Happy May Day

We had a beautiful day today here in Chehalis, a bit windy but warm and sunny. The weather seemed to inspire a few more RVer’s to come camping.

We had decided a while ago that we want to spend more time in Arizona this coming winter. With only one Thousand Trail park in the state we’ve been kind of looking around trying to figure out where to stay. While Dave was out cleaning up the pickup he got into a conversation with a lady that was walking by. She and her husband stay in Tucson in the winter at a park they really enjoy. We looked at it online, read a number of reviews, checked the prices and made reservation! So with Thousand Trails Verde Valley in Cottonwood and Desert Trails RV in Tucson we have north and south Arizona covered. Should be fun.

Photos: A couple views in Thousand Trails Chehalis, WA

Hidden deer

Yesterday was rainy on and off but the sun finally came out for the full day today… always a welcome sight. Even got to sit outside for a while today, had to wear a coat but I’m not complaining!

The park (Thousand Trails Chehalis) is probably as full as it’s been since arriving a couple weeks ago. Maybe 12 - 14 RV’s here right now. They still haven’t opened up all of the sections yet, no need to with so few people here.

When Cheye and I were out on a walk yesterday we saw some deer. Seems like there aren’t as many deer as when we were here last summer, so it is exciting when we do see them. One was trotting across the road ahead of us so I took photos (of course). It wasn’t until I got back, put the shots on the computer and cropped them that I saw there were 2 deer in the pictures! Those critters really blend into the landscape well.

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Top: taken while on a walk with Cheye this morning
Below: the photos I thought was of just one deer...

This and that....

It started raining last night about 8:00 p.m. and finally slowed down about noon today. Not a hard rain, but very steady. Oh well, I guess all that rain is why it stays so green and beautiful in this park.

Laundry was on the list of things to do yesterday. I packed everything up to drive to the laundry room (we are on the opposite end of the park) and the pickup had trouble starting. So after laundry was done we made a trip over to Jim & Kathy’s to figure out the problem. One of the repairs Dave and Jim did to the pickup the other day was to replace the fuel filter and evidently something on that wasn’t quite right. They got it figured out and the pickup seems fine now. We certainly do a lot more maintenance on this pickup than we ever did on our cars, but then the cars didn’t haul our home around!

Since it was so rainy out today we didn’t do much…just a relaxing day. Did some reading, computing, stitching, cleaning (house and pickup), vacuuming, watched some TV, did the dishes, took Cheye for walks... actually, I guess we did do a fair amount. :o)

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Both taken a couple days ago while walking through Thousand Trails Chehalis, WA
Video: Today in the park

Daisy

First let me say, no we did not get a cat. Today we spent the day over at Jim & Kathy’s (Dave’s brother & sister-in-law) and Daisy is Kathy’s new kitten. She is a Red Point Siamese and great fun to watch when she is out playing, so I made a short video of her that I posted below.

Dave and Jim spent the vast majority of the day working on our pickup. They replaced injectors, fixed the air brake, and cleaned the air filter. Kathy and I watched TV (The Tutors on Showtime) chatted and ran to Dairy Queen to get burgers for lunch. Hmmmm…kinda a girls afternoon off! :o) After the guys got the pickup back together we had a bbq’d dinner. We had a terrific visit and a fun day!


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Top: Daisy the cat
Bottom: tonight's beautiful sunset here at Thousand Trails Chehalis, WA
Video: More of Daisy

Windows

We took care of a few errands today, grocery shopping and a stop a Home Depot. Kinda funny, Home Depot used to be a frequent stop to get home and yard improvement stuff for our house in Benton City, but it's not a place we usually stop at anymore. However we’ve been thinking about warm summer weather and wanted to see if they carried foil insulation for windows. Sure enough they sell rolls of it so we picked some up. We love our lovely big windows but when the sun is beating through them it heats up this trailer quickly! We will be able to put it in the windows or take it out easily, like the covers people use for their car windshields, so it will only block our view when really needed. The windows are tinted but since this insulation will completely block the sun it will really help out.

We also visited with Dave’s brother at his trailer sales lot. We walked through a few of the trailers, he had some real nice ones. Always fun to look at new RV’s, and fun to chat with Jim.

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Top: Clouds yesterday here in Chehalis, WA
Bottom: Cheye on a walk through the park

Nearly Empty Park

It surprises me how empty this beautiful park is. Since Tuesday there have been about 7 RV’s here, and I think 3 of those are coaches or trailers of people that work in the park. Over the weekend there were a few more campers, maybe another 6 to 8 rigs, so still not many. I’m not complaining at all I just expected to see more people here, after all Thousand Trails Chehalis has over 300 campsites. I imagine it will change drastically after Memorial Day.

The weather really cooled off yesterday here in Chehalis - back to long jeans and jackets. On the up side we still see the sun peek out between the clouds throughout the day. I took Cheye for a walk over to the dog run this morning and met a couple of ladies whose husbands work here at the park. I found out one of the reasons the new dog run area is so big is that the fencing was formerly around the pool area, which is good sized. They upgraded the pool fencing from chain-link to PVC fencing. They then decided to put the chain-link to use by creating a dog run…which I, and Cheyenne, definitely approve of!

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Top: Our "patio" area
Middle: The new dog run here at TT Chehalis
Below: views around the park

A little move

The weather has been amazing the the last couple days. Unfortunately the weatherman is telling us it won’t last, but at least we’ve had a few nice days.

We went into Chehalis (WA) yesterday for a few things and picked up lunch at Quizno's. The rest of our time has been spent enjoying the park and weather...both were quite easy to do!

While out on a walk around the park today we decided to move. A couple of coaches had left and one of the sites was quite nice, great view out the back, in an area with a few more trees, sewer hookup and enough of a clearing overhead to get satellite. Sounded like a winning combination so we moved over a “street”. Our last site had satellite but not as good a view or sewer hookup. It’s fun being able to move like that.

Oooooo pretty sunset….I’ll go take a few photos and share!

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Top: our new site
Bottom: tonight's fabulous sunset
Video: Views around the Lodge at Thousand Trails Chehalis