7-9-2024
H: 88°F L: 58°F
Thousand Trails Mount Vernon, Bow, Washington
We rested after our long day in Canada. Daniel set up drainage for our dishwasher and I made some food for the adventures we have planned tomorrow. Then we took the boys for a walk and continued training using the Gentle Leader and Halti head harnesses. This was the first time they walked for more than a few minutes without one of them trying to take the head harness off.
7-10-2024
H: 70°F L: 55°F
Thousand Trails Mount Vernon, Bow, Washington
We are spending the day on San Juan Island. We had to get up early to take the ferry over to Friday Harbor. It was a one hour ride to our destination. We stayed in the car with boys because we were sure how they would do on the ferry. By the end of the ferry ride both were asleep.
We started our exploration of the island by going to Fourth of July Beach. We had the beach mostly to ourselves which allowed us to let the boys off-leash. Peter had fun going in the water to check out the seaweed. I collected some rocks.
Next we visited the American Camp National Park where both the British and American military interacted on friendly terms including celebrating Fourth of July. According to the National Park Service, the British and Americans “in 1859 agreed to a joint occupation of San Juan Island until the water boundary between the two nations could be settled”. This standoff became known as the Pig War which was literally started over a pig and was ended when the US/Canadian boundary was determined by Kaiser Wilhelm I of Prussia. The story of the Pig War is pretty interesting.
We drove around the island and saw some beautiful views such as a freighter in the mist and a cool looking barn. We even saw a bald eagle.
Next we went to Roche Harbor, a small historic town and marina. We walked around the little village and then on the docks. It’s a very cute area with a lot of history. At one time they ran the whole area on generators which are still present. They also had very large lime kilns where they processed the lime from local quarries. We enjoyed walking through the small but beautiful garden near the marina. The Hotel de Haro was built in 1886, has one foot thick log walls, and was raised half an inch in 2013 for a concrete pad to be poured.
Our boat ride back was beautiful. There’s something fun about a ferry ride that makes me want to run among the cars and up and down the stairs like a little kid.
7-11-2024
H:76°F L: 53°F
Thousand Trails Mount Vernon, Bow, Washington
We went back to the cute town of Mount Vernon today and we saw a duck in a stroller. The white duck appeared completely chill taking in the sights of the town with his/her doting parents.
We also spoke with Ken, a witch and owner of In Good Spirits. He’s a neat guy who is following his passions. We encouraged him to consider switching to a whole food, plant-based diet for optimal health. We also asked about the best ways to cleanse any negative energy from our Tennessee property. He said land is very healing and our property is probably not holding onto anything negative from the previous owner.
7-12-2024
H: 78°F L: 50°F
Thousand Trails Mount Vernon, Bow, Washington
We had a relaxing day at the camper. Daniel worked on scheduling more campsites. We can schedule campsites 2-6 months in advance. Some campgrounds are so popular that they require Daniel to be ready to schedule at 8am on the dot. I’m so grateful Daniel handles all the logistics of our travels.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tow vehicle fuel: $0
- Campsite: $0
- Camping memberships: $14.92
- Food: $163.44
Miles driven: 136 (35.3 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 0
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Ken, the witch, was a really nice guy. I learned a lot of interesting things talking to him.
I found Mt Baker to be a comforting sight. On San Juan Island we could see it from about 60 miles away.
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