After leaving Clear Clear Lake Recreation Area, we made the short run down to Hermiston where we spent two nights before heading over to the Oregon coast. Mike and Dorothy Clements treated us to another great meal while we were there.
On Sunday the 31st, we made the run to the Elks Lodge in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland. They didn’t have any hookup sites available so we dry-camped in the parking lot.
After leveling the rig and getting the satellite dish up and running, we decided to have a toddy in the bar. We met some really nice folks while there who made us feel right at home. We didn’t feel like driving so the bar tender suggested we order a pizza which turned out to be very good.
Our rig has a 2000 watt inverter system installed so Joyce was able to watch two hours of TV. We left the system running all night which was powering the refrigerator and a couple of other small items. When I got up in the morning I was actually able to make a cup of coffee with my Keurig brewer but, when I went to make the second cup, the system shut down. That’s when I discovered the controls are set to kick the system off at eleven volts. I can reprogram the system to turn the system off at a lower voltage so I might experiment with that soon. Also, the system can be programed to start the generator and charge our coach batteries automatically if the voltage drops below a certain set point. Hey! Here’s a new gadget I get to play with!
We got the car hooked up and then made the run over the hills to Nehalem Bay State Park where we are the F-Loop hosts for September. On the way over we stopped at Camp 18 Restaurant for breakfast. If you are ever traveling on Hwy 26 between Portland and the coast, you gotta stop here for a meal.
After getting backed into our site and setup, we had our orientation meeting. It was nice to see Al & Dorothy Pope who are the wood hosts this year and Stuart & Jennifer Leishman.
Home Sweet Home for September
Nehalem Bay
On Friday the 5th, we made a drive up to Fort Stevens State Park near Warrenton to visit Jerry & Susan who we hosted with at Smith Rock and who are volunteering in the museum there. It was great to see them again.
On Sunday, Gary and Marcia Stevenson from Oakridge came us for a visit. Joyce and Marcia went for a long walk on the beach while Gary and I solved the worlds problems.
Yesterday we welcomed Jerry and Marilyn Howlett who we host with every year at Smith Rock. They have been on a month-long tour of Oregon and Washington and are now on their way down the coast. They will be staying here at Nehalem Bay then go on down to Bullard’s Beach State Park.
09/22/2014
On the 17th we welcomed Jim & Jeanne Glaspey and Dwayne & Donna Hayes to the park for a five day visit. Then on Friday Ron & Trisha Glaspey came over along with their son Jason and his wife Hollie.
On Friday, Joyce flew down to California to attend the 708th/710th Airlift Squadron Reunion.
09/29/2014
I can’t believe haw fast our time here at Nehalem Bay went. On Wednesday we’ll be packing up and heading south for our volunteer gig in Surprise, AZ.
We’re going to head east to Boise, ID with a stop in Pendleton, OR. Then we plan to spend a few nights at Hill AFB, UT, just north of Salt Lake City. Our next stop will be in Spanish Fork, UT where we are going to visit our good friends Ron and Katie Cutler.
For many years I have wanted to see all the National Parks in southern Utah so we are going to do that on this trip. Our first stop will be at Moab, UT so we can visit Arches and Canyonlands NP’s. If time permits I would also like to see Dead Horse Point State Park in the same area.
My mother has said many times that we should take the time to visit Capitol Reef NP near Torrey, UT so we are going to do that after leaving Moab.
Joyce and I have been told by a lot of folks that we should not miss touring Zion and Bryce NP’s so that will be our next stop. Since we think that the evening temperature’s could get a tad cool down in that area, we have reservations at an RV park in Kanarraville so that we will have power hookups. From there we’ll make day trips to the parks.
Have a great day!
Barry & Joyce
Hi Barry. Good to hear you guys are having fun. The purchase of the motorhome suprised me - I thought you two were 5th wheelers all the way! Anyway - a word of advise on the inverter settings (cut-off at 11 volts). I would not mess with that as a load on your batteries below 11 volts can significantly affect the overall life of your batteries. Better to figure out the automatic gen settings (including the quiet time start & stop times) so that the gen automatically charges your batteries before bedtime and then starts again in the morning. Best from Tampa - Mike Soby
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