Bellingham to Ferndale

This morning we watched a lot of the RVs that spent the night here leave . There are still at least a dozen still here in the parking lot at Wal-Mart. We left the Wal-Mart in Bellingham at 11:00 and drove 9 miles north on I-5 to The Cedars RV Resort in Ferndale and arrived there at 11:30.

From Ferndale

Mike had called Coast to Coast 3 days ago to make a reservation for 5 days here. We are using the Coast to Coast points we “purchased” with the points we had earned on our Good Sam Club credit card, so our stay here is free.

Mike went in to the office to check-in and I went in to the laundry to check it out. Mike paid $16.25 for the cable hook-up even though we should be able to receive Dish Network here.

From Ferndale

There were a couple of little girls with a lemonade stand next to the office and we went over to buy some lemonade. I was busy checking my change and didn’t notice the concrete car stop in front of me. I tripped and fell and landed on my left knee – Mike said he tried to keep me from falling, but couldn’t. I scraped my knee and right hand, but didn’t break anything. We did buy 2 lemonade drinks from the little girls for 30¢ each. Mike, who doesn’t particularly like lemonade, said it was pretty good.

We got back in the RV and while Mike drove us the little distance to our campsite, I put a cold pack on my knee and elevated it for a few minutes.

We are in site #138 (a pull-through) with full hook-ups (50 amp elec). The Cedars is owned by Holiday Trails Resorts who also owns Camperland RV Resort in Rosedale. There are hedges here separating the campsites, but they aren’t as thick or as tall as the ones at Camperland.

From Ferndale

We called American Home Base to have our mail sent to General Delivery in Lakewood, WA near McChord Air Force Base where we’re heading when we leave here.

Mike called Les Schwab Tires here in Ferndale to set up and appointment to have 5 new tires put on the RV next week. Mike had called them just before we left Alaska to inquire about new tires for the RV to be sure they had the tires in stock. We have an appointment for next Tuesday at 9 a.m. for the new tires.

We also called Pooch Palace here in Ferndale just north of the campground to get an appointment for Tinker to be groomed while we are here. Tinker has an appointment for Monday for the works – clipping, bath, ears plucked, and toe nails ground.