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Saturday, Jane and Angelo caught us just as we were ready to pull out, inviting us to breakfast. Crepes-oh-la-la and a street art fair (found Golden Gate ornament) and we didn't get on the road until 1:30 pm. By this time we're thinking of eating again and head down to the Wharf to try the Lobster Rolls Angelo had mentioned. Terrible traffic turned this into a three hour endevor. They were good though. We stopped for an early night at Salinas Walmart. Day list: red-wing blackbird, raven, and seagulls.
Jun. 9th, 2015
Sunday we determined to do laundry, change the oil and empty the RAV and camper to sort and repack. We also found a Goodwill for a nice break to the day, although a very unpleasant man was harassing the clerk while we were trying to check out.
Monday we were up at 8:30 am and on the road at 10:15. Construction on Laurel Street tied us up over an hour, back and forth! Once we were on the road though distractions were appreciated. Monterey State Beach (sea glass), Carmel River State Beach, Carmel Heights overlook (whales), Rocky Creek and Bisby Bridges (1932), Carmel-on-the-sea (ring) and Monteray Fishermans Wharf. Day list: Hutton veriol, seagull, pelican,condor vulture, wren, Stellar's jay, comarrant, sea otter and harbor seal.ali
Monday we were up at 8:30 am and on the road at 10:15. Construction on Laurel Street tied us up over an hour, back and forth! Once we were on the road though distractions were appreciated. Monterey State Beach (sea glass), Carmel River State Beach, Carmel Heights overlook (whales), Rocky Creek and Bisby Bridges (1932), Carmel-on-the-sea (ring) and Monteray Fishermans Wharf. Day list: Hutton veriol, seagull, pelican,
Tuesday, up at 8:40 am. We had attempted to do the Whale Watch at 10am but missed the boat by 100'. Treated ourselves to croissants on Monterey's Fishermans' Wharf instead. We headed to the Gilmore Garlic Farm Truck Plaza the 3rd time for showers, and a shoulder massage. Day list: seagulls, crows, cormorrant, ground squirrel and deer. After driving our of our way 30 miles to Lake Sonoma campground found it was reservation only and no one on duty at the gate. Found a parking area with a portajohn a couple miles back down the road and stopped there for the night. Fortunately no one came across us before we packed it up the next morning.
Wednesday, up at 8 am and on the road by 8:30. We stopped in Medacino (where Murder She Wrote was taped) for gas and Leofwyna was talking with a gentleman about the camper. Lots of people were approaching to ask about it throughout the trip. This man was in a bakery truck and gave us a loaf of French bread. In the process of exploring this little town we found a jelly store and bought lemon butter and raspberry jam so lunch was bread and jelly sandwiches. One stop to stretch our legs was at a lovely Redwood grove maintained by a lumber company; good for them! At supper in Eureka we were warned off the Walmart there as law enforcement was having problems with homeless people in an adjoining property. Clam Beach ($13) half an hour up the road was suggested instead and proved quite satisfactory. Day list: crow, magpie, condor vulture, flicker, Kingfisher, deer, grey squirrel, mourning dove, Stellar's jay, oriol, barn swallows and egret.
Thursday we were up at 8:30 am and on the road at 9:40 am. We arrived at Redwood National Park at 10:15 am. We dropped Al on site #20 and went exploring. Redwood Creek Beach (no glass, no whales, high waves, lots of 'Carl'), Klamath Beachoverook (pretty little cemetary), Requa Road overlook (There be whales here!), and back in camp Rasa and Sebatian played Mexican Train Dominoes with us after supper. Day list: crow, elk, red-wing blackbird, yellow finch, robin, barn swallows, ground squirrel, seagulls, cormorants, Stellar's jay, sealions, Grey whales, raven, banana slug and crab.
