We have been at Devil’s Lake State Recreation Area for over a week now and I can say with out a doubt that things around here haven’t changed much. We still have grid-lock traffic in Lincoln City and normal coastal unpredictable weather.
When we got here on the 1st the sun was shinning with very light winds and that lasted until Sunday. We had rain yesterday and for the most part we’ll have more of the same today. The good news is we are supposed to clear up by Wednesday.
We had a really nice surprise today. Bruce and Val Rust from Tucson, AZ stopped by for a visit. We hosted with them here five years ago and haven’t seen them since we visited them at their home in Tucson four years ago. We plan to get together with them while they are in the local area and then on our way to Texas in the fall.
August 13, 2016
We’re just about one-half the way through our gig here at Devil’s Lake. So far things have been going good but we have noticed a marked increase in visitors who leave their site and yurts a mess. We have picked up trash and even garbage out of the sites. Also, we have seen a lot more dog poop around the park that is not being cleaned up by the owners. To top all that off, yesterday Joyce was walking by the showers in B-Loop and a lady (I hesitate to call her that but…) came out of a stall with two dogs in tow and left the stall a mess. Just another reason that we don’t use the public facilities unless we absolutely have no other choice.
Last night we went over to the Spirit Mountain Casino for supper. On Friday’s they have the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet that includes fresh crab. Of course we over ate by a bunch but it was oh-so-good.
Ben came to visit us. He did all the work on this trike including the paint.
On Monday the 15th we drove over to Spirit Mountain Casino to meet up with Jim and Jeanne Glaspey, his brother Ron and his wife Tisha and his sister Donna and her husband Dwayne. They had all been to the music festival in Lebanon and decided to spend a couple of days relaxing.
The other day I met a gentleman that is staying in one of our yurts along with several family members. We talked a while and yesterday hr came down to our house with a for a visit.
Gary and I discussed where we grew up and he told me that he had been adopted as a young boy. Some of his adopted family lived in El Centro, CA and over the years they would go there for to visit them. During those trips he remembers playing with two of his “cousins”, Mary and Cherilyn Sarkisian. Gary then told me that Mary turned into a prostitute and Cherilyn became a rock star who we know today as Cher. Very interesting.
Later in the day I met Grum and Juliet from Christchurch, NZ. They are biking from Portland to Los Angeles and are staying in our Hiker/Biker camp for the night. Since I have spent a fair amount of time in that beautiful city we had a good time talking about CC and their travels here in the U.S. Check out their web page at: http://www.grumgoesglobal.com/about-grum.html.
August 23, 2016
Yesterday we welcomed Gary and Marcia Stevenson to Devil’s Lake for a one day visit. It is always fun to have visitors and we especially enjoy Gary and Marcia.
August 26, 2016
On Thursday I met a lady named Charlotte from North Carolina who pulled into Devil’s Lake in a 1995 Dodge travel van. As usual I struck up a conversation and she began to tell me about her adventures driving US Highway 20 from Boston, MA all the way to Newport, OR. Now mind you, Charlotte is a feisty 81 year old who could talk a mile a minute and who I could have listened to for hours. She told me she only got off Hwy 20 when it merged with I-90 and “when the bastards forced me off for fires”. Now that is a great adventure.
August 30, 2016
Yesterday we hooked up the CRV and left Devil’s Lake headed to Champoeg State Heritage Area near Woodburn, OR. It was a short and easy run over the hills and with a stop at Spirit Mountain Casino it only took us 2.5 hours.
Joyce and I each get 10 days free camping a month in Oregon State Parks so our three day here only cost us $8 for registration. BTW, if you are a disabled veteran Oregon State Parks offers this benefit to you even if you are not a Oregon resident. Learn more and download an application here: http://oregonstateparks.org/?do=v.page&id=19
Got to throw in some grand baby pictures!
Abigail. She is growing up so fast and getting more beautiful each day.
Skyler. Getin' his swagger on.
Travis is a 1 year old now.
Just for fun. I spent may hours doing just that but I was always studying my -1 flight manual. You know that bridge in Lake Havasu? I'll sell it to you real cheap. LOL! Don't know who drew this.
More later.
Barry & Joyce
