Friday, December 18
Well we managed to get all packed up on Wednesday and over to Mike and Kate’s as planned – around midnight as predicted. We had the bulk of our stuff put away and off to bed by 1 am. The grandkids were banging on the door by 8 am! Needless to say we were a wee bit tired, so tired that Lorne incorporated the knocking into his dream! He was very confused when I told him the kids were at the door. It was nice to see them and to say goodbye before leaving for 4 months. Four months is a very long time from now. I miss them already.
After getting some last minute errands done we were on the 1:00 ferry and to Tulalip Casino (near Seattle) to meet John and Sharon for dinner (see last years post about these folks and their tank and their . It was very great to see them. Nether they nor us went to Toquart this year so we haven’t seen them since our return trip from Mexico last April. After not a long enough visit and some serious video poker we rolled into bed by 10 and up and off south in the morning (after a quick trip to my new favourite clothing shop at the outlet mall nest door). We are spending tonight at the Columbia River RV Park in Portland.
We are spending Christmas with my God daughter Megan and her husband Reginald and their son Ethan. Megan’s mom Sandy(my younger than me old friend) will also be there. We plan on having Miguel look over the coach right after Christmas and before crossing over into Mexico.
With luck we will meet up with Dawn (one of my mandolin players) in Potrero State Park and we will cross at Tecate and travel into Baja with her. Actually we are hoping to run into her before that - perhaps at a hot springs somewhere along the way....
Saturday
Spent the night in Portland – a very nice city, we will come back to visit for sure. Drove to Seven Feathers Casino today for way too much dinner at the buffet. I remain puzzled that with a fridge and cupboards full of food and treats I never eat at home (or the motor home) the way I gorge myself at some of these buffets. Of course looking around we see that about 99% of the patrons do the same as I do. My tummy hurt! Lorne doesn’t seem to do the same….. he has learned from his experience of many sore tummies I guess.
On the recommendation of our friend Ian, we decided to go to Crescent City (on the Pacific) and continue south on 101. The weather is mostly cloudy but not to cold. We may return this way too, it’s a beautiful drive through a very mixed forest including arbutus and redwoods, if we do we should plan to stop at Cave Junction to visit some cool caves. There is also a rest area just after entering California where we can stay overnight (8 hours).
4:00 pm - We just arrived in Crescent City California - crossed through the redwood forest and over the Siskiyou mountains. Incredible trees, some 300 feet tall and straight, we had a bit of a wet walk in the forest with the mist and the rain. We are staying at The Shoreline RV Park right on the ocean and next to a light house. Its foggy...... the light house is haunting..... hope it clears soon..... especially before bedtime! And we had complaints about our roosters!!!
Hugs,
Catherine
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