We left Lake Oswego today headed for Florence, OR, our first stop on this 8 day trip. As we left L.O., a smiling teenage boy at a bus stop gave us a big grin and pumped his fist in the air hoping we would blow our air horn. We certainly would have if we HAD an air horn. He was adorable.
We crossed the Cascade Range going west out of Eugene on a sparkling, sunny but windy day. The trip took about 3 and a half hours and we ended up at Encore Thousand Trails RV Park. It is a beautiful park, thickly wooded and green, with every example of flora you would expect in the Pacific NW coastal area. There are lots of warnings about how to deal with bears, which we will take to heart. That is where the good part ends.
There are a few things one should be able to expect as basics in an RV park; electricity hookup, water and sewer. In this park you could choose any 2 of those in each parking spot but not all three. We decided on electricity and water but were not happy about it. In addition, the office staff told us to unhook our car from the motorhome and drive around until we found a spot we liked. The only other RV park that ever expected that was another Thousand Trails park which I complained about in my blog about the Florida trip. Every other park has assigned us to a particular spot which fit the size of our rig and had room to park the car. So we drove around and Gary had to pace off each likely spot to see if it would fit the Bays Bus. No, no, no Thousand Trails. This was your last chance.
We parked and walked the pups. Then we drove into Florence to explore a bit. We had a coffee, got Gary a tee time for tomorrow, chose a seafood restaurant to try later, then back to the bus to finish settling in. Now we are back from dinner and will retire early.
Nice to be traveling, again.
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