We
originally were going to leave today but we saw that there was a
dance at the Elks club so we decided to stay another day. It turned
out to be a drizzly, cool day so we “hibernated”. We happened to
tune to a TV station that had multiple shows of “Brain Games” and
“Stupid Science” which explained the scientific reasons for dumb
stunts going wrong. The shows were all fascinating and/or funny.
Terry spent a lot of time on the computer looking for the toy hauler
that interests us.
The
dance was great! Dinner was available from 5:00 to 7:30 and the
dance started at 7:00 which was when we arrived. We found 2 stools
at the corner of the bar which was perfect as we could see everything
and get out to dance easily. A husband & wife duo provided good
music and we were told that they have played there for 20 years.
Line dance lessons are given at the Elks so we joined a couple of
their dances and then just did ones we knew by ourselves. The
instructor came over to talk and ask where we learned to dance. At
the end of the dance, we chatted with a couple (Ted & Janet Cook)
who dance beautifully. Turns out they stay at VDO for part of the
winter and Ted has come to VVV occasionally. It is so fun to dance
again!!
Aug 15th –
Sat
We
packed up, had to move to dump tanks, loaded the bike and headed
south to destination unknown. We left the coast and headed towards
I5 on a road (42) that we have not taken before as indicated by the
lack of a green line on our map. We hit I5 just north of Canyonville
so our break/lunch stop was Two Feathers Casino! For a change we
both did OK and not only did we not lose our allowance, we made
money!
We
still hadn't decided where to stop, just to continue south. By
Ashland I was searching for RV parks and we unfortunately found one!
We pulled into the driveway and saw tents and, if it was the 60's,
hippies everywhere. No where decent to turn around but Terry managed
an amazing driving feat and got us headed out. “Mellow” people
were standing around watching and complimenting Terry. The next
place I found had an answering machine saying the office was closed
but didn't mention that they had no vacancies so again Terry had to
do a nifty back up turn around. Third time lucky? Nope! A dubious,
messy place right beside the freeway. Could have had chickens
running around. By now Terry didn't even want me to select a park in
the GPS so we passed a decent looking park in Yreka. We exited to
find it and had ANOTHER backing turn at an intersection where the
road we were on said “no rigs over 50 feet total” and the other
road stretched to infinitely over the hills. We did end up finding
the park and as we stopped at the closed office, a nice guy pulled up
on an ATV and led us to a very welcome pull through site. Time for a
much needed drink before dinner.
Aug 16th –
Sun
I
figured we needed a decompress day after yesterday so we went to the
office and paid for last night & tonight. After a bit we took
the motorcycle and found a WalMart for a few groceries including
ingredients for a big burger that Terry was craving. I made a late
breakfast when we got back and then entered a couple of days in the
blog.
The
weather was sunny but not too hot so we enjoyed sitting outside and
being lazy. The burgers cooked on the BBQ were yummy!
We
mistakenly thought both propane tanks were empty this morning so
Terry went to the office to ask about getting them filled. They
called someone who did the filling but he & his wife were on
their way to a birthday party and said they would contact us when
they returned. Guess they got back late because they didn't show up.
Aug 17th –
Mon
We
loaded up and stopped at the propane filling station where we got
both tanks filled/topped up.
Our
tentative destination was Reno and we ended up in Sparks at a park
where we have stayed previously. We encountered some road
construction that had a sign warning of possible 30 minute delays but
our line of traffic started moving just after we got there so it
wasn't too bad. We were looking for somewhere handy for lunch but
didn't spot anything easy in/easy out so went to the RV park &
set up.
We
took the motorcycle and went to a casino where we first had lunch. A
coupon with offers for first time card members was misleading so
after a bit of slot play we went to Harrahs. Thanks again to our GPS
as some road construction messed us up.
We
did better on the slots and a decent bonus for Terry put money back
in his pocket. Back at the RV park we sat outside with a drink and
then got out salami (thanks Doug & Delores!!), cheese &
crackers for dinner since lunch was so late.
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