We're home after travelling 4 536 km. Phew ! We were tired ! Even after seeing such diverse and beautiful scenery we were glad to pull into the driveway and park the trailer.We drove all the way from Astoria OR without a lefthand turn single ! The trailer will go back on Tuesday - for the third time- to see if they can figure out the problem. Fortunately most of our turns were right hand turns !
It was cold on the Oregon Coast which was a shock tot eh system after the boiling temperatures in Washington. One night as we were out walking, we could even see our breath ! The visit to the Tillamook Cheese Factory was wonderful. We can't comprehend 1.7 million pounds of milk arriving daily ! That's a lot of milk. They make 167 000 pounds of cheese daily ! That's a lot of cheese, but what good cheese! I could have bought so much though the trouble is, I would have eaten it all. We sampled cheeses after our tour and treated ourselves to some delicious ice cream. The football team in Tillamook are called The Cheesemakers ! Wonder how their football cheers sound.
KOA's are okay campgrounds however I wouldn't want to stay in one too often. Bathrooms, although clean with plenty of hot water, are sparse and very widely spaced. I noticed these things because of my difficulty walking. The cost of firewood is exorbitant. Because of reading the reviews of one campground, we learned that 2 miles down the road, you get firewood at a very reasonable cost and get 3-4 times the amount of wood. The owners did not realize that their place had been posted on the web !
I learned that though MacDonald's has free wifi, they have horrible coffee, just horrible. We had good coffee and delicious breakfasts in small diners that surprisingly had wifi ! After staying in a campground near Grand Coulee City ( reminded us of the Badlands as we wound our way down to a lake and were surrounded by cliffs) we stopped at a little diner near Spokane. There was a delightful old farmer who talked the whole time, going back to 1847 in his stories. His wife mouthed dementia to me. However we learned a great deal about the area, the crops and what happened to the logging industry !
We saw 3 Bald Eagles, quail, wild turkeys several deer and elk. We had freshly picked cherries and corn. I was lazy and used paper plates most of the time as it was my vacation and who wants to do dishes ! We had 1/2 bottle of wine - such big drinkers ! The prices of coffee were astronomical compared to what we pay in Alberta. There were no bargains in clothes , in the lower end stores or outlets. Granted we didn't do a lot of shopping cause Steve hates it and I can't walk for very long without being in pain.
A few books were read reclining in our chairs by campfire although in Oregon we were glad we bought a lamp and could read in a much warmer trailer . We slept well whether it was 39* C or 9*C.
Now to get organized before my operation; dental visit, lab work and my preop day at the knee clinic !
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