End of week TWO

One of the first things a person notices is flowers.  They seem to grow every where and in all kinds of places.  Some how they are brighter here than in MN or FL.  One can look out over a field that is mostly rocks and flowers dot the landscape everywhere. 
We arrived in Monitor WA about 5:15 yesterday.  We  had planned to travel until 6:00  or so but I told Terry I was done for the day.  We found a very very nice county park right by the road and for $25 secured an overflow spot with electrical.  That is cheaper than WA state parks so we will see where we stay in the next few weeks.  The bathrooms are very clean and the women's is bright pick and the men's is bright green!
The highlight of yesterday was the Coulee Dam.  They have several tubines there each with 65,000 hp.  Very interesting.  On our way out of town we decided to stop at a local cafe but after sitting down in a dirty booth we got up and left.  Instead we stopped at Safeway and purchased a deli 32 oz sandwich for $6.99.  That was lunch and dinner!
The road to North Cascade National Park is closed due to mud slides so we will  have to travel about 150 miles out of our way to get there.  No problem as WA is such an interesting state I think we could visit here for weeks.
GAS:( :( :(   So far we  have seen gas in the $3.65-$3.85 range but as is always the case near points of interest it is HIGH.  As you entered Glacier it was $4.23 and at the dam yesterday it was $4.08.  Of course we plan ahead so we do not need to buy at those places but it always amazes me that they can get by with that kind of mark up.
We have a problem most days when we get to a camp site.  Almost before we get out of the car there is usually 2 or three people asking questions about the camper--makes it hard to set up right away.  I am sure we could charge $.50 a look and pay for our trip!
Today we head towards Seattle and we are not sure where we will camp.  I am thinking we will need to stop earlier in the day as today is Friday.  I am glad we have not made reservations as we can go or come as we please but the weekend may be more tricky to find a camp spot.  Many places are full with long term campers.  It is surprising how many people we talk to who are or have spent 1-3  or more years touring the country in their camper.  Of course it would be very easy to find things to see over that period of time but still!
Enough for now as there is work to do--yes one has things to do on vacation too!  Still a bit  of FP left but can sip that as I get some things done.