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Cougar Rock Campground, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Odometer – 8795

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We drove to Mount Rainier this morning, hoping the good weather would keep up. While it wasn’t raining, the cloudy skies impeded enjoying the park as much as we could. We arrived at noon and immediately drove to the campground, because we did not have a reservation and were afraid we would not have a site for the night.

When we got to the campground we found many available sites and chose a nice secluded one adjacent to the forest. (more…)

KOA Seattle Southwest Campground, Kent, Washington. Odometer – 8687

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Shabbat Shalom.

Although the day started cloudy and a bit wet from overnight rain, it improved into a beautiful sunny day by the afternoon. We drove into town to Seattle Center, a compound bursting with fun activities for families. The most famous landmark there is the Seattle Needle, a 520 ft tower with views of the entire area. We did not go up.

After managing to park the RV in the lot next to the center, we proceeded directly to the Children’s museum, whose sole purpose is to encourage newborn to 10 year old children to discover through play and interaction. (more…)

KOA Seattle Southwest Campground, Kent, Washington. Odometer – 8655

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A stressful morning and a pleasant afternoon.

We got up and hurriedly prepared to leave the campground. We had to get out by 9am to drive, through rush-hour into Seattle for Shir’s hospital appointment. Unfortunately, traffic was bad, the GPS guided me through the worst part of it, and when we finally got to the hospital, there was nowhere to park the RV. On top of that, Shir vomited when we were on the highway. (more…)

KOA Seattle Southwest Campground, Kent, Washington. Odometer – 8587

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We squeezed two days into one on this gloriously sunny day. We wanted to see Olympic national park and we had to get to Seattle at night. So we took a deep breath and drove 320 (~500km) miles in one day, stopping at various points in the park to hike or enjoy the views. (more…)