Cool
& breezy this morning. We enjoyed
coffee before taking the cover off the motorcycle and going sightseeing. We saw lots of people digging clams and
joined a group of whale watchers for a bit.
There had been 2 sightings this morning but it was too cold to wait for
another. I had to take the obligatory
picture of waves crashing against the rocks – that scene never gets
boring. We visited a very nice visitor
center and then came back to have a late breakfast at a little restaurant at
the entrance to the RV park. We checked
out the menu (rather “exotic” offerings) and prices and decided that I could
make breakfast in the rig.
Since
it was still early afternoon, we headed to a casino at Rohnert Park. The weather warmed up and the wind dropped as
we went inland. The ride was lovely and
slightly smelly sometimes as there are lots of dairy farms in this area. After using some free play and most of our
own allowances, we had dinner at the casino.
Then it was time to relax – outside for a while before it cooled down –
play computer games, watch TV & read.
May 4th - Sun
We
left about 9 and headed up Hwy 1 which is the road right along the coast. As expected, it was very winding and
hilly. Also incredibly green and with
lots of wild flowers which were further watered by the intermittent rain &
mist that we experienced.
We
thought about staying at Ft. Bragg but since we just drove the only road and we
are not beachcombers, we decided to continue on. We stopped for a late breakfast at a little
café and had our last experience of CA coast sticker shock. We made another stop for diesel and
propane.
Since
it was now late afternoon, we made a last minute decision to stay overnight at
the Blue Lake Casino which is a few miles east on Hwy 299.
We
gambled a bit, had dinner and went back to the rig. A guy from the service station asked if we
had our camping permit which was not mentioned anywhere. We had to go back to the hotel to get the
permit and by now we had to dig out jackets as it was starting to rain again.
May 5th – Mon – Brookings OR
We
didn’t even have coffee before we left this morning and didn’t find anywhere
that we wanted to stop. We called Craig
& Cathy Johnson to see if we could get together for breakfast in Crescent
City. Cathy recently had heart surgery for
a quadruple bypass and we didn’t know if she was getting out yet. Craig said she is doing better every day but
it didn’t sound like she was up to visitors.
Craig was just heading to a gym with a friend so he couldn’t meet us
either so we continued on to Brookings OR.
We registered
for a site at the Elks club where we have stayed before and got set up. A message indicated that the truck needed an
oil change so that was our first errand.
While the truck was at “Oil Can Harry’s” we walked across the street to
Fred Meyers and did a bit of shopping – keeping in mind that we had to carry
everything back across the street. We
figured we would top up with diesel at Fred Meyers but there was a line of
vehicles to pull into the pumps. An
attendant said to pull into the wrong side of an island and he would pull the
hose across the truck. You can imagine
how that went over with Terry! So we
took a little drive to a more accessible – and friendly – service station. Strangely enough, you can pump your own
diesel in Oregon but not your own gas.
We
took the motorcycle for a little spin around town and went through a fun little
shop that I had spotted. Then it was
time to enjoy a drink outside in the sunshine before putting steaks on the BBQ
for dinner.
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