HAPPY CAMPERS.
Day 21 – October…..that signifies beautiful fall colors to us. We’ll definitely miss that, one of our favorite times in the northeast. There will be colors here, certainly; but it won’t be the same.
83 miles
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RON! LOOK AT IT THIS WAY – YOU’RE NOT GETTING OLDER, YOU’RE JUST GETTING CLOSER TO RETIREMENT! DID YOU GUYS GO OUT OF TOWN FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? HOPE IT WAS FUN!
Rob got up at 6:45 a.m., 47 degrees, partly cloudy; it rained here last night. I got up at 7:30, lazy bones. We sat around & relaxed; we’ll be leaving a little before noon for our next campground. We’ve had problems with internet and phone connections at this campsite; it really is remote! We’re sad to leave here. Rob got a picture of Gracie trying to edge Pixie off the heating pad; that’s the biggest excitement we have going on right now, grin……….
Gracie and Pixie sharing
Remote Outpost Cabins & RV Campground, 23146 Oregon 42, Remote, OR, (at milepost 40), 541-572-5105, http://www.remoteoutpostrv.com/. Check-in is 2 p.m.; check-out is noon. This Park was perfect for us – small, secluded & private, surrounded by large trees with sites situated by the River. 19 RV sites, 3 cabins. Internet & phone connections can be iffy, but that’s not a big deal to us. The only slight drawback would be traffic noise from OR-42, but this is not a major highway by any means. If we weren’t anxious to start our trip southward along the coast, we’d stay here much longer. In fact, most the people camping here, & there aren’t many, are here for 2 weeks to 3 months, The owners have only owned Remote Outpost for 7 months, buying it from the previous owners last March & moving here from Arizona. She said they get very little snow. Quite a change in temperatures, I told her, from Aizona to here, but she said they love it here & hated the hot, dry climate in AZ. The previous owners had lived here for 25 years (there’s a house situated on the property), & the campground came with an already-established group of regular visitors. Nice! (I’m really curious how much they paid – it would be a great place to live & work.) No big towns close by. The closest town is Remote; hohoho; you can get supplies there. A convenient stopping place between Crater Lake & the Pacific Ocean; less than 1 hour to the Ocean, & 2 hours to Crater Lake. Fishing, hunting, hiking, biking, etc. We had site #1, full hook-ups, $30 per night with Good Sam Club discount. Great customer service, they try to accommodate their campers any way they can. We’d come back & stay longer if we were in this area again.
We departed at 11:50 a.m., 58 degrees & raining. We stopped in Bandon for about 45 minutes; that’s why it took us a little longer to get to our campground, arriving at Cape Blanco State Park at 2:20 p.m., 60 degrees & partly cloudy. The drive was nice through some beautiful forests. The stop in Bandon was to call a locksmith. We’d lost/misplaced one of our keys to the Honda, the other key was locked inside of it. Found someone who could help us on a Sunday, why do problems always happen on a Sunday or a holiday when lots of things are closed?, and he got the car opened for us. Tomorrow we’ll need to find a Honda dealership & get a couple of keys made. Trials & tribulations.
We drove thru the campground to pick our site; lots of people had left since yesterday when we first looked at this State Park. It seemed we got here just in time, though, because as the afternoon progressed lots more people arrived to pick their campsites. It’s first come, first served, no reservations. We found several sites we loved, trying to decide between size, view, & privacy. Ultimately we chose site #A46, heavily tree’d & you can see the Ocean thru the trees. It’s wonderful to hear the waves crashing, too. There are people on both sides of us, though separated by trees & bushes; if it is too noisy, we’ll just move. There’s electric & water hook-ups, no sewer & the dump station is closed for repairs. We’ll stay 4 nights, then move to the County Park campground we found yesterday where we can dump. Should work out well.
We picked up a brochure on black bears when we were at the ranger station to pay ($22 per night). They do get bears here; the last sighting at the Park was September 26. They say not to pet the baby bears; aw, darnit, cute little babies, ho ho. There are hiking trails & you can also bike down to the lighthouse; looks like a great ride. After unpacking & setting up, we sat outside – no bugs – and had some wine & beer. This is a really nice Park. We came back inside around 6 p.m., had dinner, and sat around enjoying the surroundings. End of Week 3, Trip #3.