Sun
- We had a short drive to Florence today so we could wait out
some rain showers before packing up and heading north. Of course we
had to check out Mill Bay Casino on the way and ended up there for
quite a while. We got in on the tail end of a lunch special - $5.99
for a really good Philly cheesesteak sandwich with more fries than
Terry could eat and I opted for a very nice side salad. We checked
into the Elks club RV park where we pretty much had our pick of sites
as it is very empty at this time of year. Since we had a late lunch
I didn't have to make dinner – just a snack for Terry and dessert.
Mon
– Once we got going, we went to Fred Meyers just down the road
looking for more bedding! This time we wanted a comforter as we
decided it is finally time to retire the wool quilt that my
grandmother made as it lost the ability to keep us warm. We have had
the quilt since we have been together (39 years!) and did an overhaul
on it many years ago. We found a comforter – on sale even – and
also picked up a few groceries. The sun had warmed up nicely so we
took the bike into town and ended up – where else! - at the casino.
By the time we finished there it was time to head home for an early
dinner after which we took the bike just down the road to walk
through the Darlington nature preserve which has weird bug eating
plants.
Tues
– Gorgeous clear day. Perfect for the bike but definitely needed a
jacket when moving. We went to Old Town which is right on the
Siuslaw River. We walked the entire main street and checked out
every store that could have had something to hang on a small blank
spot on one wall in our rig. I also took pictures of “Dancing Sea
Lions” which is a fund raising project for Florence. Sea lion
sculptures have been painted by local artists, placed around town and
will be auctioned off later. We had a nice lunch looking over the
river and the Siuslaw River Bridge which was built in 1936 and still
carries the traffic on Hwy 101. Of course we had to make a return
visit to the casino where we played a long time and I finally won a
bit to cover some previous losses. Dinner, TV and computer games for
the evening.
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