Brinnon, Washington

My friends the Genos got a campground host "job" at Seal Rock, on Dabob Bay, which attaches to Hood Canal, which is attached to Admiralty Inlet on the Pacific Ocean. I'm parked next to the rocky/oyster-strewn beach under a dense thicket of cedar, spruce, madrone, maple, and doug-fir in the Olympic National Forest. I am in yet another beautiful spot next to the water.

The tree canopy runs right up to the shore so I can't avoid the impact this has on my solar-powered life, and the impact is considerable. It's 40 miles in any direction to a decent grocery; my guess is that one cannot get any more isolated in the Puget Sound area.

It's to be seen whether I can get enough sun to satisfy me, but I am low on water and will have to hitch up and leave when I run out. I'm hoping I can hang for several days.