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| Lava Field outside of Sisters, Ore |
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| Ocean through the RV Cockpit |
Once again I sit working on the blog during the Panther’s
game. But this venue has some
differences….instead of a Sports Bar Breakfast I am comfortably ensconced on
our sofa with the TV on above the “cockpit” and the Pacific Ocean in the
windshield below it and out the window beside me. We are parked at Sea and Sand RV Park in
Depoe, OR, half way between Lincoln City and Newport just south of
Portland. We have a seaside space and
the game definitely has competition with the surf, sea gulls, and harbor seals frolicking
in the surf. Since it is a 4 pm game at
home, we are watching at a comfortable 1 pm after going to early church and
having breakfast and wandering around the galleries in Newport.
After leaving Sisters, we rode around Mt. Hood and ended up
on the north side and then took the scenic route along the Columbia River. It was some of the prettiest countryside we
have seen. We went back and forth across
the river from the Oregon to the Washington side and finally settled in Beacon Rock
State Park. It was “dry” camping, (no
hook ups) but we found a spot where Bessy would fit, under the giant
pines. It was truly wilderness camping,
as we were the only ones in the 50 space campground. After settling in, we took the truck back
across the river to Hood River and had a great tasting and supper at Full Sail
Brewery overlooking the river. Then we
tasted at Double Mountain, a much smaller micro brewery with great sours, so
Deb was happy! Back at the campground,
it was a little creepy with no one around, and though we looked for them, no
bears, mountain lions, or raccoons!! LOL
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| Columbia River |
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| Mountains near Sisters |
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| Mt. Hood |
Friday was “take care of business day”. We decided to head to the Coast, but to check
out our future storage space in Portland on the way. Dave’s intuition (and his google bird’s eye
view) had told him there might be a problem, and indeed there was. It was a double stack facility, which meant
they would be moving our unit around. We
didn’t like this plus, it was VERY unorganized and reminded me of the boat
fix-it shop on the way to the lake with cars and RV’s scattered willy nilly
everywhere. We were able to find another
facility, almost as close to the airport that we felt much more comfortable
with and get a refund on our deposit. (We all know Dave is a good negotiator!) We also stopped by Camping World and got a
cover for the RV since it will not be covered to protect it from Portland’s notorious
rains, which we haven’t seen. We have had sunny weather except that one day of
fog down on the California coast.
With all our “putzing” around in Portland, we didn’t arrive
on the coast to late in the afternoon and the RV Park could not place us on the
ocean front, but had a space for us the next morning. But it all worked for good, for we had a
very enjoyable evening by the fire with the couple next door. He was a boiler maker and while most of his
work was with HVAC systems, he also built and installed stills, in the growing
distillery business here. David
enjoyed 12 year old Pendleton 1910 rye whiskey immensely!!
Saturday we headed to Artober Fest in Lincoln City. It took us about… maybe 30-45 minutes. The hype in the visitor bureau info was
definitely inflated. We did taste a few
beers but passed on the local “arts and crafts” (quotes very intentional!! LOL). We did find a few galleries worth strolling
in town, one with kinetic sculptures reminiscent of Andrew Carson without the
glass, but the best part of the day was the sunset into the ocean right outside
our RV and the fresh salmon we grilled for supper. As I write
this I’m munching on salmon jerky… teriyaki smoked salmon on a lollypop
stick. And swallowing one more Panther loss... guess they need us back in Carolina!!!
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| Dave taking pictures of the sunset |
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| Deb and the RV at Sunset |
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| Sunset on the Oregon coast |
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| Deb in Kinetic Sculpture Field |
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