Fort Flagler State Park, Washington

Dave and I have been home from Pismo Beach for 2 1/2 weeks, and I've been itching to get back out in the motorhome again.  After many negotiations with the Norcold, they finally agreed to replace the cooling unit in our motorhome refrigerator.  Now that it's repaired, it's time to take another short trip. 

The weather forecast is for rain, rain, and more rain, but somehow I don't mind the rain as much when we're on a trip and out exploring new areas.  We decided to  drive north to Fort Flagler State Park.  The park has a seasonal camping area that opened up on March 1 and closes again on October 31.  We were here on a day trip last February when we were staying in Port Townsend, and saw that the campground looked like a fine place.  I'll take some pictures if and when it stops raining.  In the meantime, here are a couple of maps to show you where we are.

Washington State

A more detailed view of the location of Fort Flager. 

An online spiel about the fort:

Fort Flagler State Park is a 784-acre marine camping park surrounded on three sides by 19,100 feet of saltwater shoreline. The park rests on a high bluff overlooking Puget Sound, with views of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Many historic buildings remain at this 19th-century-established military fort. This historic fort offers gun batteries to explore and guided heritage tours. Panoramic views of surrounding mountains and Puget Sound add to the attractions.

The End of Summer

We had good weather for Labor Day weekend, but today it feels like fall because it has been raining all day.  A couple of times the sun peeked out, but that didn’t last long.  The only thing that still feels like summer is that the temperature is still in the 50s and 60s, not the 30s or 40s.  We may still get some more warm days, but they are dwindling this time of the year.  I know we need the rain, but I need sunshine to lift my spirits!

Tonight I had to walk on my treadmill instead of walking around the track outside.  The only advantage of walking inside is that I can catch up on Tivo shows while I exercise,but  I would rather be exercising out in the fresh air.  I COULD walk in the rain, but I decided not to tonight.

Dave had to referee a junior varsity football game tonight in the rain.  He was soaked when he arrived home around 8:30.  His knicker pants were wet but surprisingly clean.  He said it was because the grass field hadn’t been torn up yet by games and weather (until tonight, that is).  We are supposed to have another day of rain tomorrow and then better weather. 

It’s time to dig out my crocheting projects again and bring back all those oven recipes that I don’t make in the summer!

A Beautiful Sunset

Welcome to my new blog follower, LaPlaya.  Thanks for your comment about Crater Lake.  I hope your trip there will be as nice as ours was!

I won't say that the rain is over, because it rained this morning.  But now, at sunset, the rain has stopped, things have dried up, and we have had a bit of sunshine and a gorgeous sunset.  I went for a walk around our neighborhood this evening and took a few pictures.

It's great to see some blue sky!

The setting sun.

Colors of the sunset. 

Cape Disappointment, Day 3

Last evening the rain stopped long enough for us to have our first campfire of the year.  It was cold outside so we huddled fairly close to the fire.  We cut the fire short when it started raining again around 8:45 pm.  We had rain during most of the night and rain again this morning.  But around 10:45 this morning, the rain stopped and it didn't rain again just now at 5:10 pm. 

We took a drive to Ocean Park, Nahcotta, and Oysterville.  We drove along the beach north of Ocean Park and saw this private lighthouse.  When we tried to track it down, the entrance had a large gate that was closed.  Guess they don't like visitors.

This part of the Washington coast allows cars to drive on the beach.  Since we have a 4-wheel-drive vehicle, we like to drive on the beach occasionally.  This is the view of the ocean that we had:

After we got back from the drive, Dave and I went for a 7-mile bike ride around the park. 

Here's a picture of Dave and me that Charlie took yesterday.  Cape Disappointment Lighthouse is way in the background above our heads, and the jetty is right behind us. 

And here is a picture of Charlie and Pam: