Welcome Home

We arrived home yesterday afternoon. Today we finished unloading the Truck Camper. Rain is expected this week so I washed five loads of laundry and hung them in the sun to dry.

The Man took down the electric fencing that we installed to keep the goats out of the front yard. The fence has not been energized or "hot" for many years but it still seemed to deter the goats. Not so the deer.

 

 

The deer ignored the barrier and jumped over the fence to nibble the plants and most of the leaves on the apple trees. We found sagging mesh, bent stakes, and broken bits here and there.

I think it looks better without the mesh fence. 

 

Sunday Read

 

Library Audiobook

 

Saturday Sky

Santiam River Rest Area, Southbound I-5 (8 miles north of Albany, OR)

7:36a

 

 

Southbound

We're on our way home but before we left there was a lot to do:

We had to empty out the boat

 

 Laundry

 

 

Set up heaters and dehumidifiers with a focus on the engine room

 

 Open up cabinets and closed spaces to encourage air flow

 

 

3:37p We crawled through Portland traffic.

 

 

We stopped at a nice Oregon rest area for the night.

 

 

We found a road that went under both I-5 South and I-5 North and ended up in the parking lot of the Northbound rest area. Kinda neat.

 

Pool Noodle

The Man asked me to carry the two Mega Pool Noodles he bought today. That way it looked like I purchased them for myself.

First he measured and cut.

 

 

Then he fitted them in the outside vents which lead down into the engine room. This is to help prevent freezing air from getting down into the engine room.

 

 

He has been winterizing the boat for the coming months ahead.

 

 

Fall Colors

 

 

Harbor Cruise

Yesterday The Man worked on the Dinghy's outboard motor and got it running smoothly.

After he took it for a test ride he came back and picked me up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here and There: Part 3

Sunday

We're in Olympia. The boat is in Olympia.

The truck is still in the Des Moines Marina parking lot. Our plan was to pick up the truck on Monday by catching the 8:40a Amtrak from Olympia/Lacey to Tukwila near SEA-TAC. We would be catching two Lyft rides.

I checked to see how much a Lyft from Olympia to Des Moines would be. It was almost the same as what we were paying, not counting the tips. I mentioned this to The Man.

Thirty minutes later we were heading north on I-5 with our Lyft driver, Richard.

12:12p Des Moines Marina

Goodbye

 

 

The Des Moines Marina and Waterfront was very nice, the rest of the area not too much.

The sign reads,  "Designated Prostitution Vehicle Impound Area".

 

 

 1:14 pm

 

 

2 p

Olympia Farmers Market

 Nikki McClure's artwork

 

 

Donuts made with rice flour (Mochiko) soft and chewy.

 

 

 

 

 

Homeport: Olympia, WA

 

Here and There: Part 2

So. Yes. I flew home to Atascadero last Sunday.

The next day, Monday, The Man got a call from Swantown Marina in Olympia with an offer of a permanent slip. We were on the Waitlist expecting a waiting time of one to three years. The Marina office said three 44' slips were available so The Man immediately drove down to Olympia.

He selected a slip and signed us up. I offered to make the two day journey with him. We would be visiting Gig Harbor first.

Thursday 3:10p

Mount Rainier 

 

 

3:20p

 

Gig Harbor, Jerisich Public Dock

 

 

 Friday

 

 

 

5:52p

New Neighbor

  

 

Saturday

 

South to Olympia

 

 

 

 

Tacoma Narrows Bridge 11:15a

 

 Olympia 2:24p

 

 

 Tied Up 3:02p

 

 

The Flight Back

Thursday 7a to 2p

Two Lyft rides and an easy flight from SLO to SEA-TAC.

I arranged to get to the airport early. I was the only one there.

 

 

I knit for several hours while waiting for my delayed flight to board.

Socks

 

 

Gnome

 

Kristin, my seatmate (who went to photography school), took beautiful aerial pics as we flew over Seattle.

 

 

 

 

The Man was waiting on the curb when Richard, the Lyft driver, brought me back to Des Moines Marina.