New posting on its way!!!!! Want to get into the habit of at least once a week!  Take care everyone as you travel.

Testing my blog!

I am testing my blog to see if it actually is out there for people to find.  I really want to beable to do this properly!!!!Sharon

California!!!!

Got to the border in midafternoon!  Pouring rain, windy and just plain nasty!  Drove to the Lucky 7 Casino in Smith River.  Small native operated casino but they have a good parking area for RVs so we decided to park and stay overnight.  No charge.  Went into the casino and got our first player's card ever.  Spent the $5.00 bucks they gave us and then went for a walk on the beach.

Came across some structures that must have been someone's summer home at one point.  Were startled by a rat!

Next day, headed out early even though it was still raining which let up shortly down the road.  Drove through some beautiful redwoods and stopped to have lunch in amongst them. 

At Legget we decided to go inland to get away from the rocky, wet coast and have some easier driving.  Stopped at Willits for diesel and a break.  Heading into Sonoma Wine Country .  I am sure in the summer it is very beautiful because it is quite stunning now.  Drove as far as Windsor, a small city in the wine country and parked beside a Holiday Inn Express for the night.  Walked downtown and into an antique store and a small wine tasting bar.  They told us about the Francis Ford Coppola Winery and said we should not miss that.  Next morning we got up and headed back to Healdsburg and the Coppola winery.

Had lunch in the restaurant and walked through the vineyards.  Did some wine tasting and spent time in the museum.  Wonderful place to visit.

Next stop SAN FRANCISCO!

Trying to catch up!!!!!!

Okay, so I haven't been very diligent with this.   That was not my intention when I started.  I know I'm not that committed so I guess that is the problem.   Committment, Ha Ha Ha.  Being committed is the big problem.  I don't remember when I posted before and am not sure it matters.  We are having a great time and have seen a lot of things in the last 2 months, met a lot of great people and have joined The Catalina Spa and RV Park in Desert Hot Springs, California.  I do want to catch up and fill in the blanks but will start tomorrow.  Right now, I am going to head up to the pool to see what Jim and the others are doing. While in Tillamook, we spent time with a nice couple from Sylvan Lake, Alberta.  Don and Sheila Williams.  They took us on a short road trip on Sunday and we saw a lighthouse and The Christmas store in Lincoln City.  That little store was jam packed with Christmas decorations.  Amazing!  Lots of different things.  We then went to the Casino for dinner with them.  

When we left Tillamook, we travelled all day basically until we got to Floras Lake which is a small lake just next to the sand dunes and then the beach to the ocean.
On the way we saw a lot of the ocean and stopped at a casino to eat breakfast.

We stayed over night at Floras Lake in the day picnic area.  The main campground was closed for the winter.  This is the lake that Jim wind surfed on over 20 years ago.

This man and his dog live only a few miles from Floras Lake.  The dog is a board collie and his master was training him to herd sheep.

Motoring down the road

We left Barrhead on Tuesday Oct. 14 and headed west.  Stopped in Edson to wash clothes and do some banking etc.  A quick stop in Hinton for fuel and Jasper to go for a walk on main street.  Headed out again and ended up at Valemount, BC.  Spent the night there in the parking lot of a large motor inn.  Left early in the morning and headed toward Kamlopps where we stopped off the highway for lunch.  Decided to go to Scotch Creek to the campsite there where Barry and Anne have their park model.  We had heard that the salmon run was fantastic so felt we should not miss it.

Parked in the RV park 2 nites, took in the salmon run and went for a nice long walk with Barry's neighbors, Joe and Wilma. Friday morning we left Scotch Creek and headed back to Kamlopps and down Highway 5 towards Hope and ultimately Abbotsford. 

The Oregon Coast

The road down this coast is narrow and very winding.  Tree lined at the north end and as you get further down there are areas that are right on the coast next to the sea.  Amazing sights to see. Were able to observe some native fishermen and their families netting Chum salmon at Hoodsport, early in the morning as the sun was rising.

Beautiful sandy beach as Seaside and huge rocks and waves just south of Cannonball.  

Drove over the Columbia River bridge at Aberdeen.  Huge! 

 On to Tillamook and have stayed 3 nights.  Plan to stay one more as we have parked in The Ashley Inn lot and are hooked up to power, can use their pool and have breakfast and coffee all day for $20.00 a night.  There are a few things to see here and may do that. Met a couple from Sylvan Lake and spent happy hour twice with them.  Today, they are going to take us in their car to do a bit of sightseeing. It is a bit difficult to do without a smaller vehicle.