Monday, June 9, 2014 (Castle Rock, WA)

We woke up to cloudy skies, though the wind wasn't too bad yet, maybe we'll get on the road before the wind starts.  We had a quick breakfast and then got packed up and on the road by 9:00 a.m. before the wind was too bad.  Once we got inland a bit, there wasn't any wind at all, just how we like it.

The drive up I-5 was just that, a very familiar drive with lots of cars and trucks, not the most scenic way to travel, but it gets us down the road.  We had a 190 mile drive to Castle Rock, our stopping point for the day and we arrived around 1:00 p.m.  Not a bad day at all. 

We got set up in our site at the Toutle River RV park and right away noticed the frequent and whistle blowing trains.  There is a train track on one side of the park and I-5 on the other side.  We had read the park reviews on RV Park Reviews website and knew that the train and road noise was the downside of this park, but since it was only for one night we can handle it.  The RV park is really quite nice, it has a swimming pool, hot tub, and even two sauna's.  It is set up for big rally type events with a big meeting area and lots of sites, the only downside are those noisy trains. 

We thought about taking the drive up to Mt. St. Helens, but decided we'd been in the truck long enough today and we'll save that for another time.  We didn't really do much during our stay here, other than do some reading and take a walk to the river, it was just a one night, convenient, stopping over spot.

Tomorrow we head for Camano Island.  We are excited to see our kids and grandkids.  It has almost been a year since we've seen them all.