Kathy Oscar

Didn’t like last night at all. Being in a motel was really strange and I was concerned about the camper and car, were they safe, and I was a little uncomfortable too. Funny how living in a campground, in such close proximity of others, I get a sense of peace and safety. Oscar was certainly on guard all night, so it was better having him with me. I did sleep, and the camper and car were fine so who said that worry does no good. We woke about 7 and had coffee and listened to the news on the tv that got countless channels. Had a hot shower without the benefit of an outside breeze and packed to head out. I was able to make camping reservations for tonight, the campground about 4 3/4 hrs away ... read more

Heading Home I was up before dawn ready to hit the road but had to see what I was doing so it was coffee and wait. I was packed and headed for the sewer dump by 8:15 hoping I wouldn’t have to wait too long in line. Surprise, no line so I was done in no time, went back to my sight, got the leveling blocks and parked the camper down the road where I could hook up the car. All that was done and I was on the road by 8:45 day light saving time. I had to go west to go north and east and I hated doing it but the roads were better that way and actually shorter. I settled into a driver mode and made really good time even though I stopped ... read more

It turns out that we were really privileged to have seen the American White Pelican. They are the largest native bird to North America weighing from 11 to 20 lbs, it’s evident that they need a huge wing span to get that weight off the ground. The wing span, up to 120”, is second only to the California Condor. They can live up to 16 yrs in the wild. These birds summer in Alberta and North West Territories of Canada with their southern most range in southwest WY. Which is where I saw them in 2010. They winter in Panama and the Gulf Coast. Unlike the brown pelican the white swims to catch fish, does not dive. They live in fairly large colonies, sometimes using cooperative fishing techniques, sometimes fishing alone. As they flew by we ... read more

Treasure Hunting The sunrise was beautiful but I couldn’t make myself get out of bed to get the camera. Tomorrow I will set the alarm to make sure I capture it, it’s worth it. At 4 am I woke and looked out and there were stars all over the heavens. It was 43 degrees so I was not heading outside in those temps to star gaze, but decided if the weather warmed up at all I would make a point to see how the stars are here. Maybe later tonight. I watched the news as best I could as the signal kept fading in and out to find out about the snow storm up north but they never talked about it. Don’t know what happened. After a shower and breakfast Oscar and I headed out to ... read more

Take It Easy Day There was so much excitement yesterday that I thought I’d take it easy today. I didn’t get up til almost 8 and already it was 10 degrees warmer than it had been the morning before. The wind was coming from the south and decided to pick up again. It is too windy to fish, or sail or boat, most everything. So after a leisurely shower and breakfast Oscar and I set out on a walk. First we hit the beach, pictures, high surf and a straight out red flag, then we walked to the other campground by way of the boardwalk. No birds in the marshes. Then we looked on their beach and nothing was different. We headed back after a loop around the other campground and I decided since Oscar was ... read more

I had trouble on the internet last night so I didn't add all the pictures I wanted to. So here they are.... read more