Oh the weather outside is frightful..............NOT. So we headed out to see Engelbert Humperdink at the Spirit Mtn. Casino. This casino is about 30 miles from home and they have a large RV dry camping area, with a great dump station, and it is paved, level, with a shuttle bus and plenty of security that my wife likes it. So we head out from town around 3:00PM and take a nice drive to the casino where we check in with the security desk and get our parking pass for the night. Did I tell you it is FREE. We walked around and picked up the coupon book they give out on Tuesday and Friday. With our $3.00 off food we had a bowl of Clam Chowder. Nothing fantastic but it was hot and priced right. The show started at 8:00 so we went back to Wilbur and kicked back before the show.
The show was a sell out, plenty of grey hair, I know mine is getting there, and walkers. We joked about women throwing panties on stage might be depends......Oh that is bad...........
The concert was really good. He still has his voice even if his face looks old. I made some points by holding hands during some of the old love songs.
Englebert told a couple of jokes that really hit home and maybe Sophie can tell you one sometime.
After the concert we took a slow walk back to Wilbur where I lit the furnace. I knew it would get down to freezing tonight and heat would be nice. Last year I figured out how to adjust the mercury switch so it wouldn't go out during the night and all worked good.
Saturday 02/19/11
It got icy outside and I wanted to charge the deep cycle batteries back up so I went out, sliding around to the gen and took it out. Oh yes I did dump out the gas last year and have a 1 gallon can with me so a short walk over to the gas station I have fresh gas and the Honda is purring away. A short walk over to the casino for coffee and some creamer and we are back to Wilbur for hot oatmeal. The plan was to wait a couple of hours for the road to thaw out before we headed to the coast. Put the Honda away and took off. The roads were just fine and before long we were at the Chinook Winds Casino buying tickets for the Comedy on the Coast Show for tonight. I do prescribe laughter to be the best medicine and these shows seem to fill the prescription just fine.
We drive to the beach and watch the water. It is nice to look at but still to cold to walk on the beach with the wind blowing.
Roads End State Park
The Casino in Lincoln City has free dry camping with a view of the ocean, OH WIFI too. So we find our spot for the night after spending some time at the outlet Shopping center. I did buy some new shoes and Sophie bought some shoes too.
After a nice supper I feel the heat from the furnace is kind of cool. We did finish off one tank of propane last night but the thought of running out tonight made me take a drive to the gas station where we still had a full tank but now we have two full tanks. Back at the casino we go inside and get in line for the show. We got nice seats close to the front but not to close. And after laughing all our worries away the show ended. A short walk back to Wilbur and we were home. The furnace was lit again, I turned it off at the gas station, and the heat was going. I did some surfing on the net and after awhile it was bed time.
Sunday 2/20/11
Boiler Bay State Park
Happy B'Day Rob.
Yes our son is turning the big 2010 today. He informed us that after 29 comes 2010, whatever he is 30 now. So we take a walk to get coffee and enjoy another dry day at the coast. A favorite thing to do is drive to Boiler Bay State park and watch for whales. Now this is not the time of year for whales to swim by but we have a look while we eat B'fast. A short walk and talk to some fishermen and we are ready to drive into Newport where our daughter is spending the night and we have lunch with her.A drive by the Elks where we plan to stay shows no one there. It is a first come no reservations place with cable, WIFI water, elect and even a view when we get our favorite spot. There are a few little shops we visit when in town so we check them out. The day fly's by and back at the Elks there are now 2 other RVs there but we get our spot with a view. Now we have all the electric we want so the elect heater runs more than we need. TV is good after a couple of days without. Life is good.
The Newport Bay South Jetty looking towards HWY 101 bridge.
Click a couple of times to see Wilbur and the bridge better.
Monday 2/21/11
We end up parked out on the South Jetty of the Newport bay. It is a great place to watch the boats go in and out and take walks. How can the day go by so fast. We are heading home today since Sophie is putting her weeks work in tomorrow, 4 hours a week.The trip home is fine after spending 3 nights away. We plan to stop in Dallas at the Safeway for gas. This seems to be the best buy for gas when we are in the area. Florence OR is out favorite spot but not on this trip.
