Here it is December already. Where has the time gone? When last I wrote, Mark and I had just returned from a cruise to Alaska. Much has happened since then, but nothing very interesting.
We spent six weeks along the Washington/Oregon coast. The weather was chilly and foggy and generally unpleasant-- if one is hoping for warm air, that is. We weren't able to get a spot at our favorite campground in Seaside, Oregon, because we waited too long to book. But we did take a daytrip there. Near Seaside is a place called The Sea Lion Caves, which we decided to visit since we hadn't stopped there on our last trip through. The sea lions weren't home, so that was a disappointment. They offered a discount price to look at the caves, but it was the sea lions I was interested in seeing, so we declined.
A persistent issue with the campgrounds along the coast is the unavailability of sewer service, which makes washing clothes (in my RV, that is) problematic. I was happy to say goodbye to that part of the country.
After the coast, we headed inland on our way to Acton where we would be spending most of our winter. We found an interesting little campground called "Railroad Park" where we stayed one night. (They have sewer, and I got some washing done.) Besides their camping area, they rent out railroad cabooses that are renovated into cabins-- a museum motel, you might say. And they have a nice little cafe with great food. Of course we had to try it out.
Two weeks later we pulled into Soledad Canyon RV Park in Acton, California for a four-week stay.
Over these past three months, Mark and I have made some life-changing plans. Primarily, we have decided to end our full-time RV traveling at the end of 2025 and settle down somewhere. We don't know where yet, other than it must be someplace mostly warm. We've both decided hot is better than cold if we must choose, and the only other consideration is how far away from our widely dispersed offspring we want to be. Close is better, but close to whom? Closer to one or another, or in the middle somewhere between them all? Decisions, decisions. We have a year to figure it out.
We'll be putting our motor home up for sale next October in hopes that we'll find a buyer by the end of the year. In January we'll be setting sail on a Carnival cruise ship for eight weeks of back-to-back cruises around the Caribbean.
That said, this will be our last trip across the U. S. in our home-on-wheels. Next week we head to Leisure Coachworks to get some repairs taken care of while we're in the neighborhood. In January we'll be hitting Quartzsite for the RV Rally. Next we'll be stopping in Phoenix to visit our two grandsons who are students at Grand Canyon College. After that, another visit to Carlsbad Caverns. Then a few weeks in south Texas and on to Louisiana to get a new ceiling installed by Ronnie Wolfe (covering up the horrific carpet). From there we go north to Iowa where Mark will work-camp at Adventureland. Once we're done there, we'll make one more visit to Door County in Wisconsin, and then back to Shreveport to finish our journey and sell the RV. It's a little bit exciting and a little bit scary, but the future is always a little bit that way, isn't it?
That's all for now. Stay tuned for the last "leg" of our journey.
Merry Christmas and God Bless us every one!
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| At Seaside, Oregon |
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| The Oregon coastline is stunning |
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| More of the Oregon coastline |
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| Downtown Florence, Oregon |
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| At Railroad Park |
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The English Tea House in Florence, Oregon.
We ate there twice. |
