LA CONNER, WA.

The good news is that we arrived at the La Conner Thousand Trails (TT) around 1 pm yesterday. The bad news is our Sprint Data Card Connection is barely minimal. I just tried to upload a picture, and after about 15 minutes, gave up because of the slow speed. I may take the computer over to the lodge during our 8 day stay here, where the WiFi will allow me to post some photos. Our drive over Stevens Pass on Hwy 2, was very scenic, to the point where I just wanted to keep driving. It seemed like there was an incredible new vista around every corner, or over the next hill, as the road followed the Wenatchee River up the east side of the Cascades. This particular TT is north of Seattle, and located on the waters of Puget Sound. Due to the area being heavily wooded, I had to search the entire park for a camp site that (a) we would fit in and (b) has a view of the southern sky for our Winegard Satellite Antenna. There are over 40 full hookup sites in this park, and even there were a few available, there was either no way we would fit, or no way we would have been able to watch TV. So, I found a spot that's electric and water, and has enough of a view through the trees, that the antenna was able to do it's thing. Hey, I remember when "roughing it" used to be a tent, or a sleeping bag in the back of the pickup. When an RV became our mode of camping, we used to say that we were "roughing it" with no utility hookups. Now, when the TV won't work, or the computer isn't fast enough, that's the new age of "roughing it". Spoiled doesn't even begin to describe how far we've come in the last 20 years.