7/21/2009

After a week off from vacationing with Wilbur, we were condo camping, we are back on the road.

Well I had a problem yesterday. We drove from home to the coast (Lincoln City, OR) and after visiting the casino we returned to Wilbur only to be told by another RV'r of the bulge on our right front tire. Great, it's 530 and the dealer I need to take it to is 30miles away in Newport Oregon.

The decision is made, after calling everyone who would answer the phone, to drive slowly towards the shop and stay at the Elks lodge in Newport. The shop owner is an Elks member and even called the lodge to make sure they had space for me.

So at 20MPH we drive to the lodge, and spend the night wondering if the tire would blow, or just go flat. In the morning all was good and drove to the shop where they have the new tire to be in at 8:00AM. They even put my old spare on and said to come back in the morning for our free replacement tire. I will also be buying a new tire for a spare. The spare I had was an old tire.

Then last night the bathroom and bedroom light quit working. Of course I fixed it today by pushing the fuse back in place. So we spent a day looking at the ocean.

7/7/09

Guess who showed up at our house today??

I think Ed likes the way Wilbur looks.

Ed, Kathy (SWMBO) and TY. This is a picture of them beside Wilbur with the pop up in the back ground. And they couldn't wait to get back to the beach. They drove from the beach today just to stop by and visit, then it was back to the beach. Now they will know why we like the Oregon Coast.

Our last trip took us up the Oregon Coast and into Washington for a week, and we decided we really like the Oregon Coast better than Washington's.

The last trip with Wilbur was 647 miles of fun. OK I did do some work on Wilbur during the trip, my drivers window latch needed to be glued back on the window (JB Weld) and Sophie got her second cup holder installed. You know two is better than one when it comes to cup holders.

We have been around home this week. Doing yard work and that kind of stuff. The Mustang water pump started leaking so I changed that and have built a platform on the rear bumper of Wilbur to set our Generator when dry camping. It looks better to not have the Gen just setting on the ground.

6/28/09

Sunday June 28th


This morning we woke up at the Tillamook Elks campground. Don't you just hate the big crowds on the coast during the Summer. This lodge is working on another RV area with pull thru's and full hookups. Maybe next year we will stay here again.

We found a nice place to spend some time. It was funny to see all the people who thought they could drive out next to the ocean only to get stuck. Wilbur could see the water just fine from here.












Back in Lincoln City we watch the sun set. We feel like we are home since we spend a lot of time in this town. The plan is to drive home tomorrow after B'fast.

6/27/06

Saturday June 27th Starting mileage 1959

The lady who loved Wilbur. We have had several people coment on how nice Wilbur is but this lady really had a thing about Classic Winnebagos. She even has the Tonka Indian at home in new condition and knows the name of the people and dog that came with them.

6/26/09

Friday June 26th Starting miles 1860

We were woke up by the secretary of the lodge and told we should be out of the bank lot by 8:00. It was 7:45. So the coffee was started and we got dressed and drove to breakfast along the bay in

South Bend, WA . A nice place to eat.

We drove back into OR and parked along the Mighty Columbia River for lunch. There was a place that smoked fish so we bought some for a great smoked Salmon salad for lunch. They have a trolly that runs along the river now that some cruise ships stop here.

In Seaside, OR we look at the ocean from inside Wilbur.

6/25/09

Thursday June 25th. Start Mileage 1798. We have driven 339 miles on this trip.
OK I will try to do this in the morning instead of at night.
We have made B'fast and will drive over to the beach soon to start our day looking for shells and agates. We hope the weather clears up and the wind dies down.












This is on the South tip of Ocean Shores, WA. We found many rocks and shells.








Wilbur found a long lost relative. This is at a 4 wheeler track. No one around to talk to so we took a picture and left.





















Very funny guys. No steps so I guess it it was handicaped accessible. And I really wanted to use it too.










In Raymond, WA they like to paint murals on buildings. This is at Ugly Ed's. Lots of junk, er I mean ""stuff" to look at.

6/24/09

Wednesday
Left the Raymond Elks and drove up to Westport on 106 for a b'fast and shower camp. It started to rain but we were inside. After getting all clean and fed we drove on to Aberdeen. We found a thrift store to look around in. We even found a new clamp on light for using inside Wilbur at night. Then it was off to the casino in Ocean Shores. They have free dry camping so we went in and checked it out. Not really like the larger casinos in Oregon we are use to. Had lunch there and played a couple of machines. We then decided to check out the town. We drove around and found the beach we want to check out at low tide in the morning. We are now at the Elks Lodge in Ocean Shores watching an Elvis movie and using the Internet.