We decided to find a quiet place to catch our breath and catch up on some chores. Stan Headwall City Park in Chehalis is just off I-5, but far enough that the RV park is quiet (except when the infrequent trains blow their horns). It's on the way to Olympia, our next destination, so we figured it would be a perfect place to hang out.
We also realized that we had one empty 40 lb. propane cylinder, so Ken called a propane dealer in Chehalis who directed us to I-5 Uhlmann RV, located just off exit 76 (the exit we were planning to take for the city park). The folks at the RV place were friendly and efficient--and we paid only $1.60 a gallon for propane. Filling one tank and topping off the second brought our total up to 7.5 gallons for $12.96, far and away the least expensive and friendliest propane fill ever!
When we arrived, we saw only one RV in the 29 spaces. We picked out a spot (site #4) which was long enough to fit our rig and where we thought our TV dish would be able to find the satellites. We filled out a registration envelope and paid for two nights at $15 a night--a good deal for a peaceful spot. One more RV came in later, and on our walk we spotted a tent in one of the sites, so now there are four of us.
After we set up, we started to clean the bugs off the front cap and the front of the truck. One thing led to another, and we ended up spending an hour scrubbing road tar and bug splats. Satisfied that our vehicles looked much better, we went inside to kick back for a bit before taking our walk.
Much of the park is devoted to playing fields--baseball diamonds and soccer fields. When we took our walk, we saw lots of kids out practicing kicking soccer balls.
We walked along Rice Rd. adjacent to the park and came across these cute and quizzical looking characters.
After a bit I realized that the reason they looked so unusual to me is that they've been sheared. I've never seen a sheared llama before. It makes their necks look very slender.
We have been having serious problems with the climate control thermostat. A couple of days ago it refused to take any input at all. We pulled the fuse and left it out for 20 minutes--twice--and it finally started responding and making adjustments for zone 1, but it still wouldn't switch to zone 2, so we pulled the fuse a couple more times with no luck. Tonight finally it has decided to switch back and forth between zone 1 and zone 2--yay!
However, we have another problem. When we were cleaning the front of the trailer, we realized that a large gouge has been taken out of the fiberglass at the bottom of the front, right in the middle. In general, we're unhappy with the "rock guard" finish we paid almost $400 extra for. Right from the beginning we started seeing chips in the paint.
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