We
had coffee and let the weather warm up a bit before riding the bike about 25
miles to Gold Beach. We talked about
going on a jet boat ride up the Rogue River and wanted to check it out. We thought about going on Thursday but the
weather forecast included rain starting Wed evening. We ended up making a reservation and buying a
couple of warmer jackets with hoods. We
stopped at an interesting looking shop that turned out to be not so
interesting. We pulled off to take a few
pictures since the pullouts were now on the right side of the road but
unfortunately the battery in the camera went dead.
We
stopped at Fred Meyers to buy some long underwear for tomorrow’s boat ride. I made dinner and did some prep for an easy
dinner tomorrow. We loaded the bike
before going to bed as we have to get going early in the morning.
May 7th - Wed – to Gold Beach
We
left shortly after 7 and parked in the lot of Jerry’s Rogue Jets in plenty of
time to have coffee and a muffin – and then get rid of some coffee! (TMI??)
We joined 19 other people on the jet boat and left at 9. The guide was kind of low key, informative
and fun. When we passed under the bridge
over the Rogue River, a Jerry’s employee was waiting on top to take pictures of
the boat & passengers which of course were available for purchase after the
trip.
The
weather was lovely with hardly a cloud in sight. Our guide started out by coming to an abrupt
stop so water splashed up over the bow to make sure we all knew we could get
wet. We did many spins which were
fun. We paused often to listen to
history of the river & canyon. We
saw 2 bears, 2 deer, bald eagles, osprey and many geese & small birds. We motored slowly past anchored boats where
the occupants were fishing for salmon so our guide could see how many fish were
being caught and relay the information to the next boats. We did see some impressive salmon which were
shown off with big smiles.
We
made a pit stop at 10:30 Agness where we had to climb a steep path to use the
facilities. We put on life jackets for
the next part of the trip which includes part of the wilderness area of the
Rogue and includes rapids where the guide gets to “play”. The scenery was fantastic. At the 52 mile mark, we turned around as jet
boats cannot go any further due to rocks.
We returned to Agness for lunch where most of us had the buffet. We had plenty of time to eat and return to
the boat by 2:20.
The
ride back was much quicker as there were few pauses for info. We did stick around to see a guy pull in a
very nice salmon. We would recommend
this boat trip to anyone.
We
drove 65 miles north to Coos Bay/North Bend and parked overnight in a casino
parking lot. We went to the casino where
Terry again kept us from losing any money before we ate a light dinner at a
snack bar and went home.
May 8th – Thurs – to Florence
We
went to the casino for coffee & doughnuts before hitting the road for a
short drive today. We stopped at the
Elks Lodge in town where we have stayed previously, went in to register, had
coffee and decided to continue 4 miles north to a “real” RV park also owned by
the Elks Lodge. It is about ¼ of a mile
off the highway and is very pretty with lots of trees & shrubs. We were the only rig here when we registered
and paid the very reasonable rate of $20 per night. We got all set up, had lunch and listened to
huge gusts of wind.
The
weather deteriorated and we hibernated – computer games, TV, reading, drinks
and finally dinner.
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