DAY 22 got on without a hitch. I promised info on the rest area campsite, so here it is. The moths there were the size of a golf ball and they were in swarms of hundreds. We chose to stay away from light sources. I have never in my life seen any moths that size. I guess they grow big like the trees do here.

We headed out for the day to Crater Lake National Park. Check out the gallery for the beauty we were able to take in. Another social media comment I put up might have egged you on to check out this day’s post. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

When attempting to fill the Sawyer Straw container, shorts hiked up mid-thigh; I managed to slip on a rock and ended up waist deep in Crater Lake. I had wanted to take a swim but neglected to bring my swim gear down the 1.2 path so I opted out. Fate/Divine Intervention felt otherwise, so I gave in and enjoyed a refreshing 50 degree or so swim. I am so happy to say that I swam in Crater Lake. We drove along rim stopping multiple times along the way until heading out of the park to get some errands taken care of to cover the next few days.

We ended up driving in squircles (square circles) between a Firestone, carwash, Walmart, laundry mat, and rest area. We would need to come back in the morning for Firestone as we got there right before they were closing. We plan to return early in the AM for a tire rotation and oil change. We managed to get a good majority of the suicidal bugs off the front end of the vehicle. That was my first time using the self-serve car wash. We met Deb, at the The Laundry Center, who was really great to talk to and let us stay there using the internet (so I could put up the previous days posts) until it closed. Oh, and we got our laundry done too. Then it was off to the busiest rest area we’d ever been to. Thankfully we had a place to park and managed to bunk down for the night. More to come tomorrow!