Finally on the road again!

Well we left Mt Vernon Thousand Trails Park on Sunday morning, 14 Oct, as planned.  We didn't get too far before the truck started acting up.  We were driving down I-5 at about 30 mph.  It would get better and we could go speed limit and then it would start slowing down again.  We made it to Olympia and Ray decided to pull off the Interstate.  By then the truck was running really rough and no power at all.  We went to the closest RV Park.  Of course it was Sunday and nothing open.  Ray was at the Ford Dealer when they opened on Monday morning.  They found the problem pretty quickly.....a faulty High Pressure Fuel Pump.  They told us it would take a couple days. It turned out to be 4 days. We got the truck back on Thursday afternoon and were on the road again Friday morning.

 Toby enjoyed watching the birds in the tree beside our trailer

 This is where we spent 5 nights waiting for our truck.  Not a fancy park, but was clean and owners were nice people.

After leaving Olympia, WA we took I-84 along the Columbia River.  Some beautiful views of the river.  Friday night we stopped in Pendleton, OR at the Wild Horse Resort & Casino RV Park.  We had a nice dinner at the casino and put a little money in the slot machines.  We didn't win any big money, but didn't lose either. So a nice evening.

Saturday night we stopped in windy Mountain Home, Idaho.  We stayed at the Mountain Home RV Park, a beautiful park.  If you are ever through Mountain Home be sure to stop at this park.

Sunday afternoon we arrived in Ogden, Utah.  We are staying on Hill Air Force Base at the FamCamp.  We had plans to go to Antelope Island State Park while we were here but it didn't happen.  Monday the wind blew with 50 mph gusts and poured down rain and today we got up to snow and cold.  We did go to the Hill Aerospace Museum, a US Air Force Museum.  The collection of aircraft is quite large and they are divided into five exhibits that focus on a specific era in the history of flight.  They also tell the story of the history of Hill AFB.  They have the best display on our involvement in the Korean War that I have ever seen.  If you enjoy visiting Air Craft Museums this is one not to miss.   We are hoping to leave in the morning between storms.  We have had to change our route.  Originally we were going across Wyoming on I-80, but will now head south and go across I-70. 

 Beautiful sunset from our trailer looking towards the Great Salt Lake

The same view the next morning.  

Entrance to the Hill Aerospace Museum

Just a couple of the many photos Ray took of the airplanes in the museum.

 Views are from our trailer.  You can't see the lake this morning.

Our Tuesday morning.  Looks like winter has arrived!