Merry Christmas from the Northwest
I just wanted to let all the CW club members know what a great year we have had out West in 2008. We have had new people join the CW club this year, and they want to get together too. As I write this, about everything between Salem, OR and Seattle, WA is closed for the blizzard going thru. The first Jamboree of the year, the SNWJ (Spring Northwest Jamboree) was held April 25th -27th in Viento State park in Oregon. This was well attended by 6 rigs, and one member even needed some work on the way, yes a tow truck was used.
The second Jamboree of the year was the FNWJ (Fall Northwest Jamboree) held September 26th - 27th at the Centrallia WA Elks. Four rigs, 2 from WA and 2 from OR gathered for another great time.
And two of our members even made the trip to Forest City and see the Winnebago factory. Heck, one of our '73 Indians even drove back for the rally this last Summer.
My own vacationing was mostly to the Oregon Coast where my wife and I drove from California to Washington along HWY 101. We seem to just find things to look at. Another thing we did in June, was to take a trip (with the camrybago) to visit Old Ed in Utah. Now we didn’t really make the trip to Utah just to see Ed, but to see where we lived 30 years ago. And meeting Ed was the highlight of our trip. Not really, but I will let him think that.
Another new thing for us this year was joining the Elks club. They have several RV parks and lodges on the Oregon Coast that we have enjoyed. It is very nice to travel and be treated like friends where ever you stop, hey that’s just like our CW club.
And this next year, 2009, should be even better. The thought of retirement puts a smile on my face. Just think, a paycheck coming in without even going to work. I wonder if enough people would read my blog so I can retire sooner????? Probably not........
