Yesterday we went to the Lincoln City Outlets so that I could get some new work shoes. While in the G. H. Bass store, I also found a couple of pairs of light weight pants.
We then drove done to Newport to hit Freddy Myers to pick up a few groceries and some cable components so I can set up our portable satellite dish.
On the way back to Lincoln City we stopped at Gracie’s Sea Hag in Depoe Bay for some beverages and supper.
August 6, 2015
So, we have been here at Devil’s Lake for almost a week now and man, have things changed around here. When we hosted here before in site B-1, the job was to clean yurts/camp sites, sell firewood on Wednesday and Thursday evenings and other stuff as necessary. When we got here on Saturday, we had one night of firewood sales added to our schedule. No big deal as we always thought that five nights of wood sales was a little much for hosts to handle.
Yesterday Joyce had to go over to Salem to see a dermatologist about some spots on her face. The doctor burned off several spots and took biopsies on two others. We should have the results in a week or so.
August 15, 2015
As most of y’all know by now, our son Justin and his wife Adrian have had a son, Travis Duskin Crocker, born 9 August 2015, 9 lbs, 21 in. We are all very excited!
First Bath
Abigail and Skyler, our grand kids who live in St. Augustine, FL, started school last week.
We have been very busy here at the park. No RV sites are to be had without a reservation and for the most part, we have been full just about every night. Yesterday the ranger’s checked with Beverly Beach and South Beach and they said they have been full as well. Want to camp on the Oregon coast during the summer? Make reservations way in advance.
Last Tuesday we had lunch with Dave and Debi Westphal at their home in Gleneden Beach. They were the visitor center hosts at Smith Rock a couple of years ago and have remained active hosts since. Debi fixed a great lunch and we had fun talking about what has been going on in our lives.
August 24, 2015
Last week Joyce had to go back over to Salem to have some basal cell spots on her arm and leg removed. Hope that is the end of that for a while.
We have been closely monitoring the fire situations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho for the past few days right now our plans to spend some time in the Grand Teton National Park is looking iffy. Some folks that are there now have reported on Facebook that the smoke is terrible and to the point that you can’t see the mountains. For right now we are still planning on making the trip up to Rick and Patty Stills’ home in Rathdrum, ID but even that could change. Hope not but as always our plans are written in Jello so we can stir the pot if necessary.
August 28, 2015
We are almost at the end of our hosting gig here at Devil’s Lake State Park. We have had a good time here on the Oregon coast, especially enjoying the cooler weather.
Saturday the 22nd, there was a nice little car show here in Lincoln City.
On Tuesday Dave and Debbi Westphal came up to the park for a short visit. For dinner we walked over to Kyllo's Seafood Grill were we all ordered off of the happy hour menu. Kyllo’s is pretty pricey but their happy hour offerings are affordable.
We’re going to be buttoning down the hatches for the next couple of days. The weather forecast is for significant rain here accompanied by some high winds. Although the rain is welcomed, we could do without the gail force winds.
On Monday we plan to move over to Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde and meet up with Jim and Jeanne Glaspey and Dwayne and Donna Hayes for our last all-you-can eat crab night. We’re going to spend the night there and then all of us are heading over to Champoeg State Park for two days.
More next time.
Barry & Joyce
