We left home on Thursday, March 9, 2017 for a two-week change of scenery.  Bob and Sue Cowan are with us in their new Lance trailer.  They are accompanied by their little dachshund, Gracie.

On the way to the Oregon coast we drove by a an elk viewing area with benches and a pavilion for people to watch the elk herds.  We also saw two landslides and a rock slide being cleaned up by road crews.  These have been happening all over because of all the rain we have had.  February was the rainiest one on record in Oregon.

Our first stop was the RV park at The Mill Casino in North Bend, OR on Coos Bay.  We stayed there two nights and it rained nearly the whole time.  We had a nice meal in the casino restaurant the first night and also had breakfast there in the morning.  We went exploring in Charleston, OR during the day.  We had all been there before but the ocean views there are spectacular, as they are the whole length of the Oregon coastline, so the ride was very relaxing and enjoyable.  The second night we had dinner at Cafe Mediterranean, which was excellent.

One exciting sight was a large cargo ship being towed into Coos Bay to load up with wood chips to be made into paper.  I have never seen such a big ship in those waters before.  The area is known for logging and there are enormous piles of chips and sawdust lining the bay side.

This morning we left Oregon for Fortuna, CA.  On the way we saw a large field of daffodils where many horses were grazing.  I wish I had been able to get a picture of that beautiful sight.

The Riverwalk RV Park is the closest decent one to Eureka that I could find.  Since we drove over 5 hours we decided to eat in tonight.  We all had leftovers from the last two nights.  Tonight begins Daylight Savings Time, so we will get to bed a little earlier if we are smart.