August 28th

I can hardly wait to be on the road again.  Cyndy was busy cleaning the trailer from one end to the other today.  It really looks good, she does a great job and I really enjoy see here smile when she is busy in our coach getting it ready to move.  We both can't wait to pull the slides in and hit the road again.
This afternoon we went for one more ride out to the beach before we head for home.  We wanted to see how Turbo would do on the ride.

Here we are leaving the campground and he can't wait for the open dunes.

He really did good, and enjoyed the wind blowing in his face.

Yep, Turbo likes the wind in his face.

Here he is looking at me and I can tell he is ready for more.

OK, I am getting a little tired of this, lets pick up the pace.

Ok, I know there has to be some more "woppy does" here some where.
I really don't like them, they cause me to bonce around to much.

Yah, we made it to the beach, but that water looks to cold for me.

I like mom's lap, it is warm!!!
We had a pretty good day, we don't know what we are going to do tomorrow.  It is suppose to rain so maybe just sleep in and do nothing.

August 27th

These last three months have just flew by.  Next week at this time we will be loading up everything and getting ready to open a new chapter in our traveling life style.  We have enjoyed working for Steve's ATV Rental, I have learned a lot about RZR's and look forward to keeping ours up and serviced when needed.  Steve has treated us really well and hope our paths cross in the future, but not working playing would be more fun.
Today I got the final repairs done on the truck, the only thing left is getting the oil changed and that will be next Tuesday morning.  Then it will be time to start loading the trailer.  We are slowly moving things around, but taking our time.
We will be leaving here on Wednesday morning and heading to Seaside TTN park for a few days before heading home.  I paid all that money to us these parks we might just stay in one for a couple of days before heading home.  We don't know what is going on tomorrow yet.  In the morning I have to install a new gas pump on our tank so that will take a couple of hours then it is time for us to play, maybe we will go to the farmers market in Coos Bay!!!!

August 22nd

Cyndy and I looked into the jello bowl after it settled down and found that it was time for us to really look at what we are doing.  As some of you know I retired in 2007 and we became full timers and really enjoyed it.  But last year at this time we though I needed to take a job and build up our reserves a little bit.  After a year in one spot, way to long, it is time for us to hit the road and spend some time with our family and friends again.
We gave our two week notice last Monday and we will be gone from here on September 4th heading back up to Washington to spend some time with our family.  We are not sure what is going to happen this winter yet, but we will cross that bridge when we get to it.  It seems like both Cyndy and I are ready for us to start another chapter in our life as full time RV'ers.  We are looking at going back to Adventure Caravan as Wagonmaster/Tailgunners.   We really enjoyed this life style and look forward to see some of our old friends and making new ones. 
As we find out what trips we will be doing this next summer we will let everyone know.  But for right now we are happy to be going home to be with our family and friends.

August 8th

It is hard to believe that it has been over a week since I last posted anything.  It seems like all we have been doing is working and laying around waiting for the weather to get better.  As we say here on the coast if it is hot in the valley it is foggy here on the coast.  Boy has it been over cast lately, we get up to Oregon mist and go to bed with Oregon mist.  Today was really nice though so we got up had a great breakfast of biscuits and gravy, Cyndy's favorite.  I really like it too, but she just ate a little bit, but me I made a pig out of my self.
With the sun out we headed up to Bandon to get some pictures of the Coquille River Lighthouse and check out the Face Rock Creamery.

  Yep, when we got to the lighthouse it was still a little foggy, and this Seagull was in no hurry to move.

Turbo got up on a log and looked at me and said see I can stand here like that dumb bird did.

Here is a little history about the Lighthouse, this is easier to take a picture and post it then type it all in.

Yep, the fog is still here, but I think the sun is starting to burn thru.

Ok the sun is out get some picture's before the fog comes back in.  There is a nice visitors center here and you can take a tour up into the lighthouse.

As you can see by looking out towards the ocean the fog is coming in!!!!!

 

I hope when we get to the other side it will still be clear!!!

As you can see we didn't make it before the fog rolled back in, maybe next time.

There is a fellow here in town that made these art works out of things he picks up off the beach.

It is amazing how some ones junk can be art when put into the right shapes.  We were going to stop by his shop and get some information about some of his other art but he was gone, must of been out collecting more stuff!!!

So as you head into Bandon from the north on 101, watch for this sign.  They had their grand opening in May of this year and they have some really good cheese here.  We sampled a few of them and I walked out with garlic cheese and Cyndy found a couple of more also.  We also tasted some of there specialty wine and yes got a bottle of that too.

We were hoping to see them making some cheese today but we heard they just got done and everything is nice and clean now.  But if you are in the area stop by and sample some of there cheese and maybe have and ice cream cone also.  Because I am on a real good diet I didn't have any, the truth being I was still to full from breakfast to have one, but next time I will come in with a little less in the belly.
We headed back to Box Car and low and behold the sun was still out so Cyndy and I went for a ride.

Cyndy wanted to see where I take everyone when I bring them out on a tour here in the dunes.  After climbing to hills I stopped here to take a picture of the bridge going into North Bend which is part of 101.

If you look real close in the upper right corner of the picture near the water you can see a house there.  It took me over a month of coming out here before I found that place.  It is owned by Ducks Unlimited from what I heard.

Here is a better picture of it.  Below are a few other pictures of the dunes.

Here down by the lake we find another house, with solar panels on it.

We had a great ride I thought, Cyndy said do you really take people through all of that.  Maybe you should tone it down a little.  I said I haven't had any complaints yet.

It has been a while but we had a great ride.  We are looking forward to this next week because out kids will be down and I get to chase them around in the dunes.  So maybe some more pictures next week.