OUT & ABOUT BEFORE THE HEAVY RAINS.
Day 180 – I said we don’t eat out much; I guess I lied because we ate out twice again today. The storm front we’d been hearing about is approaching with lower temperatures, heavy rain & wind. Today it rained buckets for a couple of hours, stopped for an hour or two, then repeat, changing to all heavy rain throughout the night.
Continue readingSEARCHING FOR CAMPGROUNDS THAT AREN’T FULL.
Day 179 – It rained last night; plenty of puddles this morning. It rained on and off today which made it a good day to take a long drive to scope out campgrounds for later in April. We drove all day and it was new territory for us. Also, with the rain coming and going it made it very pretty out – the bark of the trees was wet which made them almost black, contrasting with the new growth of the leaves, flowers, and branches. The highway glistened from the moisture and mist was rising from the road and from roofs of houses. The waves were crashing below and when the sun did shine on the water, it sparkled.
Continue readingSEARCHING FOR ELK & WHALES.
Day 178 – Another beautiful day before rain and a cold front move in. We took a drive south to visit some places that were supposed to be good for spotting Roosevelt Elk, watching for Whales, and visiting a Lighthouse.
Continue readingTRAVEL DAY
From: Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, Reedsport, OR.
To:Port of Siuslaw Campground & Marina, Florence, OR.
Day 177 – It was 43 degrees and sunny around 7 a.m. this morning. We were in no hurry to leave because we couldn’t check in at our next campground until after noon and it wasn’t very far away from where we are now.
