People that are permanently disabled are able to get a free pass:
And national park volunteers with 500 hours of service are eligible for a free pass, also:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
America the Beautiful Pass
Another preparation we made for our trip was to buy an America the Beautiful Pass. I bought the pass at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. We paid $80 for the card which will be good until the end of January, 2011. As well as being able to use it to get into national parks, it's also good for other federal and Corps of Engineering entry fees.
In September, Dave will turn 62, and will be eligible to get an America the Beautiful Senior Pass. That pass is a bargain at $10 for lifetime usage. I won't be 62 for a few more years, so this is one time I'm glad that I married an "older man". :-)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Dave's Blog
My husband, Dave, decided to start writing a blog. Read his blog by clicking here: Dave in the RV. We decided not to try and combine our blogs because he and I will have different perspectives of our upcoming trip.
In preparation for our big trip, this has been a week of running errands and taking care of all the loose ends. Today I had a dental hygienist appointment and I don't need to come in for another appointment until October, so I'm all set on the dental front. A month or so ago I got my driver's license renewed because it expires later this month. Read about my enhanced license by clicking here: Enhanced driver's license. We got the alarm system installed and it's been working great for the past few weeks. I haven't even set it off by mistake!
We found a person to take care of our lawn while we will be gone. We are having our mail forwarded to our son, Tim's house. I suspended my Netflix account. I will also suspend my library holds (and I have lots of them because I like the library!).
Later this week I need to have my quarterly fasting lab work done and also my monthly Pro-Time lab test for coumadin. That test I was able to stretch to 5 weeks this time and 6 weeks next time. Later this week I will make sure we are stocked with groceries and other supplies.
And hopefully, we have all the major bugs worked out of the new motorhome. I know, I know, that's a neverending project. We've tested is as much as we could since we bought it in mid-October.
In preparation for our big trip, this has been a week of running errands and taking care of all the loose ends. Today I had a dental hygienist appointment and I don't need to come in for another appointment until October, so I'm all set on the dental front. A month or so ago I got my driver's license renewed because it expires later this month. Read about my enhanced license by clicking here: Enhanced driver's license. We got the alarm system installed and it's been working great for the past few weeks. I haven't even set it off by mistake!
We found a person to take care of our lawn while we will be gone. We are having our mail forwarded to our son, Tim's house. I suspended my Netflix account. I will also suspend my library holds (and I have lots of them because I like the library!).
Later this week I need to have my quarterly fasting lab work done and also my monthly Pro-Time lab test for coumadin. That test I was able to stretch to 5 weeks this time and 6 weeks next time. Later this week I will make sure we are stocked with groceries and other supplies.
And hopefully, we have all the major bugs worked out of the new motorhome. I know, I know, that's a neverending project. We've tested is as much as we could since we bought it in mid-October.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Bounder Floorplan
Sunday, April 4, 2010
He is Risen!
He is risen, indeed! Happy Easter! Happy Resurrection Day!
From Of First Importance:
“Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy; — but the Father, for love!”
- Octavius Winslow, quoted by John Stott in The Message of Romans (Downers Grove, Ill.; Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 255.
From Gene Veith's blog Cranach:
Why Holy Week is Holy
“For we call this Holy Week not just because of the holy things that happened, or because of the Holy One they happened to--but because this is the week that makes you holy.”
"Besides, no matter how powerless you are, no matter how low, no matter how tired and weak and piled upon, you will never be at the bottom of the pecking order.
That spot is reserved for one person: Jesus."
Both quotes by Rev. James Douthwaite
From Of First Importance:
“Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy; — but the Father, for love!”
- Octavius Winslow, quoted by John Stott in The Message of Romans (Downers Grove, Ill.; Inter-Varsity Press, 1994), 255.
From Gene Veith's blog Cranach:
Why Holy Week is Holy
“For we call this Holy Week not just because of the holy things that happened, or because of the Holy One they happened to--but because this is the week that makes you holy.”
