Camping Adventure!

Doug & Kelly had booked a weekend in Bellingham/Lynden for Memorial Day weekend, but since Doug is still recovering from his scooter accident, they couldn't go, so we got to go!

The weather was nice when we got there late Friday night, but by midnight, it was POURING down rain.  I was so grateful to be in the motorhome and not in a tent!

I forget how nice KOA's are, they have a big playground, a "heated" pool, putt putt, you name it.  We had a great time, even with the rain.  The people seem a lot more friendly too, I think the whole experience is a little more family-friendly than camping next to a bunch of drunk 20-somethings at the state park.

Parker spent most of the trip "fishing". We forgot to bring the kid's fishing poles, so he was fishing with my pole, but no hook.  We weren't really interested in actually catching a fish, and considering Parker's casting skills, I wasn't super excited about digging a fish hook out of my forehead either.

I bought this cover at Costco on impulse the day before we left.  It was a GREAT purchase, we set it up next to the campfire and we could stay dry-ish in the rain.

Yes, Cecily is wearing a sleeveless dress in the rain while the rest of us are wearing as many layers as we could find.  That girl is crazy.

I almost bought roasting sticks at Costco also, but I resisted the 2nd impulse purchase because "I'm sure we have some, right?"  Turns out we didn't.  So, Keith made-do with a hatchet and some kindling...it didn't really work and we bought some in the KOA Kamp Store the next morning.

Oh, the door drama!

So, the main motorhome door has always had two locks, the main door lock and a deadbolt.  The deadbolt has never worked (the lever inside is missing and the key won't turn), but we don't really need it so it's fine.

Then, Saturday afternoon, Cecily & I went inside to read a book, and several hours later, when we tried to go outside, we couldn't.  We tried everything, up to & including breaking the key in the door, but no luck.  Fortunately, we could climb in & out through the cab, but it was less than convenient, especially in the pouring rain.

Once we got home, Keith set to work trying to take out the old door lock out.  We started small, trying to drill into the casing to turn the lock, but by the end, Keith had to saw straight through a 1" x 3" block of solid metal to dismantle the thing.

Three hours later, he had the lock out.  It only took us another hour to install the new lock (which could have been done in 5 minutes if the thing had come with directions).