This day was dedicated to the mundane. Peggy and I drove into Redding and shopped at the Two Towers of Retail – Costco and Trader Joe’s. Because of all the shopping we do at Costco, Peggy had cleverly been able to take advantage of a rebate program and we got better than $275 back from member services to reduce our ample grocery bill. Our grocery bills at Costco can be frightening, especially since we try to buy Jack Daniel’s by the half gallon and Irish Cream by the case before we leave the state. Soon we will be in Oregon where Kirkland Irish Cream is unavailable and Jack Daniel’s costs $60 a handle at the green front store. Washington is even worse.
The Trader Joe’s here in Redding is the only store I can recollect with ample parking. It is also infested with old people like me instead of the yuppies normally encountered in any other Joe’s. We hauled our booty home and moved it from the truck into the cabinets and the fridge. That took a good while because we really stocked up.
I filled the freshwater tank on board the trailer. I dumped and rinsed the waste tanks. Peggy graciously did our laundry in the sparsely-equipped laundry room here at Holiday Harbor RV Campground. It took a while because despite us having numerous loads of laundry, there are only two washing machines here.
We lounged in the campground, noting the ospreys, cranes and scrub jays hanging around us. A family of western tanagers came by giving us a visual treat. We also spotted a very rotund doe who was almost unbothered by us as she trimmed the local vegetation. Holiday Harbor has a crummy access road but once here, the place is actually quite pretty. Coupled with that is a total lack of irritating and annoying noises emanating from our phone because there is absolutely no wifi, internet access or phone service here. It is kinda nice.
There are pix. Unfortunately, through incompetence, tomorrow’s photos can also be seen. Click here