve got some screws & fixed it. We we’re lucky.

on our way up to Oak Harbor we cut through by Laconner to see the Tulip fields

Deception Pass & NAS Whidbey

 

That’s it for now.