MOVING TO BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON

We left Auburn about 10:00 a.m. hoping to miss  most of the traffic. That didn’t work out, but we did drive part of the way in the HOV lanes. We saw some trucks, in it,  we were two, buses, are fine. Then signage farther down the road made us rethink that and we pulled out of it. The signage isn’t quite clear when it comes to motor homes. It rained most  of the 120 miles to our destination, Bellingham.

Part of the “scenic” drive was in the congested areas as in this flora covered concrete…

…with that ubiquitous scotch broom decorating everything.

The stuff is really heavy in this part of the state. I guess I’m a purist and think there should be a program to eradicate the stuff. Inmate road crews could make short work of the stuff with consistent effort, at least slow the spread.

Roadside art form in concrete.

My own “art form” in the motorhome. I changed pictures in my one and only frame.

Took a nice 30 minute swim before dinner  and fell asleep reading a really good book. I don’t know why Jim gets such a kick out me sleeping while I read. I guess it’s because I don’t drop the book. Anyway, pretty silly.  Today, we’ll explore Bellingham.

WET, RAIN, SO WHAT'S NEW?

Yesterday, before leaving our park, I had a last good swim after breakfast. Got a 10 minute massage in the hot tub and Jim was packed up to go. We  switched directions, making a beeline to  Bellingham, Washington  to look at real estate. A longer drive than normal and this is what it looked like-We passed through historic Raymond where there must have been a hundred metal sculptures along the road. They tell a story of the area, pioneers, ox teams, ag, fish, logging, kids, Indians, all sorts of wild animals, moose, deer, cougar. But rain made it impossible to grab a shot from the window.

Steady, hefty rain most of the day.  We stopped to shop and eat lunch during a little break. As soon as we were back on the road, the rain resumed. The natives are complaining about  unusually wet weather as in:  "Geez, its June and its still cold." But,Kin Hubbard says:  "Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while."
Before leaving the park, I took a photo of this lithadora. I love this plant. I have it in my yard where it struggles. Here it grows in happy profusion. I can enjoy it in the picture, and besides, earlier, I took a picture of it and misidentified it as liatris. So, this picture is by way of a correction.  Another 150 miles ahead of us today.