Friday up at 9:30am and on the road at 11:30 am. We had a 'dinner show' at breakfast with chipmunks trying to steal Leofwyna's oatmeal. If they had succeeded and been caught at it by a ranger it would have caused us to be fined $5,000. Although we were pushing mileage all day to get to Depot Bay to have dinner at the Sea Hag's Friday buffet (turned out there's no longer any buffet done there). We did stop to stretch our legs at Crescent City pier/harbor looking for river otter we'd been told might be there (only sealion was found). We set up for the night at Walmart in Newport, Oregon. Day list: chipmunks, Stellar's jay, centipede, barn swallow, robin, elk, sealions, cormorants, seals, harbor seal, opposum, deer, crow, Grey whales, gannet and egret.
Saturday we were up at 8:30 am and on the road at 9:30 am leaving Al 'in camp'. Leofwyna announced the day was dedicated to me and my interests. Our first stop was Driftwood Beach. She took me to a quilt shop, a bead shop, a Goodwill and South Jetty Beach in Florence. We finished up at Bob Creek Beach. All these beaches but no more sea glass was found, only pebbles, bits of shell, even parts of sand dollar. Day list: crow, grackle, robin, geese, buzzard, cormorant, barn swallow, pelicans and seagulls.
Sunday we were up at 9 am and on th road at 10 am. We stopped a Cannon Beach so Leofwyna could fly her kite. We'd hoped to see Puffins at Haystack Rock but it was too distant. Since local restrictions prevented using Walmart and we'd had so many 'free' nights, we invested in an RV camp in Aurora, OR... with showers. Day list: seagulls, crow, cormorants, deer, robins, eagle, barn swallows, Stellar's jay and heron.
Monday, Memorial Day, up at 8 am and on the road at 9:30 am. In all our planning we'd thought Memorial Day was next weekend when we'd be past sightseeing and headed home. Traffic was heavy in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, and being unable to leave Al parked for the day, we were only able to stop at three of the four waterfalls. A flyer Leofwyna had picked up lead us to Fabric Depot where I went over the top choosing quilt fabrics... many wonderful print lines I've never seen before and many hundreds of bolts! Again with local restrictions so we bought into Potlatch State Park ($26). Day list: crows, heron, robin, yellow finch and seagulls.
Tuesday we were up at 9 am and on the road at 10 am. We reached Port Angeles at 1:30 and decided to deal with laundry before catching the ferry to Vancouver Island at 5:20 pm. We had reservations for camp at Goldstream Provincial Park, arriving there at 8:30 pm. Reading in poor light during supper I gave myself a terrible headache. Leofwyna medicated me and tucked me in for the night by eleven and I was relieved it was thoroughly gone by morning. Day list: seagulls, heron, robin and barn swallows.
Wednesday we were up at 9 am and on the road at 11 am leaving Al in camp. The destination for this excursion was Butchart Gardens where Leofwyna had been in early spring 25 years ago and wanted to come back for a better flowering season. It did not disappoint... glorious place. Day list: raven, robin, geese, Swallowtail butterflies, dragonflies and bee-ee-eez-zz-zz-z.
Thursday we were up at 8 am and on the road at 8:45 am to catch the Black Ball Ferry back to Port Angeles in Washington State at 10:30 am. We're headed home. We don't want to push mileage quite so hard as we did heading west. Maybe set up camp a little earlier in the evening, have a campfire after supper. Stopped at Kanaska State Park at 7:15 pm. Day list: sparrow, Swallowtai butterfly, harbor sea, seagulls, Canadian geese, robin Stellar's jay and crow.
Friday we were up at 9 am and on the road at noon (where did our morning go). We hit a rain/hail storm in the pass coming through the mountains. Upon reaching Spokane, MT we were looking for someplace interesting to eat and found the Spokane Falls Skyride in the Riverfront Park. It rained again during supper so we set up for the night at Walmart in Post Falls about 10 pm. Day list: raven, robin, red-winged blackbird, ducks, crow and seagulls.
