Back To Tumwater

I would like to Welcome and say THANK YOU to "Follower" #58...Alice!  Welcome aboard, Alice, I'm pleased to announce your arrival.  I appreciate your interest in my RV blog.

We arrived in Tumwater, Washington about 3:00 this afternoon.  It was 36F when we pulled away from Jack's Landing RV Park in Grant's Pass, Oregon this A.M.  Yes, we could tell we were back in the Pacific Northwest in the winter.  We enjoyed a pleasant drive today (thank goodness) and experienced a mix of fog, light rain showers, and bright sunshine. 

It looks like the trouble with the RV was an easy fix, once they finally found the source of the problem.  We'll be driving the money pit  the motorhome down to Uhlmann's RV on Thursday for some other repairs that we had already scheduled.  The RV life....never a dull moment.

Since it was Saturday, and not a weekday, we decided to drive straight through the center of Portland on I-5 rather than take the bypass.  Truthfully, the bypass can be more clogged with traffic sometimes.  We had not gone this route in the last 4 trips up and down this interstate.  We noticed a new sky tram moving through the air as we entered Portland.  When did that get there????

The main thing with traveling Interstate 5 through the heart of the city is the need to pay close attention to the highway signs so you don't find yourself going off toward Beaverton or something.  Driving thru with a rig totaling about 60' in length, you just don't want to make a dumb mistake. 

Here are more of the mish-mash of freeway interchanges to confuse even the seasoned traveler.  The river that runs through Portland is the Willamette (say:  will-am-et).

Once we got through the center of town, we soon came to the bridge to Washington.  Not the bridge to "nowhere".   This bridge crosses the great Columbia River but I was unable to get a photo this time.  Next time.

We got settled into our same RV spot from the winter and began putting things in order.  Then it was time to visit the "Grands".  Of course, they wanted to come back to the motorhome with us....how could we refuse?  Bruce tried to sort through the mail with all the racket from the girls and me playing a game of Jackpot Yahtzee.  He finally gave up and agreed to take us to McDonald's for dinner.  Big spender!  But he did just lay out a pile of money on some car and RV repairs.  :)

I miss our family when I'm away from Tumwater, and it is always good to come back to see them again.  However, I have discovered during the past 18 months that I do like to have "roots" and return to those roots from time to time.  By roots I mean, a hometown to return to....the old familiar faces and places of "our neighborhood".  I don't want, or need, the roots of a sticks and bricks home.  Our home on wheels is the best choice for us.   This way we can enjoy the roots, and then break free of them to go out on the road exploring new places.   This fulltiming lifestyle is truly our great journey.

Until next time.....so long for now!