We
are camped at Rest-A-While RV Park just
north of Hoodsport on the Hood Canal. It has been several years since
we last camped here and it looks like there has been a change of
ownership which
appears to be for the good. What did surprise me is the lack of
campers during the week. Usually getting a reservation here was iffy
in the summer months but not this time. Almost empty park.
Sunday
was a very long day for us. We got up at 4:45 AM to drive to BIL
Mark’s house and then out
to niece Dawn’s
house so we could take her car down to Bremerton for the day. It
was awful early to get Dawn’s 9 month old daughter Samantha up but
our goal was to catch the 8:50 AM ferry from Edmonds
to Kingston. From the ferry we drove to nephew Michael and wife
Lizzie’s house and had about a half hour
before driving to the
Calvary Chapel in Silverlake for the 11AM
service at which their
son Mathias was dedicated.
Edmonds ferry
Prior
to the sermon the pastor called Michael, Lizzie, and Mathias to the
front and holding Mathias, he dedicated him to God. During all this
Mathias was perfect, no crying, just taking it all in. Outstanding
for a 6 month old.
Mathias and the pastor.
Michael and Lizzie.
Attending
the service also were Lizzie’s parents and Grand Parents. Quite a
family representation for the little guy.
After
the service we went back to Michael’s house for a BBQ and a
birthday celebration for Michael.
About
3 PM we collected everything and everybody and headed for the ferry
again. This time we elected to catch the ferry from Bremerton to
Seattle as the Kingston ferry likely would require us to wait at
least 2 ferries before we could board because of the Sunday traffic.
Thank goodness for Smart phones as we could check ferry traffic
before we left the house and also check freeway traffic in Seattle.
All went according to plan and we made the 4:20 ferry for the 1 hour
trip.
Seattle skyline from the Bremerton ferry.
Clyda, Dawn, Samantha, and Mark waiting to leave the ferry.
Eventually
Clyda and I arrived back at the RV about 8:20 PM tired but glad for
being with family all day. Samantha? She was awesome! Not a peep out
of her until the last 15 or 20 minutes of the trip home but once she
saw her daddy, she was fine, What a trouper!
Are we home? I'm tired.
Monday
morning was again another early day as we had to have the RV at the
glass shop in Lynden by 8 Am to have the broken window over the sink
replaced. As soon as I pulled up the guy came out of the shop with
the glass to check the size. Wonderful! He knocked out the old glass
which I had taped on both sides, vacuumed up the pieces, cleaned the
old caulking off, recaulked and put in the new glass. All done in 25
minutes. Oh, the new glass is darkened like the old glass and matches
perfectly.
We
left Lynden and drove to Coupeville at Anacortes to catch the ferry
to Port Townsend. We had a 2 PM reservation but actually got on the
11AM ferry. Cost $86 but saves going through Seattle.
I will pay that anytime to
avoid driving through Seattle with the RV.
Close quarters on the Port Townsend ferry.
We
arrived at Hoodsport about 1 AM and have a great view of the Hood
Canal which is right in front of us. The drawback is that Hwy 101 is
right behind us with a lot of daytime traffic however, it gets quite
at night.We have no plans for our few days here.
