Packed up and ready
we headed out on Friday night to join the Wet Westies at Deception Pass State
Park. As we headed down the road I let
work stresses drain away and handed control over to Benny our faithful 1985 VW
westfalia letting him and the road calm
my active mind with the promise of good times to come.
Being so early in
the year the only camp ground open was on the opposite side of the road. Sarah and I were both curious about it
having not camped there before and to be honest I did not know it was there.
We had booked
earlier in the week as sites were filling up quickly as it seemed that only a
few were available. Soon after arriving
Larry the organizer emailed letting everyone know that 30 more sites were
available on a first come first serve basis.
This was good news for those who wanted to move to be closer to friends
or had not booked.
Saturday saw the
arrival of many more vans and soon doubling up was necessary as even with the
30 first come first serve sites the camp ground was full to capacity with a
scout group and many others that were taking advantage of the beautiful
February weather. With so many campers
and so few facilities open due to being early in the season, and did I mention
a scout group, you can imagine the state of the wash rooms, on second thoughts
don't. We were glad to have small
luxuries such as a Porta Potty and the new poop in a bag seat. I know, I know not exactly polite
conversation but for us campers that don't want to use a toilet that looks like
a bomb has gone off in it or be forced to use a vault toilet or dig a hole in the ground (not at a state park
please) the $16 poop in a bag seat is a life saver. Oh and pooping in the Porta potty in our van
is a no no. Number ones strictly enforced.
With so many vans
moving sites and doubling up it was not long before Mr Ranger man showed up to
check on proceedings. There was a little
confusion regarding permission to double up but thankfully he was not a by the
book kind of guy and helped sort it all out so no one was dragged kicking a
screaming from the park.
After a great time catching up around the camp fire we headed back to Benny for another restful night.
Benny and New Stuff
As a VW vanagon
owner you learn there personality and there is always something to do either
new or unexpected. This trip was no
exception. When we popped the top we
were surprised to find small spots of mold especially since the roof was
replaced last year. At first we put it
down to one of those things but then on closer inspection the seam at the back
has come away and there is damp all along the rear roof line and in the seam at
the side. Looks like a trip back to the
shop.
Taking advantage of
the nice weather I replaced a 12v outlet that has been troublesome especially
when we travel with our ARB fridge. Yup
it was a 10 minute job that only took 15 minutes, I call that a win.
Photos
I could not close a
Wet Westies campout post without shots of all the cool vans in there natural
habitat :)
Until the next camp out whatever you chose to do - Max Life Out.
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