Aug 28, 2011 - Black Diamond, WA Temp 78

Short 101 mile trip down Interstate 5 thru Everett and Seattle made harder by "Daniel" (our Garmin GPS) routing us thru a neighborhood not meant for big RV's. (Barb's note in defense of Daniel - he has no "big RV" setting". We got situated in our RV park and then headed to Sam's for supplies. We also purchased a new single serving coffee maker.

Jun 27, 2011 - Chicken with head cut off day

The new jack was installed replacing the defective one in the morning and also got the routine service of oil change, lube, etc. Spent the rest of the day running around trying to get the proper seals, signatures, etc. they are requiring to close on my condo. What a mess. I am exhausted tonight, do not handle frustration and stress as well as I used to. Russell threw a pity win of farkle to me tonight but still commands the lead in wins on this trip. Ha. I'm slowly losing weight again so that is the good news. Have another small "fix-it"...

Jun 26, 2011 - Laundry and Lazing Around

Did nothing spectacular today except a couple loads of laundry. Met a nice young man in the park laundry. He used to write a publish a local magazine. After we talked, he brought me three issues of his magazine to read his feature articles and a 3 part short story that he had written. Russell and I were just lazy all day. Made a huge Cobb salad for supper.

Jun 24, 2011 - Staying Put for the Weekend

We drove to Black Diamond, WA earlier today and are staying at an RV park near Kent where we are going to have the Right rear jack replaced on the Motorhome on Monday am. They had to order the part before we went to Port Townsend so now we needed to come back for installation. We were so fortunate today to meet and lunch with a delightful gentleman. His name is Dick Raymond and is a survivor of the Anastasia that was sunk at Guadalcanal in Aug. 1942. He shared many stories of then and since, had a wonderful sense of humor to boot. He...

Sep 6, 2010 - Black Diamond, WA

Yesterday I visited Dan and Joan Harvey. I went to college with Dan. They showed me their lovely new home and took me for a drive to show me the surrounding area. They live just North of Seattle. We ended up at Puget Sound and we had a great dinner outside enjoying the evening view. I forgot my camera again so I took a picture of the scenery at dinner with my cell phone. Later we had dessert at their house. Again, I forgot to take a picture of Dan and Joan.

Sep 4, 2010 - Black Diamond, WA

I am staying in Black Diamond over Labor Day weekend. It is a membership park so I am only paying $10 a night. I got in contact with Dan and Joan Harvey so I will get a chance to visit with them tomorrow. Not much here, but there are facilities nearby for shopping. Today I was able to get my package from Susan with my cell phone in it. So now I can communicate again. I will take some pictures when I visit Dan And Joan.

May 9, 2010 - POLAR EXPRESS 1

Well we are in Black Diamond Washington. Here we will spend several days to get things in order for our trip to Alaska. I will not be on the blog until we finish and head for Canada Border. Hopefully next Tuesday or Wednesday. Thanks everyone for your friendship, Love and Support. Talk to you in a week.

Aug 18, 2009 - Week Eleven - Pacific Northwest

Monday - Aug 10 - It was our intention this morning to do some ATV-ing on the dunes, but we could not find a rental in the area. Instead, we hiked up and down some dunes, gazed at the ocean, waded in the Siuslaw River and watched the natives catch dungeness crabs. Honeyman and Woalink Lakes were along the way, clear, warmish and inviting. The locals said,"great swimming", but the temp was 65 and water temp a little higher. We Floridians are used to something quite different. We also enjoyed watching the kids "sand board" down the dunes. ...

Sep 2, 2008 - To Black Diamond

September 2...Lake Sawyer RV---Diamond Lake, WA The RV campgrounds were really emptying out this morning. We heard people leaving just at daybreak. We were planning to get up a little earlier than usual...but not that early. They really weren't nosy at all Today we moved to Diamond Lake, Washington. It was an easy ride...once we hit I-5 jusr south of Portland, OR. Hwy 18 just took forever to cross from the coast to I-5. And there wasn't a better way to go either. We had that feeling 'that you couldn't get there from here'. Hwy 18 was...

Jun 29, 2008 - Our Anniversary

Today is June 29th, our 17 year anniversary. We left out of Vancouver and headed to Black Diamond, Washington. All we saw again were trees. We are starting to wonder if there is anything behind those trees. How did Lewis & Clark find the coast? We headed up the 5 freeway to the 18. We went past the off ramp for Enumclaw. The Kahne's were not in apparently (NASCAR fans will understand). We ended up in an RPI park in Black Diamond. It is a nice little park located on a lake. We were treated to a wonderful thunder and lightening storm. We had...

Jun 12, 2008 - Black Diamond, WA

Our trip to Black Diamond, Washington started in the rain and was still raining when we got there. We went shopping in the rain for mouse traps as we picked up a rider. Then we went to the movies in the rain. We went to bed as it was raining. While there we visited with Dan Harvey and his wife Joan. I went to school at St Martin's with Dan. We were both freshman together, he graduated in 4 years and it took me 5. Everytime we pass through Seattle we visit with them. They have been the only ones from St Martins that I have ketp track of. He...

Oct 4, 2007 - Black Diamond, WA

We went down to Black Diamond, WA to visit Ray & Naomi. They lived in Philadelphia, MS when Judy was a young'un. They have lived in New Mexico, Alaska, and other interesting places, and are still substitute teaching. Hope I have as much energy in my 70's. We visited the Snoqualmie falls east of Seattle. The hotel/lodge has just been sold to the Indians - another casino maybe? We had great plans to visit Seattle, but the rainy season has hit the northwest about 2 weeks early this year. Soooo... it's time to start the trek to the south.