We were on our way to Alaska! (Or so we thought.) Our first leg was to get just south of the border with Canada.

We drove our coach 206 miles, about four hours of driving, from our home base near Shelton to Lynden / Bellingham KOA in Lynden, Washington.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Oakland Bay near Shelton:

Joining I-5 North:

Tacoma Dome:

Rest area with RV dump stations:

Rest area… with a clueless car and a van in the truck parking:

Lunch:

Seattle skyline:

T-Mobile Park, home of our Seattle Mariners, with a closed roof:

Heavy traffic:

Tunnel under convention center:

Zuck’s megayacht:

Rest area:

I-5 bridge over Skagit River:

Almost a collision:

Arriving at Lynden / Bellingham KOA:

Narrow driveway:

Our site, #6:

The site was so short, we had to park our truck over by the office (I think the first time we ever had to do that):

We drove our truck from home down to Cummins, then drove our coach back home on the same day; 255 miles (each way), about five hours of driving (each way), from Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon to our home base near Shelton, Washington… again.

Here’s a map showing our route home, heading north:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Our coach:

Departing Cummins:

I-5 North:

Oops:

We stopped at the first rest area again, to see if the issue recurs… fortunately it did not; looks like the turbo replacement was the real fix:

Triple trailer:

Exit to I-205 North:

The mountain’s out — Mount Hood:

Leaving Portland:

Mount Hood again:

“Oregon Thanks You; Come Back Soon”; not for a few months, thanks:

Just can’t get enough of Mount Hood:

Closed rest area:

Back to Gee Cee’s Truck Stop again:

This time, we got fuel:

And DEF:

Then we went into their restaurant for dinner:

A long day; getting towards sunset:

Exit towards Shelton:

Shelton:

Our coach at home:

We drove our coach 255 miles, about five hours of driving, from our home base near Shelton, Washington back to Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

On the way:

Rail crossing:

WA-101 South:

“Take Turns Merging When Congested”… yep, that’s how it’s supposed to work; zipper merge, people:

To I-5 South:

Engine fire:

Bump:

A pipe thing… I wonder what it is? ChatGPT thinks it’s a conveyer segment, which seems plausible. Looks like a catwalk and handrail on the right inside:

Gee Cee’s Truck Stop, a favorite stop on I-5:

They have a restaurant and deli:

We had lunch at the restaurant:

Back to our coach:

Train:

Interstate drawbridge between Washington and Oregon:

Entering Oregon:

Welcome to Oregon:

Fremont Bridge:

Portland:

Aerial tram:

Coburg exit, again:

Back to Cummins:

Parked at Cummins: