I took a trip with just the dog to the Washington Coast the first part of 2005. This was a fun time because I had plenty of head time and it was nice to go to places I hadn't been before.

The weather wasn't too bad; however it did rain at times, temperatures were moderate. I went to several campgrounds and RV parks but I didn't take too many pictures other than at Kalaloch campground in the Olympic National Park simply because I didn't remember to or had already taken pictures on previous trips. I started at the Kalaloch campground and worked my way down the coast. Kalaloch is a fabulous campground located near Destruction Island off the coast of Washington state. Camping fee was $12 a night so not only the price was right but the campground was one of the best I have ever been to as far as location of sites in relationship to the ocean. 

The worst campground I stayed at was Ocean City State Park. Campsites were muddy and the walk to the beach was near a mile.  Thanks but no thanks. Ocean City is the only campground that I stayed at during this trip which gets a thumbs down from me.

It's interesting how easy it is to meet people while traveling. I met the friendly gentleman who was camping in the campsite over from me at Kalaloch. He was a wealth of knowledge about the area and all around good guy just to socialize with. We talked about everything from Politics to RVing. It turns out John is a ex-college professor of philosophy who was writing a fiction book while he camped. It seemed every where I went this trip, I met nice people. At Fort Canby I met a nice couple who noticed I was alone and asked me to join them at their campfire so I did. Had a nice evening around the campfire with them enjoying a friendly discussion. I liked my time alone, but I also appreciated socializing as time all alone for days on end gets a bit lonely. On this trip I had a good mix of time alone and socializing time with people I met along the way.

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