And we are off!

I know, I know. You thought it would never happen and quite frankly, neither did we!

We left on Thurs Dec 29th with our first stop being Coburg/Eugene OR. We had to stop at Camping World for a small item and the kind lady told us we could boondock in the parking lot. It's something we don't normally do and it certainly isn't pretty but it served it's purpose. It was POURING rain so it was nice to not go any further. Little did we know that we were on the edge of a huge weather system coming up to beat up California and Oregon was caught in it too.

We share the driving chores. Two to three hours each.

From there it was meandering down the Oregon and California coast, during and post storm. Man, we are from Vancouver so I feel like we KNOW rain but that was ridiculous. There were moments of clarity and blue sky but they were few and far between. We go to Florence OR which is on the coast and then start following Hwy 101 and then the famous Hwy 1. Hang on for that one!!

Welcome to a fantastic 2023 for everyone!

Trees of Mystery in Klamath CA. 

We were here on our honeymoon, 45 years ago!

A must stop for sea glass hunters (like myself and Jasper and August) is Fort Bragg for a visit to the Sea Glass Beach. You really have to see it to believe it. the above picture is one handful scooped randomly. completely crazy. the rule is DO NOT take any glass. Leave it for others to enjoy and, as hard as it was for me, I had to set a proper example for my grandsons! I never took a single tiny piece.

But just 100 feet around some rocks there is perfect sand 

and no sea glass. So interesting.

The waves were unbelievable. 

Onward we pushed and are now at Oasis Palms RV Park in Thermal CA. We needed a small pit stop for a few days to catch our breath and do some laundry, paperwork for Mexico insurance, etc. We have been to this park three previous times (2013, 2014 and 2016) and it is in a bit of a sad state of repair. Hopefully they can get things fixed up again. Looks good in pictures though.

Wed Jan 4th: So that's it for now. I will post as often as we have internet. I'll do my best. We think we are headed to Why AZ. It is close to Lukeville AZ. We will cross at the Lukeville/Sonoyta border crossing for a change and will head to Puerto Penasco (also new for us, just for a night to see what it is like).so friends, I will sign off and whip up a gourmet dinner.....ha ha.

Peace out friends!

Thought for the Day: "Someday comes one day at a time"...Zach Bryan