It was a sunny and brisk day in Lake Stevens when Harris left. He was almost having second thoughts but read that the forecast for the rest of the week called for rain or mixed rain and snow so he headed out of town. The first stop along the route was a home techie support visit near Shelton, WA. Our friend Glenda had a few questions and traded a wonderful lunch for the services rendered. Harris headed out of Shelton around 6PM and wanted to at least cross over into Oregon. Three hours later he saw an exit sign that had the Hospital “H” symbol and he took the exit. He found a quiet spot and parked.
Harris has followed several blogs of people living full time in their van sized RV’s. Several times he read about such people using the hospital parking lots for an overnight stay as people headed from one place to another with the added benefit of free wi-fi. Since Judy was not along, he decided to give it a try for the experience.
After the fantastic lunch, he went easy with chips and bean dip. Very nutritious… you have your carbs, and more carbs and the beans count as a vegetable. Also no worries about possible air quality comments later. Afterwards, an episode of Boardwalk Empire and off to bed!
Finally, some warmth!
Tuesday Feb.22nd (Day 159)
First an update about yesterday’s boondocking. It was cold!! And since it was the first night of the trip, Harris had the usual hassle of adapting to sleeping on the road. So putting both of these factors together, he didn’t sleep too well. This resulted in him getting a very early (4 AM) start from Portland. This also explained how he managed to get all the way to Patterson, CA for about 670 miles traveled today. A third factor also influenced his drive (pun intended). The weather was terrible to start and only improved ever so slightly as he drove southward. Portland was in the 30’s. Southern Oregon was no better due to the gain in altitude. The pass heading into California was mixed rain and snow. One of the activities that occupied him was tracking the temperature fluctuations. The temps stayed mostly in the 40’s with clouds decreasing as he headed south. The high temp reading (58) occurred around 4PM when he reached Sacramento. From Redding south, temps stayed in the 50’s but changed with the altitude and He also finished listening to an audio book by Joseph Wambaugh called The Hollywood Hills (4.5 stars) and listened to his XM music.
Check out the pics…
Leaving Southern Washington (around 30 degrees)
Leaving Oregon (Mid 30's)
Entering Calif (Still cold)
But the sky is improving!
Now this is a great sky!
As Harris finishes the blog, the temps are dropping into the low 40's but the stars are OUT!! and the heater is plugged in!!
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