Today in the 12th anniversary of the attack on our country that forever changed the way we live. As I reflect on that day and the years since, I feel an overwhelming sadness at all the lives that were lost on that day.
Never forget!
On Monday we went up to Astoria to spend a couple of days just goofing off. We got a room at the Holiday Inn Express that had a jetted tub so of course she had to take a bath. In fact, she took a couple of baths.
The Oregon Coast, September 2013
09/16/2013
Nehalem Bay is one of the busiest parks in Oregon, especially on the weekends and during fishing season. The salmon are running right now and some of our guests have been catching a few. Then, there are some that haven't even gotten a bite.
09/19/2013
The Glaspey's along with Jim's sister Donna and her husband Dwayne arrived on Sunday for a visit. Then on Monday Gary and Marcia Stevenson came over. That evening we all went down to the San Dune Pub and had a delicious dinner.
Max & Little Bitty Glaspey
Rain, rain, rain! It all started yesterday and now the weather front that is moving through has turned into a major storm. The wind started blowing about 11:30 this morning and as I write this at 12:30, we're getting sustained winds around 20 MPH with gusts well over that. We were able to get our yurts cleaned early but the campground cleaning is just going to wait.
There are some tent campers still here but a couple of them have seen their tents blow down. I have even seen some awnings still out on a few RV's if you can believe that. Not a good idea folks!
09/29/2013
After reviewing all the weather reports yesterday morning and seeing that the north coast of Oregon was going to get hammered, we decided to pack-up and and head inland.
The drive north on Hwy 101 north to the Hwy 26 junction was terrible. Heavy rain coupled with very high winds made for slow going. Once we turned east on 26 and drove just a few miles, things calmed down some but it was a 40 to 45 MPH kinda drive.
We had planned to stop at the Phoenix RV Park in Salem but on the way over the hills Joyce called Champoeg State Heritage Area in St. Paul. The ranger she talked with said the park was having a lot of cancellations and they had some open sites. We arrived about 1:30 PM and took one of the last two RV sites. The good news is this is a free stay for us with our Disabled Veterans Pass.
Our plan is to hang here the day and ride out the next wave of storms moving into the area today and then drive down to Eugene tomorrow. On Tuesday we have an appointment with Quality RV in Springfield to have our furnace checked which started acting up earlier this week. We hope they can get it up and running quickly or at least early next week.
On Tuesday afternoon (hopefully) we going up to Jim and Jeanne Glaspey's RV Park in Oakridge. We plan to stay there until Sunday and then head south to Redding, CA and then on to Calistoga.
09/30/2013
We survived the storm! It rained very hard most of the day and night Sunday with some high wind gusts but not nearly as bad as it did on the coast. Then yesterday it did the same but not nearly as bad as the forecaster's predicted. The weather front did hold off long enough to give us time to do our laundry in Newberg.
Today the weather report is not nearly as bad with just scattered showers this morning and then a little more rain in the afternoon. The really good news is that the winds are not going to be gusting to above 30 MPH. So with that news, we're headed down to Eugene for one night.
More soon!
Barry & Joyce
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