Bruceport County Park
We had the weekend and a few of the following weekdays to burn before arriving for our reservations at a RV Resort outside of Seattle. We were really just going to take it easy during these days after another run into town for supplies and laundry. It would be our last chance to get clean clothes (or so we thought) for two weeks, so yeah… fun Saturday!
Being the nomads we are, we didn’t want to return to the same spot we just left, but we also had good reason to not travel much further – the heat. Even a few miles inland meant temperatures we really did not wish to content with. So, we drove to the next area of public land (Bone River Natural Area Preserve) about four miles up the highway from our last spot, and settled in at the end of a dirt road. The road was lined with massive blackberry bushes just full of plump berries just ready to be picked. I’m not the biggest berry fan, but even I sneak a few in my mouth at times like this. As usual, Kerri grabbed her basket and set out for a mushroom hunt.
Unfortunately, the place was not all that great. A heavy population of baby mosquitoes really ruined the nice setting. We knew we were not going to stay here for the work week, but it was a nice one night stand. We moved on in the morning – only five more miles – to the established Bruceport County Park & Campground right on the bay. Here we could avoid any heat waves that may appear and enjoy sea-like breezes and views for our work week. The campground is quite beautiful for a county park, with the sites well manicured and separated. When they designed this campground they obviously wanted to cut down the fewest number of trees possible, so the sights are small but lush. The only problem with that was the lack of solar, so we really had to conserve our battery banks, which started the week very low. Our conservation efforts didn’t work. We spent one work day at a full-hookup site so we could plug in. That saved our butts, giving us enough power to make it through our work week.
Before settling in for the week, we made a run into the nearby town of Raymond to have an auto shop put eyes on my front suspension. Things were not great under there, but they said nothing was critical. It is in need of a complete rebuild of all the joints and bushings, but I’d prefer to wait until we are back with family to tackle that task. The shop wanted $800 to do the job… something I can do myself for well under $300 and and afternoon’s work.
