California or Bust

Tuesday July 15, 2008
We leave Newport Elks, but not before going inside for a tour of the lodge. I think we will be back to visit Newport soon, since we will be Condo camping in a couple of weeks close by. The main stop this morning will be the factory outlet stores in Lincoln City. Sophie loves to find a bargain. We drive on and are thinking of where to stop for the night. There is a cheese factory in Tillamook that lets people park for free in a grass area and we look at it, but then decide to drive on to Seaside. There we look at a place I have seen on the freecamping.com site. It's now $15.00 but we decide to stay. A short drive from the beach where we watch one of the better sun sets of the trip. The fog can cover the sun asw it sets but tonight is good. We walk on the famous boardwalk in Seaside and life is good. Only 15 miles from Washington.

California or Bust

Monday July 14, 2008
We leave Coos Bay and head North. It is still foggy so we drive along and stop where we like. The main stop was at Port Orford where we walked on the beach and ate lunch. There was a guy in the parking lot driving a Toyota MH and he ask a lot of questions about Wilbur. Sure sounded like he would like a Classic Winnebago. After lunch we drove along and spent sometime in Yahats. The weather is improving and Wilbur is giving us no problems, even if the shift lever is hanging from the cable. We decide to drive into Newport and stay at the Elks Lodge. More people are there and some wanted to talk about Wilbur. Seems that one couple even bought a new Indian in '73 just like Wilbur. They even came in for a tour. Same floor plan and colors.

California or Bust

Monday July 14, 2008

Today has been much better than last Monday. That was the day Wilbur had a starter problem. We left the Mill casino's dry camping lot. I did notice several of the MH's using a small Honda generator instead of the coaches regular one. I guess with the price of gas the smaller ones pay off. We use a Kipor 1000 watt for our stuff.

Stopped at Reedsport post office for some 1 cent stamps since our postcard stamps from last Summer need them. But after the post office we found a gift shop on the Umpqua river that had stuff to good to pass up, so we stocked up on the much needed gifts.

California or Bust

Sunday July 13, 2008
A very foggy morning. The plan is to drive to the California border and if its foggy take pictures, then head North. Well thats what happened. We bought some gas in Brookings and then drove to Port Orford where we walked on the beach and had lunch. Its still foggy but we enjoy it. The next stop is Bandon. This time the stores are open. We walk around and look at some stores. Nothing good to buy so it's off to Coos Bay. Once at the Mill Casino dry camping lot we set up the Kipor genset and watch TV. The internet is free from the RV lot.

California or Bust

Saturday July 12, 2008
Put the old cable back in and left the cable thru the dash. It still needs some help shifting but I can help it from the drivers seat without getting greasy. Drove down to the Farmrs market on the board walk but even Sophie didn't buy anything. Not so good shoping but I did find a Habitat for Humanity Tee shirt to buy. Maybe someday I will help them out more.
We found a place to park by the beach and walk. Sophie sure likes the beach even though there is some fog. She finds several rocks to pick up. We might not get over the mountains with all these rocks.
We stop for some smoked Salmon at a nice smokehouse then Fred Meyer for more groceries. Back at the Elks we have a great supper and settle in. Cable TV is good. After a hot day Friday of over 100 it is now about 60. Should sleep good tonight.

California or Bust

Friday July 11, 2008
Got going about 8:00AM and made it to Bandon before all the stores opended, good timing again. We did find a bakery open and bought a good desert for later. Stpped at a place called Ophir State park and walked on the beach picking up rocks and stuff. Then thought we should get to the Elks Lodge in Brookings before they fill up. Boy is it hot in Brookings. Its Friday about 1:30 when we got one of the last few spaces. Guess it fills up on the weekends. One problem developed while driving around town though. I turned around in a steep area and when I shifted down into 1st it didn't want to go into 1st. Then out on the road it was in 2nd. Oh boy another problem on this trip. When I found a place to stop and look at it I was able to move the shift lever on the trans. but the cable was bent behind the shift lever. I oiled it and we drove back to the Elks. Once it cooled of and I cooled off I took the cable out and checked it over. Straightened it and oiled it some more. I will try it in the morning. We called it a day.

California or Bust

Thursday July 10, 2008
Up and drove to the water front for breakfast. We like looking at boats while we make and eat breakfast. The drive to Coos Bay was nice and windy. Guess they could use some wind generators here. Sophie remembered the Macy's store so we stopped for awhile.
Spent most of the day at Sunset Bay State park. The wind was calm and we took it easy. Now back in Coos Bay we check out a couple of thrift stores and kick back. I think we will stay at the Mill Casino lot tonight.
We stop at the Mill casino and it is windy here. After supper we walked around the casino and looked for a game I found last year. It was a Green Acres machine. You know Wilbur likes that show with Arnold the pig. Could not find it anywhere so we went back to Wilbur and made popcorn and plyed cards. Life is good.