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| Ocean, fog and sky! |
I was blessed with sunshine almost the entire drive which made it even more lovely. The only compromise was the wind. There were a few times when I think I had white knuckles though managed to do good and the RV handled great. Probably because the wind was coming off the ocean and the trees were on the other side. Whew!!!
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| A little visitor sharing the path to the lookout shelter at Cape Pertetua! |
This is a lovely campground with green grass and surrounded by various shades of evergreens. It all looks so lush. The ocean surf can be heard though the walk to the beach is about a mile. Nice going to sleep to the sounds of the ocean.
There seems to be a bit of an issue with making reservations here and then actually having a spot when you arrive. From what I am hearing the corporation makes reservations even if the park is booked full, figuring on cancellations. The same as the airlines. However, this seems to be a popular park and especially with summer travelers, it seems to me to be an unethical and very disrespectful practice. There were some unhappy people last evening.
I am going to make a few phone calls to see if this is the practice for other parks, so I will know how to plan ahead. I am certain I would be just as upset and angry if I were to pull into a park with a reservation and then be told they had no space. At least at this park there is dry camping so if one arrived late they could at least safely spend the night.
I have also learned there is camping at the casinos. Staying overnight is free if you dry camp. (No electric, water or sewer) As long as you have a generator you are fine. And apparently they have hook ups if you need and they charge $25 per night. There is full security which is very unlike what it is when staying the night at Walmart.
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| View from Vista point of Cape Pertetua! |
There was a farmer's market in town this morning that I failed to make it to, so I am glad I stocked up on supplies yesterday in Florence. Otherwise, the little town here is 7/8's of a mile to the store and cafe. I've been told the cafe has marvelous food and wood oven baked pizza. Sounds good to me.
Yesterday morning Diana took me into Florence so we could go to the Farmer's Market produce tent, get some goodies from the bakery and for me to get my hair cut. We both got some beautiful tomatoes, some needed delicacies, (or not) and I am good with the hair for another six weeks. Diana also found another bakery that did lots of organic and gluten and dairy free pastries. This was a great way to start the day for me traveling.
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| Looking down at Devil's Churn from Cape Perpetua vista! |
Apparently there are bunnies here. White fluffy ones. The kinds people have for pets. I have yet to see them though others have. Apparently it was a mess last year with so many out of control bunnies that they had to destroy them. I have yet to hear how they got started here. It seems a rather remote area for what appear to be domesticated ones.
I met up with Lee and Lynn here last night and we played cards before we all were too tired to continue. They left today for their next destination, which may be mine too. I will be checking to see what feels right from here. It is either Seaside, Oregon or Long Beach, Washington.
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| Closer vantage point of Devil's Churn! |
I need to check how many miles and how long time wise. I really only like to drive up to three and a half hours. It is quite tiring with all I have to be aware of while driving. And driving through some of these small coastal towns is tricky because the lanes are fairly narrow and I am not.
To those celebrating today,
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, to my brother, Mike!
"Adopt the pace of nature:
her pace is patience."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Enjoy your pace!
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