Tripometer – 7171
Gas Gauge – 552.910 gal
Location – Money Creek Campground, Skykomish, WA
Lodging – $22
Cans of OFF – 4
The phone call from the RV dealership came before Paul woke up this morning. With a little back and forth over the phone Paul and the service technician were able to get the motor reattached, slide-out working correctly and the couch returned to it’s original outward appearance. With a renewed sense of pride in our trailer, we took the time to take down the humorous, Dollar Store artwork Kelly bought in Joppatowne and put up a few things that we’ve run across over the past couple of months. The trailer is whole and looks great again!
We decided that after a really hard week, today would be our recoup and do nothing day. Shortly after Chris arrived in camp in the early afternoon Kelly was heard to say “I’ma put on my Sunday hoodie and go to the gas station for Rainier.” (For those playing along at home, Rainer Beer is the local equivalent of Natty Boh. A Seattle local pronounces that ‘Ron-yay’ with the same tongue in cheek attitude that we use when referring to the department store called ‘Tar-jay’.
Kelly returned from the gas station with what can only be described as a buzz-in-a-can. Mike’s Harder Mango is a Monster Energy Drink-styled alcoholic beverage in a 24oz can that sports 8% alcohol (abv). This thing was bigger than Kelly’s head! (It was tasty, but too sweet the second it got warm.) Our afternoon was spent about 300 yards from our campsite along the banks of the lovely Skykomish River running every drop of available energy out of Ranger. He loves swimming!
When Sam finished her last tattoo and joined us at the campsite, we had a nice dinner and called it an early evening. Good rest is good.