"Besides, no matter how powerless you are, no matter how low, no matter how tired and weak and piled upon, you will never be at the bottom of the pecking order.
That spot is reserved for one person: Jesus."
Both quotes by Rev. James Douthwaite
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Tulip Festival
Today was the first day of the Holland America Tulip Festival in Woodland, WA. Woodland is only about 20 miles from our house, so even though the weather was blustery again today, we decided to go to the festival.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wind Warning
I happened to be reading rv.net yesterday afternoon and noticed that someone had posted a wind warning for the Oregon and southern Washington coastal areas. I looked at the weather report on Yahoo and saw a severe weather warning. Due to predicted wind gusts of up to 80 mph, we made a quick decision to leave Cape Disappointment last night instead of waiting until this morning. We ate a quick dinner and left the park a little before 6 pm.
I stopped in at the ranger station to let them know that we had vacated our sites (Charlie and Pam left early also). I was so surprised when the ranger said that we were entitled to a refund since we left early because of the wind warning. The refund needs to be mailed to us from the state park headquarters in Olympia, so we'll see if we ever get that check.
We didn't have much wind on the drive home and arrived home last night around 9 pm. Since we drove south the last hour on I-5, it didn't matter as much that it was dark since we know that road well. We unpacked a few essentials and saved the rest of the unloading until today.
We didn't get to have a campfire last night, but it would have been too windy at the park to have one. We enjoyed a fire on Tuesday night and on Wednesday night. Pam supplied the marshmallows.
I stopped in at the ranger station to let them know that we had vacated our sites (Charlie and Pam left early also). I was so surprised when the ranger said that we were entitled to a refund since we left early because of the wind warning. The refund needs to be mailed to us from the state park headquarters in Olympia, so we'll see if we ever get that check.
We didn't have much wind on the drive home and arrived home last night around 9 pm. Since we drove south the last hour on I-5, it didn't matter as much that it was dark since we know that road well. We unpacked a few essentials and saved the rest of the unloading until today.
We didn't get to have a campfire last night, but it would have been too windy at the park to have one. We enjoyed a fire on Tuesday night and on Wednesday night. Pam supplied the marshmallows.
Dave's excellent fire at our campsite.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Cape Disappointment, Final Full Day
Dave and Charlie decided to play golf today. Long Beach has a nice 9-hole golf course, Peninsula Golf, just north of town. There are two sets of tees, so they played 18 holes. Pam's parents came to visit. They used to live in Ocean Park so like to revisit the area.
I watched a Netflix DVD that I brought along, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont. It was a cute movie. After lunch I went for a walk on the beach. I forgot to check the tide table and discovered that it was high tide. I was able to walk for 1/2 hour, but the waves were reaching my feet, so I scurried back to drier ground. I finished my walk by walking around the campground loops.
A few years ago the state redid the full hookup area of this park. They asphalted all the sites and changed the electrical boxes from 20 amp to 15/30/50 amp. Very nice. If there was Verizon cell service and/or WIFI, this would be a perfect park. We changed the external antenna to the driver's side of the coach and it works better now, so I've been able to update my blog every day.
Dave, Carol, Jonathan
This picture was taken about 7 years ago by our friend, Michael Groark, when we camped at Driftwood RV Park with Michael and Annie on Memorial Day weekend.
I watched a Netflix DVD that I brought along, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont. It was a cute movie. After lunch I went for a walk on the beach. I forgot to check the tide table and discovered that it was high tide. I was able to walk for 1/2 hour, but the waves were reaching my feet, so I scurried back to drier ground. I finished my walk by walking around the campground loops.
A few years ago the state redid the full hookup area of this park. They asphalted all the sites and changed the electrical boxes from 20 amp to 15/30/50 amp. Very nice. If there was Verizon cell service and/or WIFI, this would be a perfect park. We changed the external antenna to the driver's side of the coach and it works better now, so I've been able to update my blog every day.
North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park
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