Sharon really wanted to avoid the forecast rain, so instead of heading inland to sample the Pinot winery selections, our earlier decision, we turned South on US-101 away from the center of the turbulence. We thought we could simply outrun the bad juju, and return Sunday in preparation for Ernie's maintenance Monday morning.
Alas, we didn't escape all of the rain, which is good in that Ernie really needs a bath from the month+ of road grime. This is the first time the wipers have come on automatically this trip. Most of the day it was only overcast as we explored the more Southern section of the Oregon coast. Sharon proved herself a worthy Navigator, with only a few U-turns on my part to implement the route she chose.
After reading several tourist magazines, she decided we would try out this State Park, looking for an electric site on the coast. And the gods were smiling on us, because we had a nice choice, and for $24, we also got hot showers!
We tried to go for a bike ride to a nearby lighthouse, but once we left the campground woods the gusty winds and rain made us reconsider. So we regrouped and went off on a hike to the beach. We got there, but the light rain suggested that it was just warming up, so we skipped the long walk, for a sedate scurry back to the warmth and dryness of Ernie.
The showers are pushbutton, 3 minutes of spray. We both languished for two heavenly warmth cycles before freezing as we dried off, redressed and walked back to Ernie. A hot shower is a blessed treat, and so appreciated, and well worth the walk through the rain.
Sharon makes the best dinners, and she outdid herself with a Mexican feast of sliced portibello mushrooms, shredded pork loin, and onions/garlic/etc. on corn tortillas. Yum! Since we have shore power, she used the InstaPot, and we're staying warm with our ceramic heater. Toasty warm, well fed, life is good.
Sharon has become a more prolific photographer this trip than me. My meager few pictures are at
https://photos.app.goo.gl/D7CvUU4yJjMjUCfg6
Wow! You were really close by Sunday. It really wasn't a good weather day. I was hoping I would get to ride to Cape Blanco while I'm here ...but today is very damp and foggy and the next two are promising strong winds. But I don't have to ride far to get in some good exercise and scenery here. Check my Facebook page.
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