On to Mount Vernon, Washington

Today was a traveling day. We took Interstate 5 all the way through Washington State up to Mount Vernon. We stopped while we were still in Oregon at the Shell Station at Exit 278 to fill diesel. We took on 48.38 gallons at $4.179 per gallon. Then we stopped again after we got into Washington at the Rest Stop at Exit 11 to empty out our grey and black water tanks. I thought it was thoughtful of the State of Washington to post this sign showing all of the free RV Dump Stations in the state.



One thing about being an RVer, you need to pay attention to the things that you don't even think about when you live in a "stix 'n brix" house. One of the resources we use quite frequently is a spiral bound book published by the Good Sam Club called Exit Now, Interstate Exit Directory. It has every Exit in the US Interstate Highway System and tells you what is there, whether it is a service station, restaurant or rest area. It's an invaluable resource for finding what we need as we travel.

Most dump stations are set up very similar to this one. There is a hole to connect your sewer hose to the drain, usually in the middle of a cement pad. Then there is a water hose to flush everything off when you've finished emptying everything. It was interesting that this dump station had a large sign saying it was "for RV usage only -- no commercial rigs!"

We pulled into Daughter Mary Mae's in Mount Vernon late this afternoon. It was hard to believe how tall the grandkids had gotten. Grandson Varick is now five feet and 1/2 inch tall! After making BLTs for supper, Forry fell asleep in his chair while I have been fighting with Blogger over loading that second picture...