dory cove picture after fire

Dory Cove burned down

Now you might think one less place to eat on the Oregon Coast is not a problem but this place is next to a State park where we like to day camp. Just think of spending the day on the beach and only a short walk away is a great place to eat. I think this place made my wife enjoy camping in my (our) old Winnebago even better. Anyway this place is gone for now.

A Valentine get away

Yes it was a well deserved get away. The Oregon coast was beautiful on the day before Valentines day. Sunny and almost 60. The sun set from our Condo was the perfect way to end the day. 2 nights was a short but very enjoyable vacation. After 3 weeks of intense hospital time and a slow recovery of my mother-in-law we took off. Now it's back to work and life today..........

Out of the hospital

Grandma (mother-in-law) is out of the hospital and in a skilled care facility. I hope things improve soon. 16 days at Salem Hospital is a long time and all the doc's say she needs to get out of there before she picks up something like another illness or something.

RV shows this weekend

The Worlds fastest RV right here in Salem, OR and I could care less. My '73 Indian is just fine for me. The next vacation for me will be Condo Camping anyway. For Valentines day my wife and I will get over to the Oregon Coast for a couple of nights in the condos. That is if my mother-In-law gets along with this hospital stay OK. She has several health problems and now either a Stroke or Bells Palsy or some of each. Anyway maybe when I retire I can post a blog everyday and have vacation stuff to write about. Until then will write when I can.

It's Winter here in the valley

We don't get much snow or even cold weather in the Willamette Valley. This week has been different though. Freezing every night for a week and even several days never above 32. This Summer we plan on warm days and cool nights so with that thought in mind I can hold on a few more months till Spring...

Winterizing Wilbur

Winter is here and I decided to put a water heater by-pass kit on the old Winnebago. This weekend is a Boy Scout campout and the temp is planned to be well below freezing. The kit looked like an easy fix and at $18.95 it was within budget. My heater is under one of the dinette seats. The only problem was not a bunch of room to turn wrenches inside the seat area. Last year I got the drain plug out of the water heater for the first time. Now I need to blow out the lines and pump some anti-freeze into them.