First order of business in our meander was getting the house and renter ducks in a row, moving our home address to our Oregon digs and setting up all the little details of bills and such.
Hours spent on the phone to customer service representatives, after the obligatory voice menu that asks you for your account number and all kinds of yes or no questions then hands you off to a REAL person who asks you for your account number again....
It seemed like it took forever, but we finally pointed the rigs nose forward and set out up the coast road hwy1 Oregon.
This is arguably one of the most scenic roads in America, the weather was great and we were excited to get moving.
First camp was at state park Carl G Washburn
http://www.all-oregon.com/parks/carl_washburn.htm
A drop- dead gorgeous spot with hobbit hole trails leading to a rocky sandy beach and a bubbling stream to serenade you to sleep.
Which caused us to get up at the crack of noon the next morning.
Well rested we set out to explore the Oregon Aquarium in Newport
http://www.aquarium.org/
Then a search for the next nights camp (not remarkable) before meeting Gwen's siblings in Vancouver Wa. for a family reunion, afterwards we will be taking on passengers Jim and Ellen McClure for a week long cruise to where the weather is nice either in Washington or Oregon.
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I used to take the kids to the aquarium to see "Keiko". Then, we would go to the Rogue Ale Brewery restaurant and let the kids play at the Lego table. As much as I love Newport, Waldport had some of the best little nooks and crannies and then a short distance East is a little campground called Blackberry where you can swim in the Alsea and catch crawdads.
Before marriage and kids, Shaun and I would take the old 66 VW camper and go see all the lighthouses and camp up towards Tillamook at Cape Lookout - where the forest meets the sea.
Enough about me! Enjoy and thanks for the vicarious journey.
Maria, We went to the brewery for lunch, the leggo board was still there.
My what tasty beer and the cheese beer soup was epic.
We tried for a campsite at Cape Lookout but the lateness of our start that day insured a full campground, ended up at a private place a few miles down the road, nice enough but we are trying to avoid the generic RV places (although I need an occasional wifi fix)
Hello Mikey-Butt and Gwennie-Bin,
Thanks for the blog, it's a great way to keep us posted of your travels. Helps to take some of the sting out of your leaving the central coast. I like one of your poster's idea about adding pictures of weird and funny signs, people and stuff (you know my sense of humor ;-) to your blog. All is well here but miss you guys. I'll drive by the LO house next time I'm over that way and let you know if there's anything to report. Love you guys. Travel safely and have FUN!! PS: Did Gwen actually eat any of the beer/cheese soup?
Hi, Mike. Centuries ago, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, my husband and I drove back down Highway 1 from the Washington border through No. Ca (Fort Ross) then cut in to Santa Rosa. What was so amazing to me all through Oregon was that even though it was high summer, there was nobody on the beaches. Totally deserted, but piled high with storm dumped driftwood. Even the campgrounds were nearly empty. Being used to jammed up beaches and campgrounds of Calif. it was quite a sight.
Enjoy the journey-write a book for us library types to buy! The journey is the experience and all that c---.
I second the need for photos-not a lot, just once in a while. After all, the blog is yours, and all of our too.
Did you visit Port Orford? I have a personal connection there.
Rubber side down.
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