Here we are, on the road: A quiet week in Seaside, Oregon

Sunday, October 4, 2009 Lorraine’s Report

Well, we just had another very quiet week. Other than my not feeling very well for a few days, it was quite unremarkable. It rained hard a few days, and I was happy to be home. We lived just like we did when we were in a non-mobile home. There’s stuff to clean, fix, and reorganize. Chuck is such a great handyman, I’m thankful he can work on so much and fix it. It’s been nice to take it slow for a couple of weeks, it has given me a chance to rest up and catch up. So that’s it for me, Chuck has written about our week. We hope this finds all our family and friends well. Until next time, be well…….Lorraine

10/4/09 Chuck’s report

I know some people think our lifestyle is great, so do we. But just like when we lived in the sticks and bricks home, sometimes we don’t have much to do. This week was like that, the title says it all, we’ve spent a quiet week not doing much. Lorraine got her flu shot last week and hasn’t felt the best and it rained off and on, sometimes pretty heavy.

We did head out on an excursion on Monday, Lorraine wanted to check out some stuff at a Macys store. The closest one was in Longview, Wa. Since we haven’t been to Longview yet, only passed through on the highway, we headed out on a day trip in the car. We drove through Astoria and stayed on the Oregon side of the Columbia River until we got to Longview. Unfortunately, the road was pretty curvy and hilly and Lorraine got a bit car sick. Once we got to the mall, she went into Macys and they didn’t have what she wanted. So back in the car and head for Portland, Oregon.

Now neither one of us really like big cities and Portland is a big one. So we basically just got on the major highway through town (I-5) and drove through it without stopping. Our plans were to take a different road back to the coast, hoping to see some different scenery. We made it to our exit, headed west on 26 and drove back to the coast. Most of the drive was pretty much like the drive over, lots of forests and a couple of small towns. We made it back to the coach and really can’t say we did anything explore a couple of new roads we haven’t traveled on before.

I could go into detail about de-frosting the fridge but don’t think I will. I could go into detail about dumping our holding tanks but don’t think I will. I could go into detail about lots of things we do each and every week but don’t think I will. So suffice it to say, we had a normal, quiet week. We did have our mail delivered to the local post office, seems that is a monthly thing for us. We went out to Mo’s, a well known local restaurant that is known for it’s clam chowder. Other than that and a couple trips to the beach, we mostly stayed home.

One good thing about this week, it wasn’t a very expensive one for us. We didn’t have any campground fees as it’s part of our 1000 Trails system. We didn’t have to buy any fuel for the coach or car. Most of our meals were at home, not eating out too much. There aren’t any big malls or stores close by, only a small outlet mall and a Safeway store. There aren’t any casinos nearby so I didn’t plant any seed money there either.

Next week we plan to head inland for a few days. I need to have some maintenance work done on the coach, oil change and such. There is service place called Speedco for big trucks and such and they also work on motor homes. We haven’t been to one of their locations yet but have heard good things about them. They have a place just South of Portland so we will give it a try. They say they can have us in/out in under an hour, we’ll see how it goes. We plan on staying at an Elks Lodge in Keiser. We will be heading back to the coast once we are finished with this little side trip.

And now for a few pictures, not many ‘cause we didn’t take many.

Bridges across the Columbia River at Kelso and Longview.