All along the coast we keep seeing these signs. In Florida we have hurricane evacuation routes - here they have tsuanmi evacuation routes and signs informing everyone what to do in case of a tsuanmi.
Monday we left early for a drive down the Oregon coast. We headed south towards Coos Bay. Yes, we took our jackets, the temperature inland was to be in triple digits and on the coast it is 40 degrees cooler. We stopped along the way and took Charley for a walk - it was beside a river and she did get her feet wet. She is such a woose.
We saw real wildlife. Elk alongside the road, the first other than one deer on our trip. I don't count chipmunks, squirrels, etc. as real wildlife. We took photos of them.
We had a lovely drive down the coast and found the Harley store in Coos Bay. Well, what a disapointment there selection of shirts stunk!!!! They had a few in dark colors (not great for Florida weather) and a couple of light colors. They told us that no one received any shirts from Harley in Large, x-large and 2 x-large. Funny when we arrived back in Eugene they had plenty of shirts. Oh well it was a nice drive.
Tuesday morning we got behind the wheel early. It was already promising to be a very warm day. We thought if we got to the coast the temperature would be cooler. And we sure were right. We started driving up the 101 and found a great little campground in Tillamook, Or. We are all set up and it is early and we are going to be at this campground until Saturday morning. There is plenty to do around here, but we must stop and just enjoy being for awhile. I am exhausted from being on the go every day. This will be nice for us. Then we can get back on the road and be gypsy's once again.
Wednesday we took the day off from long trips. We went into Tillamook and grocery shopped. Then we headed out to the Pacific with Charley in tow. She ran and ran and ran in the water. She was so much fun to watch - she truly enjoyed herself in the water. When we got back to the motorhome we had to give her a bath. Nothing worse than an old wet dog. Anyhow she was not happy to get the bath, but she smelled much better.
Thursday Tom spent the morning getting our blackwater tank unclogged. After lunch we treated ourselves to a banana split in Cloverdale, Or. It was a long way to go, but really good. I had marionberry ice cream. When I asked about a marionberry, I found out that some ag agent in Oregon developed it. It is a type of blackberry and it tastes really good. Then we returned to the motorhome and just sat around listening to the i-pod and reading.
Friday morning and what a nice day. It is not going to be to hot inland today so why don't we call Aunt Billie up and see if she would like visitors? Great idea! We take the 6 into Portland and find her home. It is really quite easy to find. Her youngest daughter Beth is there so we get to see her. What a nice surprise. We talk, talk some more and really enjoy our visit. We had taken the computer with us so Aunt Billie and Beth got to see the Knepp side of the family. Tom had downloaded all Paul's photos that he had taken at the zoo, so that was really great. We also had some pictures of Mom from her 92nd. birthday, and then some from about a year ago. Yes, we took a couple of photos of Aunt Billie and Nancy. We think Aunt Billie looks like her mother - Grandma Mumu. What do you think?
We saw real wildlife. Elk alongside the road, the first other than one deer on our trip. I don't count chipmunks, squirrels, etc. as real wildlife. We took photos of them.
We had a lovely drive down the coast and found the Harley store in Coos Bay. Well, what a disapointment there selection of shirts stunk!!!! They had a few in dark colors (not great for Florida weather) and a couple of light colors. They told us that no one received any shirts from Harley in Large, x-large and 2 x-large. Funny when we arrived back in Eugene they had plenty of shirts. Oh well it was a nice drive.
Tuesday morning we got behind the wheel early. It was already promising to be a very warm day. We thought if we got to the coast the temperature would be cooler. And we sure were right. We started driving up the 101 and found a great little campground in Tillamook, Or. We are all set up and it is early and we are going to be at this campground until Saturday morning. There is plenty to do around here, but we must stop and just enjoy being for awhile. I am exhausted from being on the go every day. This will be nice for us. Then we can get back on the road and be gypsy's once again.
Wednesday we took the day off from long trips. We went into Tillamook and grocery shopped. Then we headed out to the Pacific with Charley in tow. She ran and ran and ran in the water. She was so much fun to watch - she truly enjoyed herself in the water. When we got back to the motorhome we had to give her a bath. Nothing worse than an old wet dog. Anyhow she was not happy to get the bath, but she smelled much better.
Thursday Tom spent the morning getting our blackwater tank unclogged. After lunch we treated ourselves to a banana split in Cloverdale, Or. It was a long way to go, but really good. I had marionberry ice cream. When I asked about a marionberry, I found out that some ag agent in Oregon developed it. It is a type of blackberry and it tastes really good. Then we returned to the motorhome and just sat around listening to the i-pod and reading.
Friday morning and what a nice day. It is not going to be to hot inland today so why don't we call Aunt Billie up and see if she would like visitors? Great idea! We take the 6 into Portland and find her home. It is really quite easy to find. Her youngest daughter Beth is there so we get to see her. What a nice surprise. We talk, talk some more and really enjoy our visit. We had taken the computer with us so Aunt Billie and Beth got to see the Knepp side of the family. Tom had downloaded all Paul's photos that he had taken at the zoo, so that was really great. We also had some pictures of Mom from her 92nd. birthday, and then some from about a year ago. Yes, we took a couple of photos of Aunt Billie and Nancy. We think Aunt Billie looks like her mother - Grandma Mumu. What do you think?
2 comments:
Happy to hear you are still enjoying your travels. Love the pictures! Keep it coming!
You can definitely see the family resemblance in Aunt Billie. Looks a lot like Grandma. And I can see some Mimi in her as well.
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