Blaine, Washington

Enjoyed C-Brats, Gary & Colleen, hospitality last evening. This morning I got to see their three cows and some chickens. If you know me, you know I'm like a little kid around farm animals. Only 350 miles to go today, so got a little bit of a late start, just a little past 8am. Traffic was busy in Portland, Or., and Seattle, Wa, but at least I wasn't in rush hour. Bill, who was coming from the east, met up with me at the River Rock Tobacco and Fuel stop in Arlington, Wa. Mike was still an hour or so behind Bill. I thought we were stopping at Angel of the Winds Casino, as another C-Brat friend from the area shared that would be the cheapest gas in the area. There were big signs along the highway for the exit, but then realized we actually stopped at River Rock. I think gas prices were the same as the Casino, and it was maybe another mile past River Rock. Lines were long at River Rock, not unlike Costco gas stations. After gassing the pickup, I left for our destination, Blaine Harbor. Bill was about 30 minutes behind me. The exit for Blaine's marina, is the last one before Canada. In fact, you could see Peace Arch at the Blaine exit. I got checked in at the marina, as I decided I would launch and stay in a marina slip tonight. Bill came straight to the boat launch, as the marina office was closed when he arrived. I finished prepping C-Traveler for launch, and then Bill helped me at the ramp. Mike arrived, and then he and Bill finished prepping their boats to launch, and joined me at the guest dock. They'll check in with the office tomorrow. We still need to take our trailers to where we are storing them, and then park our trucks and SUV in the marina's long term lot. I did a small load of laundry, and was happy to see the marina's laundry room only charged $2 for each, washer and Dryer.Read more