Friday we were up at 9 am and on the road at noon (where did our morning go). We hit a rain/hail storm in the pass coming through the mountains. Upon reaching Spokane, MT we were looking for someplace interesting to eat and found the Spokane Falls Skyride in the Riverfront Park. It rained again during supper so we set up for the night at Walmart in Post Falls about 10 pm. Day list: raven, robin, red-winged blackbird, ducks, crow and seagulls.
Saturday we were up at 9 am and on the road at noon (again the morning disappeared on us). While I was driving I ran us out of gas; fortunately JUST past an interchange with a Conoco station. I was able to walk the mile back for gas; two miles if you also count the off ramp and drive back in to the station that I didn't have to walk. A nice local gentleman and his dog, Bubba, picked me up on the off ramp and drove me on into the station, then back out with the gallon of gas. That got us back on the road in pretty short order and we drove on through to Bozeman at 9:30 pm where we found another Walmart for the night. Day list: red-winged blackbird, Bald eagle, antelope, crow, magpie, barn swallow, Teal and other ducks.
Sunday we were up at 9 am and on the road at 11:30am. We're beginning to be eager to get home; so much so I didn't even record where we stopped for the night in Wyoming (probably Casper Walmart). Day list robin, crow, sparrow, magpie, prairie dogs, meadowlark, antelope, ducks, deer and mourning doves.
Sunday we were up at 9 am and on the road at 11:30am. We're beginning to be eager to get home; so much so I didn't even record where we stopped for the night in Wyoming (probably Casper Walmart). Day list robin, crow, sparrow, magpie, prairie dogs, meadowlark, antelope, ducks, deer and mourning doves.
Monday we were up at 9 am and on the road at noon (after showers at Flying J). We drove through rain storms throughout the day so we stopped again at Walmart, this time in North Platte. Day list: antelope, barn swallow, prairie dogs, hawk, deer, red-wing blackbird, geese and a bat.
Tuesday we were up at 9 am and on the road a 10:00 am. I nearly ran us out of gas again at Pleasant Dale but fortunately was able to pull on into a station in Emerald. The RAVs empty is considerably below the E and I lucked out. We pulled into Lincoln at 4 pm and stopped for ice cream before continuing home... arriving at 5 pm. Daylist: mourning dove, sparrow, hawk, deer, robin, flicker, pelicans and turkey. 4,170.8 miles We both agree, it was a very good trip.
Ian from next door had just begun mowing as we pulled in and was done before we finished unloading.
Tuesday we were up at 9 am and on the road a 10:00 am. I nearly ran us out of gas again at Pleasant Dale but fortunately was able to pull on into a station in Emerald. The RAVs empty is considerably below the E and I lucked out. We pulled into Lincoln at 4 pm and stopped for ice cream before continuing home... arriving at 5 pm. Daylist: mourning dove, sparrow, hawk, deer, robin, flicker, pelicans and turkey. 4,170.8 miles We both agree, it was a very good trip.
Ian from next door had just begun mowing as we pulled in and was done before we finished unloading.
We've been home nearly a week and I finally finished journaling the trip and reading all my backlog. Wednesday we went to social moot and Shelly came in for another round of appointments and stayed three days. We had rain the first couple days so it was Sunday before the ground was dry enough for me to weed the raised beds. Tomatoes and potatoes are looking good. There's some brassica goodness happening but the middle of that bed needs seedlings to fill in and I'm thinking it's too late to find 'em. Monday I started clearing up the community garden; it all came up except the parsnips. I've got pole beans, bush beans, winter squash, yellow and pattipan squash, nasturtiums, carrots, cucumber and even five artichokes. While I was waiting for the ground to dry I hit a few thrift stores... found a glass wasp trap at one of 'em. Talked again about taking out the north maple tree and sounds like Leofwyna agrees; gotta get a bid on it. Over the weekend we noticed the AC isn't cooling so Monday I called for service (Wednesday 1-2 pm) and an upgraded estimate if we have to replace it. At the sewing table I'm piecing up another crazy top for Kronberg using samples that was involved in the flooding while we were gone. They'd been spread out in the laundry room to dry and I decided there was no point in packing them up again.